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Royal Agio Adds Balmoral Añejo XO Connecticut, Oscuro
 Next month, Royal Agio Cigars USA will show off two new version of it Balmoral Añejo XO: one Connecticut, one oscuro. The Balmoral Añejo XO Connecticut uses a shade-grown wrapper from Connecticut, whereas the Oscuro uses a Mexican San Andrés wrapper. “It has taken us several years to find just the ...
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Tue, 19 Jun 2018 23:45:36 +0000
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| Lost&Found SuperStroke Corona
 In 2014, the cigar world was introduced to the idea of “found cigars,” cigars that had been either lost, tucked away, or simply forgotten about in factories throughout Central America and the Caribbean, by way of a new project called Impromptu that was launched by Robert Caldwell, Tony Bellato and ...
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Tue, 19 Jun 2018 22:45:44 +0000
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| Davidoff Shows Off Year of the Pig Limited Edition 2019
 Oettinger Davidoff AG held a media event to coincide with its annual report and during the meeting, the company showed off its latest annual limited edition. The Davidoff Limited Edition 2019 Year of the Pig was expected to be the company’s limited edition for the year, the year of the ...
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Tue, 19 Jun 2018 21:18:05 +0000
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| Oettinger Davidoff AG Announces 2017 Revenue
 Oettinger Davidoff AG has announced its revenue for 2017: CHF 501 million ($508 million). The company claims its down 1 percent, though last year’s revenue was CHF 595 million. Oettinger Davidoff AG is a private company and as such, it is not required to disclose any financial information. “As the ...
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Tue, 19 Jun 2018 20:30:15 +0000
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| A.J. Fernández Changes San Lotano Oval to Cigars International Exclusive
 A.J. Fernández has informed retailers that it has discontinued the San Lotano Oval line. Emails sent to retailers stated the company wants to avoid confusion between the San Lotano Requiem and the Oval. The Oval was introduced 2011 using an Ecuadorian habano 2000 wrapper over Honduran and Nicaraguan fillers. A ...
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Tue, 19 Jun 2018 20:05:22 +0000
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| Black Works Studio Ships Sindustry 2018
 The second batch of Black Works Studio’s Sindustry is shipping to stores. It once again will be offered in three sizes, using a Mexican San Andrés maduro wrapper over a Nicaraguan habano binder and Nicaraguan fillers. “This vintage of Sindustry is the perfect balance between strength and flavor,” said James ...
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Tue, 19 Jun 2018 19:30:37 +0000
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| Les Mann Joins Quality Importers/XIKAR as EVP of Sales
 Les Mann will now lead the salesforce of XIKAR and Quality Importers. Mann, a longtime veteran of cigar accessories, has joined Quality Importers as the new evp of sales. He will oversee the company’s joint salesforces, including XIKAR which QI purchased earlier this year. He most recently held the same ...
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Tue, 19 Jun 2018 18:40:26 +0000
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| Crowned Heads Shipping Four Kicks Maduro Lancero LE 2018
 Turns out, Crowned Heads offered two new cigars to retailers at TAA 2018. This week, Crowned Heads will ship the Four Kicks Maduro Lancero LE 2018 to retailers who placed orders at the 2018 Tobacconists’ Association of America Meeting & Convention in late April. The 7 1/2 x 38 uses ...
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Tue, 19 Jun 2018 17:00:04 +0000
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| Mi Querida Firecracker Heading to Two Guys Smoke Shop
 This year, Two Guys Smoke Shop’s annual tradition of firecracker-themed cigars will see two different releases: one from Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust and another from RoMa Craft Tobac. Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust’s entry is new. The company has sent the Mi Querida Firecracker, 3 1/2 x 50, to the New ...
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Tue, 19 Jun 2018 16:04:39 +0000
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| Monroe County, N.Y. Legislator Seeks Tobacco Age Increase
 A legislator in Monroe County, N.Y. has introduced legislation that would raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21-years-old. The proposal was introduced on Monday by Legislator LaShay Harris, D-Rochester, and would also apply to e-cigarettes according to multiple reports. The text of the ordinance has not ...
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Tue, 19 Jun 2018 13:30:11 +0000
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| La Imperiosa by Crowned Heads
| STRENGTH: MEDIUM+ | BODY: MEDIUM+ | TASTING NOTES: NUTTY, WOODY, HINTS OF FIG & PLUM | For those of you who were avid cigar smokers in the early 1900’s, the La Imperiosa brand may seem familiar. La Imperiosa, which translates to “The Imperative,” was a Cuban cigar brand popular in the early 1900’s but discontinued likely in 1962 when Cubatabaco took control of the Cuban Cigar Industry and got rid of thousands of Cuban Cigar brands which were registered between 1810 when the registration of Cuban Cigar brands began...
Tue, 03 Oct 2017 17:33:10 +0000
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| Cigar Review: Quesada Q D’etat Molotov
Behind The Stick: The December 8th press release reads: December 8, 2011 — The Q d’etat line represents a symbolic revolt against the unfair taxation practices and mistreatment of the premium cigar industry. The brand is intended to create awareness of the dangers increased government regulation and taxation will produce, specifically the FDA’s desire to regulate premium cigars. There will be three sizes, released at different dates, of 1,000 ten-count boxes. Each box will contain a form to register for membership in Cigar Rights of America. The first of the...
Fri, 22 Sep 2017 23:15:04 +0000
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| Cigar Review: Protocol Probable Cause Lancero
| STRENGTH: FULL | BODY: FULL | TASTING NOTES: SPICY, WOODY, HINTS OF ESPRESSO | In 2015 two police officers, Juan Cancel and Bill Ives, revealed the industry’s newest cigar brand: Cubariqueno! Launched nationally at the 2015 IPCPR trade show in New Orleans, Cubariqueno was created by two police officers, Juan Cancel & Bill Ives. The La Zona cigar factory in Esteli, Nicaragua is the chosen location where all Cubariqueno blends are created under the watchful eye of Erik Espinosa. Cubariqueno’s freshman release is the protocol. Originally a single blend...
Tue, 19 Sep 2017 15:22:54 +0000
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| Cigar Review: Todos Las Dias
“Todos Las Dias is my personal Spanglish translation meaning ‘All the Days,’” said Steve Saka, Dunbarton’s owner, in a press release. “The workers at Joya de Nicaraguan often cringe at my casual butchering of their mother tongue, but in my opinion cigars are far more than a grammar lesson to abide, they are the physical manifestation of a feeling and of an experience. It is a supple, sungrown Cuban Seed capa which encapsulates its intricate tripa recipe of rich Jalapa and Esteliano tobaccos. From the first puff, there is no...
Fri, 08 Sep 2017 18:27:45 +0000
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| Cigar Review: Headley Grange by Crowned Heads
Following the huge success of Crowned Heads first addition to the cigar world - Four Kicks - which like many of their cigars, has a clear reference to music - this one in specific a song by the band Kings of Leon, the company has continued with branding, design and focus all their own. Being a group with close ties to the music industry and living in Nashville, incorporating the music industry into their cigars fit right in line with who they are.
Sat, 26 Aug 2017 21:52:02 +0000
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| Undercrown Sun Grown
| STRENGTH: MEDIUM+ | BODY: FULL | TASTING NOTES: EARTHY, TOASTED OAK, HINTS OF SPICE AND MALT | The Undercrown is one of Drew Estate’s best selling core line cigars – birthed from the famed Liga Privada, which many of you may know was a private blend made for Steve Saka during his time at Drew Estate. The Undercrown was released in October of 2010 as a sort of “alternative” to the Liga Privada which was quite hard to find at the time. The story of the Undercrown is really...
Thu, 17 Aug 2017 15:09:56 +0000
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