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Preview: Procigar 2019 Auction Items
 This week is the first week after Valentine’s Day, which also means it’s time for the Dominican Republic’s annual cigar festival, Procigar. On Friday, the event will conclude with an event at Centro Español in Santiago. As in years past, that event will include an auction benefitting two local charities: Hospicio ...
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Mon, 18 Feb 2019 23:00:41 +0000
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| Cohiba Novedosos Heading to LCDHs, Habanos Specialists
 For the first time ever, Cohiba will create an exclusive cigar solely for retailers who are La Casa del Habanos or Habanos Specialists. That cigar is the Cohiba Novedosos, a 6 1/7 (156mm) x 50 parejo that is expected to be sold in boxes of 25. The cigar wears a ...
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Mon, 18 Feb 2019 22:06:11 +0000
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| Festival del Habano XXI: Day 0
 For the past four years, the month of February has meant not only Valentine’s Day, but also a return to the island of Cuba to cover the Festival del Habano. It is an event I look forward to covering every year, not only because of the cigars I get to smoke ...
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Mon, 18 Feb 2019 20:49:52 +0000
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| Habanos S.A. Announces $537 Million in Revenue, 7.4 Percent Growth for 2018
 On Monday, Habanos S.A. announced its 2018 financial performance. The key takeaways: Revenue: $537 million Growth: 7.4 percent Five Most Important Countries: Spain, China, France, Germany and Cuba By Regions: Europe (53 percent), Americas (18 percent), Asia Pacific (15 percent) and Africa/The Middle East (14 percent) Last year Habanos S.A. ...
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Mon, 18 Feb 2019 19:19:10 +0000
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| Habanos S.A. Adding Punch Short de Punch
 The Cuban version of the Punch brand will be getting a shorter vitola later this year. Habanos S.A. has announced the new Short de Punch 4 7/10 (120mm) x 50 vitola, which appears to be a new size for Habanos S.A. Short de Punch, (50 x 120 mm), is a new ...
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Mon, 18 Feb 2019 18:51:50 +0000
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| Habanos S.A. Announces 2019 Edición Limitadas: Montecristo, Ramón Allones & Quai d’Orsay
 Habanos S.A. has announced its annual trio of Edición Limitadas, selecting the Montecristo, Ramón Allones and—for the first time ever—Quai d’Orsay brands. The announcement was made earlier today at the kick off of the annual Festival del Habano in Havana, Cuba. The Edición Limitada Series was started in 2000 and has ...
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Mon, 18 Feb 2019 17:49:51 +0000
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| Camacho Imperial Stout Barrel-Aged Returns
 The Camacho Imperial Stout Barrel-Aged is back. Davidoff of Geneva USA has begun shipping the Camacho Imperial Stout Barrel-Aged—a 6 x 50 toro based on the brand’s Triple Maduro—to stores nationwide, now in boxes. The Camacho Imperial Stout Barrel-Aged debuted in 2017 as a partnership between Davidoff’s Honduran brand, Cigar Dojo and Smoke ...
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Mon, 18 Feb 2019 14:00:12 +0000
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| Weekly News (Feb. 18, 2019)
 TPE 2019 Coverage Day 0 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Cigar News Casa Cuevas Warehouse Burglarized Davidoff Adds Revery for Feb. 14 Vault Release Espinosa Cigars Launches Rare Species Series with Wendigo Foundry Time Flies Returns at Ventura Cigar Co. Four Kicks Mule Kick Returns for 2019 Hoyo de ...
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Mon, 18 Feb 2019 11:59:16 +0000
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| Gran Habano Corojo No.5 Gran Reserva 2012 Gran Robusto
 On the list of cigars that could be considered staples of retail humidors, I’d venture to include the three core lines of Gran Habano in ones to consider; the Connecticut No. 1, Habano No. 3 and Corojo No. 5. They cover three core flavor profiles, are available in a number ...
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Sun, 17 Feb 2019 23:14:50 +0000
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| Sinistro Last Cowboy Limited Edition 2018 Heading to MardoCigars.com
 Next month, Sinistro Cigars will be releasing a limited edition version of its Last Cowboy as a store exclusive to MardoCigars.com, an online retailer that maintains locations in Sarasota, Fla. and Laguna Niguel, Calif. The cigar is a beefy 6 1/2 x 56 toro gordo vitola that is a new ...
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Sun, 17 Feb 2019 15:10:55 +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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