• PCA 2025: OZ Family Cigars
    April 14, 2025 from halfwheel
    While there's only one new product launch from OZ Family Cigars at PCA 2025, things are changing. Come for the CAO history lesson, stay for the volcanic eruption theories. The post PCA 2025: OZ Family Cigars appeared first on halfwheel .
  • PCA 2025: Patina
    April 14, 2025 from halfwheel
    After several years of being part of the Sutliff booth, which was home to several brands that the company distributed, Patina Cigars is in its own booth at the PCA. The company, now distributed by City of Palms, continues to grow its...
  • PCA 2025: Arango Cigar Co.
    April 14, 2025 from halfwheel
    Arango may be known more as a pipe company, but this year the company has two new cigar releases, including one from Eladio Diaz. Also, a popular Japanese lighter made its return after a several year hiatus. The post PCA 2025: Arango...
  • PCA 2025: Boveda
    April 14, 2025 from halfwheel
    There's no new products at the Boveda booth, but there is a TV and today is Sunday at The Masters. Not the best hole for Min Woo Lee. The post PCA 2025: Boveda appeared first on halfwheel .
  • PCA 2025: Warfighter Tobacco Co.
    April 14, 2025 from halfwheel
    Instead of releasing a new line during this year's PCA Convention & Trade Show, Warfighter decided to concentrate on enhancing its packaging to make it more retailer and customer-friendly. There is also a new event-only cigar named...
  • PCA 2025: Dos Jotas
    April 14, 2025 from halfwheel
    Dos Jotas has had its cigars on the global market for several years, but has recently turned its attention to the United States. Its most recent line, Prime, is referred to as "a mature cigar" that mixes Mexican and Dominican tobacco....
  • PCA 2025: Monday Lunch with halfwheel
    April 14, 2025 from halfwheel
    The final day of foodstuff. The post PCA 2025: Monday Lunch with halfwheel appeared first on halfwheel .
  • PCA 2025: Bentley Tobacco
    April 14, 2025 from halfwheel
    Jon Carney—the longtime vp of sales for La Flor Dominicana—has been tasked with leading Bentley Tobacco USA, the new American division of Bentley Tobacco. This year marks the company's PCA debut, and the company is releasing a new vitola...
  • PCA 2025 Contest #3: AVO Prize Pack
    April 14, 2025 from halfwheel
    Start your work week off right: win some AVO-branded items. Today's prize pack includes a Project Carbon case. The post PCA 2025 Contest #3: AVO Prize Pack appeared first on halfwheel .
  • PCA 2025: Hulecos
    April 14, 2025 from halfwheel
    The Hulecos H1 is capable of measuring both relative humidity and equilibrium moisture content. One is a measurement of humidity in your humidor, another is a measurement of humidity in your cigars. The H1 can not only measure both but...
  • 11-Year-Old Forbidden X Cigars Now In Stores
    September 24, 2017 from Cigar Aficionado News and Features
    Ever wish you could smoke an aged Fuente Fuente OpusX, but can't seem to find one? Your search has just become a bit easier, as a shipment of 11 year old Fuente Fuente Forbidden X cigars began hitting tobacconists last week.
  • Thieves Steal Truck Loaded With Drew Estate Cigars
    September 21, 2017 from Cigar Aficionado News and Features
    For the second time this year, thieves in Florida have stolen a shipment of cigars before they could make their way to customers.
  • Lobbyists Increase Outreach For Premium Cigar Exemption
    September 21, 2017 from Cigar Aficionado News and Features
    Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that includes language to exempt premium cigars from harmful FDA regulations. Now, cigar lobbyists are increasing their efforts for grassroots outreach in support of multiple...
  • FDA Issues Guidance On Warning Statements
    September 21, 2017 from Cigar Aficionado News and Features
    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today released a revised set of guidelines clarifying the new warning label rules and how they pertain to cigars that come in packaging too small for the required warning labels.
  • Mark Pursell Steps Down As CEO of IPCPR
    September 20, 2017 from Cigar Aficionado News and Features
    The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association, the Washington D.C.-based trade association that represents retailers of premium tobacco products and their suppliers, announced this week the departure of its chief executive...
  • Cigar Companies Contribute To Hurricane Relief Effort
    September 19, 2017 from Cigar Aficionado News and Features
    Disaster relief organizations are working overtime to provide assistance to those affected by Hurricane Irma, the largest hurricane to hit Florida in over a decade. Much of the U.S. cigar industry is based in cities like Miami, Tampa and...
  • My Father Shipping La Opulencia
    September 18, 2017 from Cigar Aficionado News and Features
    In Spanish la opulencia means "the opulent," and that's exactly the kind of smoke My Father Cigars was aiming for when it created My Father La Opulencia, an old Cuban brand resurrected by the Garcia family.
  • EXCLUSIVE: Dion Giolito Buys OneOff
    September 17, 2017 from Cigar Aficionado News and Features
    The once popular but now practically forgotten OneOff brand is now in new hands. Dion Giolito, creator of Illusione cigars, has purchased the OneOff trademark and has every intention of revitalizing this small boutique line of smokes.
  • Cigars Announced For 2017 Big Smoke Las Vegas
    September 14, 2017 from Cigar Aficionado News and Features
    The Big Smoke Las Vegas is more than an opportunity to greet your favorite cigarmakers, participate in engaging seminars, and enjoy the camaraderie of fellow aficionados, it's also the chance to try an array of premium cigars that come...
  • Cigar Friendly Bill Passes In House of Representatives
    September 14, 2017 from Cigar Aficionado News and Features
  • Hurricane Season
    August 31, 2017 from Cigar Aficionado Blogs
    The news from Texas has left me stunned and shocked. The damage to the coast from the winds of Hurricane Harvey and the flooding from the relentless rains in Houston and beyond are unimaginable. If you or your loved ones are affected, my...
  • IPCPR 2017: Where Are The New Cigars?
    July 18, 2017 from Cigar Aficionado Blogs
    Last week, the bulk of the premium cigar industry gathered in Las Vegas for the 85th annual International Premium Cigars and Pipe Retailers trade show. Normally, the show provides a venue for premium cigar manufacturers to show off their...
  • Seven Curious Smokes From The IPCPR
    July 18, 2017 from Cigar Aficionado Blogs
    I'm back from the IPCPR trade show with enough cigar samples to last me the rest of the summer. I'm acquainted with most of them in some way or another, but there are a few that I am most curious about and really don't know what to...
  • The Fourth of July
    July 5, 2017 from Cigar Aficionado Blogs
    Last night I sat on the beach, the last streaks of sunshine slipping away. I was sitting on a blanket, my family and good friends around me. We were waiting, chatting, joking. I held half a Casa Cuba cigar in my hand. Then it came—the...
  • Last Drop Distillers Uncork Old Spirits At A Castle By The Sea
    June 28, 2017 from Cigar Aficionado Blogs
    "I should have taken the helicopter," I thought to myself while sitting in traffic on the Long Island Expressway with New York City not too far behind me. Last Drop Distillers held a magnificent Scotch-and-cigar dinner at the old...
  • An Open Letter to Newly Named FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb
    June 20, 2017 from Cigar Aficionado Blogs
    Dear Dr. Gottlieb, Congratulations on your May 9, 2017 appointment as FDA commissioner. You step into this role at a crucial time.
  • Quai d’Orsay And A Weird Warning
    May 5, 2017 from Cigar Aficionado Blogs
    You can now add impotence to the list of ailments some alarmists associate with tobacco and cigar smoking. But not just any kind of impotence. Look closely at this box of Quai d'Orsay Secreto Cubano cigars and you'll see it's the kind of...
  • 16 Thoughts: Nicaragua's Puro Sabor Cigar Festival
    April 27, 2017 from Cigar Aficionado Blogs
    It's been nearly three months since I returned from Nicaragua's sixth Puro Sabor cigar festival, but I just can't seem to get the Central American country off my mind. Maybe it's because the weather in New York City is finally starting...
  • The Cigar Industry Comes To NYC
    April 21, 2017 from Cigar Aficionado Blogs
    Much of the premium cigar industry was in New York City the week before last. They came in for our annual Night to Remember charity cigar dinner, a black-tie event where we raise money for prostate cancer research. I will say that, in my...
  • The Buzz in Cuba
    March 15, 2017 from Cigar Aficionado Blogs
    Every year at Cuba's Festival del Habanos, we hear rumors and news about what's happening in the cigar business. And, there's nothing like hands-on inspection of cigar shop inventories to get a sense of the real situation with Cuban cigars.
  • Hunters and Frankau to celebrate 225 years at the annual summer party - Cigar News
    April 28, 2015 from Reviews, Articles and Blog Entries from SteveGriff.com
    Unveiling of the long anticipated Hunters and Frankau Ramon Allones 225 Aniversario
  • Montecristo No. 2 shipped with new bands - Cigar News
    February 26, 2015 from Reviews, Articles and Blog Entries from SteveGriff.com
    Late 2014 box codes shipped with new bands that were first introduced with the Double Edmundo and Petit No. 2 in 2013.
  • New La Casa del Habanos opens in Chester - Cigar News
    November 6, 2014 from Reviews, Articles and Blog Entries from SteveGriff.com
    Second La Casa del Habanos in the UK opens this week.
  • Por Larranaga Sobrasalientes Great Britain 2014 Regional Edition to Ship Soon - Cigar News
    November 6, 2014 from Reviews, Articles and Blog Entries from SteveGriff.com
    Por Larranaga Sobrasalientes, the 2014 Regional Edition for Great Britain to be released in November.
  • Recent Cohibas being shipped with Behike holographic bands - Cigar News
    September 4, 2014 from Reviews, Articles and Blog Entries from SteveGriff.com
    Recent production Esplendidos and Siglo VI have been shipped in recent weeks with the Behike holographic bands. It's taken four years, but it looks as if Cuba has managed to exhaust their supply of old style Cohiba bands.
  • Juan López Minutos - Cigar Reviews
    August 27, 2014 from Reviews, Articles and Blog Entries from SteveGriff.com
    One of two Regional Editions for the French market in 2013, the Juan Lopez Minutos is a small cigar that delivers big on flavour.
  • Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo de San Juan to be released soon - Cigar News
    August 17, 2014 from Reviews, Articles and Blog Entries from SteveGriff.com
    Swiss Cigar blog understands that new Hoyo de Monterrey to hit Swiss, other markets in one to two weeks.
  • Excalibur by HDM Epicure Review
    August 15, 2014 from Puff.com - Cigar Reviews, Cigar News, Cigar Forums, Cigar Videos, Cigar Interviews and more!
    Construction was top notch. Flavor is typical mild with cedar and slight pepper on the back. Nothing complex, but a solid mild-med bodied cigar. O... Read Full Article
  • Turmeaus Tobacconist in Chester to be expanded - Cigar News
    August 12, 2014 from Reviews, Articles and Blog Entries from SteveGriff.com
    C.Gars Ltd to expand Chester's Turmeaus Tobacconist , aims to expand floor space.
  • Quintero Favoritos - Cigar Reviews
    August 11, 2014 from Reviews, Articles and Blog Entries from SteveGriff.com
    A review and critique of the Quintero Favoritos , a Robusto sized Cigar that has been available for purchase for the last two years.
  • Gurkha Titan Review
    August 11, 2014 from Puff.com - Cigar Reviews, Cigar News, Cigar Forums, Cigar Videos, Cigar Interviews and more!
    I first punched this cigar because of it's size and when I did, the entire cap fell off in one piece. Snug draw and I struggled to get smoke through ... Read Full Article
  • La Gloria Cubana Serie R Serie R No. 5 Review
    August 11, 2014 from Puff.com - Cigar Reviews, Cigar News, Cigar Forums, Cigar Videos, Cigar Interviews and more!
    This has become one of my Favorite cigars as for taste and aroma. The 1/3 was marvelouse smoth spicy round taste of nutty round burn espresso. It sta... Read Full Article
  • Guantanamera Cristales Review
    August 11, 2014 from Puff.com - Cigar Reviews, Cigar News, Cigar Forums, Cigar Videos, Cigar Interviews and more!
    vrey good cigar Read Full Article
  • One year anniversary celebration at No. Ten Manchester Street - Cigar News
    August 8, 2014 from Reviews, Articles and Blog Entries from SteveGriff.com
    The renowned cigar lounge at No. Ten Manchester Hotel is celebrating it's one year anniversary with a special event being held on the 24th of September.
  • Acid C-Note Review
    August 5, 2014 from Puff.com - Cigar Reviews, Cigar News, Cigar Forums, Cigar Videos, Cigar Interviews and more!
    Better than most of the cheap, small cigars. Not great, however the wrap is DISTINCTLY sweet and the smoke has a hint of spiciness.As someone above no... Read Full Article
  • La Fontana Vintage Galileo Review
    August 5, 2014 from Puff.com - Cigar Reviews, Cigar News, Cigar Forums, Cigar Videos, Cigar Interviews and more!
    This was a very nice smoke. It was the first time I had one, I picked up a single from a smoke shop in town. Clean even burn, for the most part. Good ... Read Full Article
  • Palma Real palma real Review
    August 3, 2014 from Puff.com - Cigar Reviews, Cigar News, Cigar Forums, Cigar Videos, Cigar Interviews and more!
    Please read the label only. I deconstructed one and there were too many tobacco veins in it to smoke with a clear conscience. My opinion only. Read Full Article
  • H. upmann original H. upmann original Review
    August 1, 2014 from Puff.com - Cigar Reviews, Cigar News, Cigar Forums, Cigar Videos, Cigar Interviews and more!
    Good light and straight burn all throughout the cigar. Starts of with a hint of pepper that lasts the whole cigar. Flavors of nutty, earth, spice and ... Read Full Article
  • Two UK Regional Editions for 2015 - Cigar News
    July 31, 2014 from Reviews, Articles and Blog Entries from SteveGriff.com
    Hunters & Frankau Aniversario 225 and yet announced habano will make the two releases Regional Edition releases for Great Britain in 2015.
  • More definitive 2015 Habanos releases posted online - Cigar News
    July 30, 2014 from Reviews, Articles and Blog Entries from SteveGriff.com
    Well known La Casa del Habanos gives an extensive list of Cigars due for release in 2015.
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