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Review: Humo Jaguar Robusto

Today we will be taking a look at a cigar from Nestor Plasencia and the distributors at Miami Cigar & Co., the Humo Jaguar! This past February 2011 marked the first annual Honduran Cigar festival otherwise known as the Humo Jaguar, a place and time dedicated to all the Honduran tobacco producers of cigars sold [...]

News: E.P. Carrillo Elencos Oscuro

And the year keeps getting busier for Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. and family. As mentioned in our IPCPR coverage, by the end of 2010 E.P. Carrillo had released eleven cigars, and by the end of 2011? It was supposed to be a total of twenty-eight. Turns out there’s actually an eighteenth new cigar from Tabacalera La [...]

Review: Tatuaje TAA (2011)

In March of 2011, the Tobacconists’ Association of America held its yearly convention in Cabo San Lucas, where it was announced that Tatuaje would be producing a limited production cigar that would be sold only at the stores of the TAA members who attended the convention and signed up for it. Says Pete Johnson about [...]

Press Release: Casa Fuente Partners with Jack Daniel’s to Offer Limited Edition Whiskey

September 21, 2011 — Casa Fuente inside The Forum Shops at Caesars has teamed up with Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey to create a special limited edition Casa Fuente Single Barrel Whiskey which is now available for purchase at the world renowned cigar bar. Each bottle sells for $85.00 with a portion of the proceeds going to benefit the Cigar Family Charitable Foundation and includes a special commemorative tag designating the limited edition selection for Casa Fuente.

Weekly News (September 19, 2011)

Editor’s Note: Quietly, there are a few people beginning to wonder about the IPCPR show in Orlando next year. The main reason for the concern is that Orlando’s City Council (and Mayor) have been on anti-smoking crusade as of late. The IPCPR published this press release days before Orlando’s City Council unanimously passed a resolution [...]

Review: Viaje Skull and Bones Little Boy

Today we will be taking a look at one of the newest releases from Viaje, the Skull and Bones Little Boy! What’s looking like an annual release (despite this years biannual release), the Skull and Bones Red Label is a take on the original Skull and Bones release the Skull and Bones Daisy Cutter and offers [...]

Review: Berger & Argenti Entubar V32 Khilla Korona (Prerelease)

According to Al Argenti, this is the first review of the V32, so there’s your breaking news. It’s a cigar that I had honestly been really looking forward to, particularly given the other Entubars and the concept that was being approached with this even more unique project from Berger & Argenti. There honestly really isn’t [...]

Press Release: adorini announces two new humidors at Inter-tabac

adorini mini humidor case (above) adorini Prato Deluxe (above) Cologne, September 16, 2011 – The new adorini product line offers innovative solutions for protecting and humidifying cigars on the go and at home, or in a shop. The new products will be presented at Inter-tabac in Dortmund/Germany, the worldwide leading trade fair for tobacco related products, [...]

Press Release: General Cigar Announces Sherwin Seltzer’s Retirement

Richmond, VA—General Cigar announces today that industry veteran Sherwin Seltzer will retire at the end of October, thus concluding a storied career spanning more than half a century in the premium cigar category. “There comes a time when you have to stop and do something else. I’ve had a great run in this business but [...]

Review: El Credito El Perrito War of Flavors

For those of you that don’t know… With the economy not showing many signs of making a full recovery any time soon, there’s been more and more releases of sub $3 Cheroot-sized cigars as of late, usually in about the same size/shape. The cigars in this category are typically small, usually around 5-6 inches, and [...]