Weekly News (August 16, 2010)

As was expected, New York’s new tobacco tax isn’t working out as well as planned. Just because Habanos lost one lawsuit, doesn’t mean they can’t start another. As if that’s not enough, your IPCPR releases (and a special surprise) after the jump:

IPCPR 2010: La Aurora & Miami Cigar & Co.

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It was a busy day for the folks at Miami Cigar & Co. as they unveiled their newest creations at IPCPR. While I haven’t spoken to Guillermo about my beloved La Aurora 107 Lancero, there was still quite a few new releases, including: La Aurora Corojo Nestor Miranda Art Deco Guillermo León by La Aurora [...]

Press Release: Miami Cigar Debuts Nestor Miranda Art Deco Cigars

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I previously mentioned this cigar when it was Tweeted earlier. But today came the official announcement and details for the next addition to the Nestor Miranda collection. Update: There were rumors that were no Pelo de Oro tobaccos used in the blend and a second ago Miami Cigar just sent me the revised press release [...]

Weekly News (July 19, 2010)

Wow… IPCPR must be coming up as there is tons of news. The Torano Family took back control of the company from CAO, renaming it Toraño Family Cigar Company. They also announced three new cigars: Master by Carlos Toraño, Single Region and the Brigade. Bovedá and Humidipak also saw a change of distribution, now being [...]