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Press Release: Riverside Cigars Prepares for CroMagnon Epoch Release, Second Anniversary

April 22, 2013 (Jeffersonville, Ind.) — Riverside Cigar Shop is thrilled to celebrate its 2nd anniversary on Thursday, May 2nd. It will be a lively celebration featuring the finest cigar brands, specialty bourbon cocktails and libations, delicious menu offerings, live music and some fantastic deals on cigar purchases. Riverside’s Anniversary Celebration is the perfect addition [...]

News: CroMagnon Mode 5 Set for IPCPR National Release

Earlier today Skip Martin of RoMa Craft Tobac announced that the CroMagnon Mode 5 will become the sixth regular production vitola of the company’s debut line. The move will come at IPCPR 2013 in July with the 5 x 50 Short Perfecto being offered in boxes of 24, as opposed to the boxes of 12 [...]

News: R. Field Wine Co. Gets Latest RoMa Craft Exclusive

Hawaii’s R. Field Wine Co. is the latest recipient of a RoMa Craft Tobaco exclusive release, this time the CroMagnon Venus. This follows releases for Podman Cigars, Riverside Cigar Shop and an exclusive release for the DC Cigar Tweet-Up. The CroMagnon Venus is a 6 1/2 x 56 Petite Salamone that will be released in [...]

News: CroMagnon Epoch Heads to Riverside Cigar’s Derby Event

As noted by Jeff Mouttet, owner of Riverside Cigar Lounge & Lounge/Match Cigar Bar, in our earlier story about the two newest CroMagnons, RoMa Craft has created an exclusive cigar for the Jeffersonville, Ind.-based store. The CroMagnon Epoch is a 7 x 49 Parejo that uses the same blend as the CroMagnon Slobberkoncker, replacing the [...]

News: Two New CroMagnons Set for Release

Nearly two years after it first debuted, CroMagnon, the flagship brand of RoMa Craft Tobac, will be getting two more vitolas: Formorian and Mode 5. Neither are expected to be a large release from the company, which remains one of the smaller nationally-distributed brands in the U.S., but that could change. Skip Martin posted the [...]

Review: CroMagnon Atlatl

While at the IPCPR show earlier in the year, the folks at RoMa Craft handed us a sample of a new vitola they were playing with, the CroMagnon Atlatl or CroMagnon Lancero. While the Atlatls in both the CroMagnon and Aquitaine blends have been handed out at various events for the last few months, they have [...]

Weekly News (November 12, 2012)

Editor’s Note: There was no redux, enjoy this. RoMa Craft Ships Atlatl & Slobberknocker — Story here.  Toraño Ships LFC Series — As per this tweet, more details here. Drew Estate Ships Natural NDB — Details here. Viaje Pushes Back Stuffed Turkey 2012 — Story here.  Tatuaje Ships Monster Travel Humidor — Via this tweet. [...]

News: RoMa Craft Tobac to Sell CroMagnon Atlatl & Slobberknocker

Skip Martin of RoMa Craft Tobac announced on Twitter that the CroMagnon Atlatl and Slobberknocker would be offered for sale shortly through Tim Podwika’s podmancigars.com. Atlatl, a 7 x 38 Lancero, and Slobbernocker, a 7 1/2 x 56 double-capped Parejo, have previously been offered by Martin and his partner Michael Rosales at some 20 events [...]

News: CroMagnon Atlatl and Slobberknocker Art Unveiled

Artwork for the new CroMagnon Atlatl and Slobberknocker hit Twitter early Wednesday morning via Skip Martin, one of the principals in RoMa Craft Tobac. The Atlatl is a 7 x 38 Lancero that uses Broadleaf and Ecuador Habano ligero, while the Slobberknocker is a 7 1/2 x 56 double capped Parejo that uses the same [...]

Weekly News (April 23, 2012)

Editor’s Note: This week we added a new sponsor, Defeat Prop 29. For those of you that don’t know, Prop 29 is a ballot measure in California that would raise the taxes on cigars from its current 31.73% to 54.89% of the wholesale prices. Prop 29 goes to vote on June 5, 2012 and you [...]