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Press Release: Nomad Cigar Company To Release Nicaraguan Cigar At IPCPR

April 23, 2013 (Orlando, Fla.) – Fred Rewey, founder and president of Nomad Cigar Company, formally announced the introduction of a Nicaraguan blended cigar to the Nomad family. The Nomad Estelí LE Lot 1386 will be released in July at IPCPR with future blends later in the year. Until now, Nomad’s entire production has been [...]

News: Ezra Zion to Release Limited Edition TANTRUM

Nicaragua-based cigar brand Ezra Zion will be releasing a new blend in May named TANTRUM, which will be sold in a single 4 11/25 x 44 (4.44 x 44) Petit Corona vitola. The blend is a Nicaraguan puro with a Criollo wrapper and Ligero aged since 2005 and 2006. The TANTRUM, will come in boxes [...]

News: Emilio Plans Mia Dora for IPCPR 2013

Friday night, Gary Griffith of Emilio Cigars announced his newest cigar, Mia Dora. The cigar is being made by A.J. Fernandez in honor of a woman named Dora. This is the second cigar Griffith has created to honor a woman, the other being La Musa. While the blend info and prototype art—seen below and above [...]

News: Nomad Adding Two New Vitolas to Core Line

Nomad Cigar Company will soon be adding a pair of new vitolas to their core line, according to company owner Fred Rewey. The Fugitive II is a 6 x 51 Perfecto that comes with an MSRP of $198 for a box of 20, or $9.90 per cigar. The Rambler is a 5 x 50 Robusto [...]

Weekly News (January 7, 2013)

Editor’s note: It only took one correction with the year. We launched some big things yesterday: [The Newsletter] & The halfwheel 25. The Consensus tomorrow. Before: Ten Questions for 2013 and the Packaging Top 10. Edgar Hoill Cigars Launch From Fabricas Unidas — Details here.  Pete Johnson Shows Off 10th Anniversary Tatuaje Black Label Corona [...]

Press Release: Emilio Cigars Enters Into Agreement With Nomad Cigar Company For Distribution Rights

January 4, 2012 – Fred Rewey, owner of Nomad Cigar Company, makers of Nomad cigars manufactured in Dominican Republic, and Gary Griffith, owner of Emilio Cigars, announced today that they have entered into a distribution agreement. Under this arrangement, Emilio Cigars sales staff will bring the Nomad Cigar line to market while Fred Rewey will [...]

Editorial: The Ten Questions for 2013

I think this might be my favorite article to write and publish. It takes a lot of time, but despite what my Twitter account might hint at, I do love the industry proper. There were a lot of things that happened in 2012, many of which aren’t so relevant as far as looking at things [...]

Weekly News (December 31, 2012)

Editor’s Note: It’s been a year. Hard to believe, but, it has. A lot has changed and shockingly, 2013 will bring more changes, more disruption and more from halfwheel, including an announcement shortly. In the mean time, sit back and enjoy this and this. It’s a holiday (tomorrow), as we encourage every holiday, there’s no [...]

Press Release: Los Regalos Quetzal Now Shipping

December 28, 2012 (Newark, DE)  – Gary Griffith of Emilio Cigars announced this morning that the first blend of the Los Regalos series, “Quetzal”, made in Esteli, Nicaragua will begin shipping immediately. “These cigars are being produced in a new factory for Emilio Cigars, and we are excited to have formed this new partnership,” he [...]

Press Release: Emilio Ships La Musa Melete

December 18, 2012 — We are pleased to announce that La Musa Melete by Emilio Cigars has arrived at our warehouse and will begin shipping later this week. This cigar has already been favorably reviewed in pre-release, and will now be available to consumers through our retailers. It is available in 25 count cabinet style [...]