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News: Perdomo Adding New Vitola to 20th Anniversary Line

Perdomo will be adding a new 6 1/2 x 48 vitola to their 20th Anniversary line this summer, according to Arthur Kemper, the company’s vice president. Kemper said the new size was the idea of Nicholas Perdomo, III. In a video with OverACigar.com, he describes it as a “Short Churchill” or a “Corona Extra.” It [...]

News: Perdomo to Add Champagne Sun Grown

Perdomo posted a picture to their Facebook page on Thursday afternoon as a lead up to the addition of a new sun grown version of their Champagne line.   Comments about the cigar left by the company indicate that it is comparable to the Perdomo Reserve Sun Grown, a cigar introduced in 1998 and discontinued [...]

News: Perdomo Releases Texas Edition

Perdomo has released a new limited release cigar for the Lone Star State, called the Perdomo Texas Edition. The cigar was tweeted about by at least one attendee of the recent Texas Cigar Festival where it was available for sale. The cigar is available in three sizes, all of which use an Ecuadoran Connecticut wrapper over [...]

Weekly News (February 4, 2013)

 Editor’s Note: Alas, the second edition of The Newsletter is out and finally the Weekly News. It’s going to be a busy week at halfwheel inside and outside and the cigar industry is finally getting into some strides. Of interesting notes, lots of exclusive cigars seem to be heading to the March DC Tweetup. Details [...]

News: Perdomo Announces Price Increase

Last week, Perdomo began informing retailers that it would be the latest company to raise prices due to manufacturing costs, specifically the increasing costs of labor in Nicaragua. Perdomo famously refrained from raising prices after SCHIP and went so far as to lower prices on specific frontmarks as a protest to the tax, a move [...]

Weekly News (July 30, 2012)

Editor’s Note: It’s the last Weekly News before IPCPR 2012 and it’s a busy one. The halfwheel guide to IPCPR will debut Wednesday morning and our IPCPR coverage continue all throughout the week. There will be plenty more tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday—as there is shockingly, a lot more to announce. In addition to visiting halfwheel, [...]

Press Release: Perdomo 20th Anniversary Cigar Brand to Debut at IPCPR

July 24, 2012 (Miami, FL) — Tabacalera Perdomo is proud to release the new and highly anticipated Perdomo 20th Anniversary cigar brand at the IPCPR Trade Show in Orlando, Florida on August 2 – 6, 2012. The Perdomo 20th Anniversary brand celebrates the company’s twenty years of dedication to tradition, quality, and excellence as a tobacco grower [...]

Weekly News (July 16, 2012)

Editor’s Note: A year ago Friday, July 20 to be more precise, Brooks and I sat down for dinner after the third day of IPCPR and we discussed the idea of halfwheel–or what was to become halfwheel. Like so many great ideas for the site, Brooks thought of it first and it took me a [...]

Weekly News (June 18, 2012)

Editor’s Note: It will be a busy week at halfwheel and likely busy up until the trade show. I’m not sure if it’s entirely necessary. There’s a chicken and egg problem regarding new releases that runs rampant through the industry. There’s not enough space in most retail humidors because of a flood of new releases, [...]

News: Perdomo Unveils 20th Anniversary Cigar

Perdomo Cigars took to Facebook and YouTube on Friday morning to unveil their 20th Anniversary cigar. A 43-second-long video that was posted to YouTube for just one hour from 12 pm – 1 pm EDT showed a pair of dual-banded cigars that appeared to be about the size of a Robusto or Toro with a sharp box [...]