Alec Bradley Cigar Co. announced that they will be celebrating the 10 Year Anniversary of their Fine & Rare series by releasing 500 limited edition boxes featuring all five of the Fine & Rare iterations. Fine & Rare is the result of Alec Bradley Cigar Co. founder, Alan Rubin’s goal of creating a cigar using an astonishing 10 different aged and selected tobaccos. Making a cigar with that much tobacco is so difficult that only a singular pair (1 Roller and 1 Buncher) are entrusted to the task. The Fine & Rare project was destined to be a limited edition.
Onyx Bold Nicaragua in three new sizes
Onyx Bold Nicaragua is now back with three vitolas. This distinctive cigar is handmade at the AJ Fernandez factory in Nicaragua and “brings a meticulously fermented dark, San Andres wrapper that envelopes a unique blend of Nicaraguan tobaccos aged for more than four years”, Nodal said.
IZAMBAR Cigars releases new line “Paddington”
Izambar cigars released the new line « Paddington ». For this new line they worked with Torres on an atypical blend that they had never explored until now. As with each new line, the “Paddington” liga is in line with the theme and romanticism of our brand, linked to “Isambard Kingdom Brunel”. For the name “Paddington” this time, refers to one of the main stations of the London rail network whose genius engineer and inventor was Mr Brunel. A station made famous thanks to the famous “Paddington Bear”, this little bear from Peru who landed for the first time in London, an endearing character from the Michael Bond stories he shares today with Mr Brunel, both frozen in bronze and admired by many tourists.
Alec & Bradley To Feature ‘Kintsugi’ at The Traveling Roadshow
Alec & Bradley Cigars, founded by brothers Alec and Bradley Rubin in 2018, announced that their third full line release Alec & Bradley ‘Kintsugi’ (pronounced Kint-Su-Gee) will be featured at The Traveling Roadshow, beginning July 13, 2020. In response to the cancellation of the 2020 PCA Trade Show, four cigar companies banded together to create a 15 city mini-trade show tour dubbed “The Traveling Roadshow”. Alec Bradley Cigar Company, the distributor of Alec & Bradley Cigars, is one of those companies.
VegaFina Nicaragua Ometepe in Italy
In these days Diadema SpA, importer and sole distributor of Habanos cigars in Italy, has distributed the new limited edition of VegaFina, Nicaragua Ometepe, at the Casa del Habano and Specialists, which holds the name of the Nicaraguan island of Ometepe.
Court of Appeals Strikes Down FDA Warning Labels
In 2016, FDA decided to regulate cigars and require massive health warning labels on all cigar products. Due to ongoing litigation, the warning label requirement has not yet taken effect. Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit struck down FDA warning labels for all cigars, declaring that they are “arbitrary and capricious.”
MARCUS DANIEL TOBACCONIST | Cigarfriendly: Naples, FL
If you visit the absolutely beautiful downtown area of Naples, Florida, do yourself a favor and go two blocks off the main street to Eighth Street South and that is where you will find Marcus Daniel Tobacconist. This pristine cigar lounge looks like no other. Outside of the store there are many comfortable sofas and chairs where one can sit and enjoy the serine street life of Naples. Inside, the client enters a different world where all of the senses are made to believe that you have teleported to a cigar shop in Havana. The décor, furniture, music and aromas of the cigars are all within the theme and are all on point.
NYC Cigar Lounges Begin Reopening
With the summer in full swing and the COVID curve now flattened in New York for more than a month, the city’s longstanding cigar bars are making difficult decisions about the best way to begin reopening.
Montecristo 85 Aniversario Montecristo No.3
Tabacalera presents an exclusive edition for the Spanish market, Montecristo 85 Aniversario Montecristo No.3, a limited series of 2,000 numbered cases, which is an homage to the brand created in 1935 in Havana, Cuba.
New Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Coming
Tabacalera Perdomo announced the release of the new Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Maduro and Sun Grown in August 2020. The Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne, awarded Best Brand Nicaragua in 2018 by Cigar Journal, continues to be one of the top-selling premium cigars on the market and the new Maduro and Sun Grown are sure to compliment the line and capture the hearts of cigar enthusiasts worldwide.
NEW RELEASE: Camacho Nicaragua
Oettinger Davidoff AG introduces the new Camacho Nicaragua series. This series was created to add depth to our Camacho Core portfolio to appeal to a wider-range of consumers’ tastes. In addition to Nicaraguan tobacco, tobacco from Ecuador, Honduras and the Dominican Republic are also part of this blend adding depth and character.
Illusione Cigars taking over Cavalier Genève Cigars distribution in the United States
Illusione Cigars, based out of Reno, Nevada, are as of today, July 1, 2020 the new importer and distribution partner of Cavalier Genève Cigars in the United States.
