West Tampa Tobacco Company will ship Circle of Life today — Jan. 6, available in domestic and international markets. It will be available in a 5 x 52 Robusto ($12.99), 6 x 54 Toro ($13.99) and 6 x 60 Gigante ($14.99) Circle of Life brings together master blenders Ernesto Perez-Carrillo and Rick Rodriguez. “Ernesto has […]
Announced in 2003 to celebrate the company’s 100th anniversary, the 100 Años was La Aurora’s first cigar made entirely of Dominican tobacco. Over the years, the company has continued to make the cigar, but 20 years after its debut, it’s returning as a regular production item with new 20-count boxes. The post La Aurora 100 […]
A recap of 2025’s first week of news, reviews and more. The post Weekly News (Jan. 6, 2025) appeared first on halfwheel.
As the name alludes to, the new cigar was created to honor Néstor Plasencia Sr.’s 75th birthday. However, instead of being sold, the cigars were sent as gifts to retailers. The post Néstor 75 appeared first on halfwheel.
Scheduled to arrive on Jan. 9, the new Davidoff Winston Churchill Limited Edition 2025 The Artist is a 7 x 48 parejo size. Like the recent Year of the Snake release, the new Winston Churchill is said to use tobaccos from the Martín García region. The post Davidoff Winston Churchill Limited Edition 2025 The Artist […]
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Tampa has two-century-old traditions: Since 1885, Tampa has been known as “Cigar City.” Since 1904, pirates have been invading Tampa and throwing a large festival called Gasparilla. Each year, J.C. Newman Cigar Co. brings both traditions together by releasing a limited edition José Gaspar cigar. Handcrafted by J.C. Newman, a 130-year-old, four-generation family business, José […]
West Tamp Tobacco Company is excited to announce that Circle of Life will begin to ship on January 6th, 2025 and will be available both in the US and international markets. Circle of Life brings together two of the industry’s most well-known master blenders, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo and Rick Rodriguez. “Ernesto has had such an incredible […]
The 111 part of the name refers to the combined 111 years of age of the tobacco inside each cigar. That said, you’ll probably remember this cigar for another three-digit number: 750. Yes, it’s $750 per cigar. The post Davidoff Oro Blanco Special Reserve 111 Years appeared first on halfwheel.
The cigar industry dealt with a lot of issues and questions in 2024, and Charlie Minato made predictions about how some of those things would turn out. A year later, it’s time to find out how correct he was. The post Graded: Ten Questions for 2024 appeared first on halfwheel.