If you were curious about the costs of FDA regulation on premium cigars, we now have an idea of one piece of the regulations. The government remains opposed to any refunds of user fees. The post Court Filings Indicate Premium Cigar Companies Have Paid More than $100 Million in User Fees appeared first on halfwheel.
In a groundbreaking collaboration, Cigar Dojo and Black Star Line Cigars proudly unveil their first joint venture: the limited-edition Yasuke cigar. This collaboration marries Cigar Dojo’s Japanese-inspired ethos with Black Star Line’s rich heritage as a black-owned cigar company, paying homage to a remarkable historical figure. The Yasuke is limited to just 3,000 cigars. Yasuke, […]
Cohiba is back with a new expression of their popular Weller by Cohiba line. The 2024 release from the Dominican brand features a USA Broadleaf binder aged in the same barrels as the elusive Weller Full Proof bourbon. The fourth cigar in the Weller by Cohiba lineup, this is the first to feature tobacco aged […]
Despite Habanos S.A. not being in InterTabac exhibitor, the Cuban cigar monopoly is still the talk of the town. All of that might seem a bit strange, especially as non-Cuban cigars are no longer competing for Cuban cigars. The post InterTabac 2024: Day 1 appeared first on halfwheel.
La Regenta, a century-old cigar factory established in the Canary Islands, Spain, presents their new limited edition at the Intertabac’24 show: La Regenta Trompeta. It is a figurado cigar, conical in shape, 192 mm long with a 38-ring gauge (in the head) and 52 (in the foot). It is a shape that is rarely used […]
Brand ambassador Felix Wallenhorst of Villiger reports 3 new lines they present this year. In celebrating the 25th anniversary of Gustav Bock, Villiger honors the Cuban roots of this brand. Gustav Bock was the creator of the first cigar rings (anilas) and therefore they researched the archives and are using the eagle prominently on this […]
The sight of a full-size rearing unicorn greeted visitors to the Tor Imports booth at this year’s InterTabac tradeshow. The UK distributor – best known for supplying the UK trade with some of the world’s best-known handmade cigars – has dipped its toe in the choppy waters of cigarmaking with its new handmade line, Charatan. […]
Congratulations to Eric Piras, his wife Agnes Caer-Piras and the rest of the Cigraal team for wining their second Cigar Trophy in 2024. This year they took home the well-deserved award for Best Lounge in Asia, among perhaps the most serious competitors when it comes to innovative and luxurious cigar lounges. New for 2024, Eric’s […]
Inch by inch, foot by foot, a modern cigar company must work to increase international business. This is no better exemplified than by the Toreo family of cigar brands, founded by Israeli Zafi Barzilay. At this year’s InterTabac show, he is in a bigger booth than last year – “by a few square feet,” he […]
Chinese humidor specialist Raching was kept busy showing a small selection of its vast specialist humidor creations at the InterTabac trade show. Increasingly busy after several years of international recognition, the Raching team was proud to show off its impressive collection of large – and even larger – standalone cigar humidors. Shipping internationally and able […]