When it comes to milder cigars, one of the things that often gets said about them is that they make a great “morning cigar” or a great first cigar of the day. But for Noel Rojas, he decided to specifically say that one of his new cigars was designed for the morning hours, specifically a quiet morning. “In every cigar line, there comes a moment when balance is needed —
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has announced proposed regulations that would allow it to, amongst other things, inspect factories outside of the U.S. that manufacture tobacco and/or vaping products sold in the U.S. As with many proposals from the FDA, it is described as a way to help combat the sales of illegal e-cigarettes and vaping products, a cause that has the support of both anti-tobacco groups and
For the third time in less than a week, it’s a review of a Year of ___-themed cigar. The blank space is referring to the 12 animals—one is a dragon, which is probably not an animal—on the Chinese Zodiac calendar. In 2012, the first Davidoff Year of the Snake was introduced, kicking off what has become an annual tradition for around a dozen cigar companies to introduce new limited edition
More than a year ago, Christian Eiroa, the founder of CLE Cigar Co., announced that he was working on a reblend of the Eiroa Dark blend, saying he wasn’t satisfied with how the original blend had evolved from its debut in 2019. He has finally settled on a new blend and it is heading to stores. Eiroa declined to give blend details to halfwheel but described the Eiroa Dark as
On Monday, June 22, Founders Cigar Co.’s began shipping a new cigar that was created to celebrate two different milestones: the company’s fifth anniversary in business and the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Declaration is a 5 1/2 x 43 corona vitola made with a Pennsylvania broadleaf wrapper, an Ecuadorian habano binder and a filler blend of Nicaraguan criollo 98 ligero and seco tobaccos. The
Davidoff is closing out this week with two new product launches. Today, June 25, is the launch of the new AVO Expresivo, which is said to mark a new chapter for the brand. Blend-wise, it uses an Ecuadorian wrapper over a Honduran binder and fillers from Honduras as well as Jalapa, Nicaragua. The use of Honduran tobacco is not normal for the AVO brand, but an even larger change is
In January, a Colorado-based vaping trade group sued the City of Denver over its new-for-2026 law that banned the sales of most flavored tobacco and flavored vaping products. Yesterday, June 24, that lawsuit was dismissed. Per The Denver Gazette, Judge Erica F.H. Englert, of the Denver District Court, agreed with the City of Denver that the plaintiff’s lawsuit should be thrown out because the vape groups failed to state a
Escobar Cigars has soft-launched a new cigar called Nasty Esco, which will get a full release later this summer. Details are largely being kept under wraps for now, but the cigar is made at PDR Cigars and is described as a “premium yet low retail cost” offering. It’s being offered in at least a robusto vitola, while a teaser image indicates there is habano tobacco in the blend. It is
The La Aroma de Cuba Habano Reserve has gotten a second vitola. Ashton Distributors, Inc.—the parent of the La Aroma de Cuba brand—has begun selling the new La Aroma de Cuba Habano Reserve El Jefe, a massive 7 x 58 parejo vitola. Blend-wise, the Habano Reserve uses an Ecuadorian habano rosado wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and fillers from the Estelí, Jalapa and Namanji regions of Nicaragua. Ashton says that
Just south of Milwaukee, Wisconsin is Tobacco World Limited. This is one of the oldest tobacco shops in the Midwest of the USA. Tracey Halvorson is the owner of this fine tobacconist shop which has been around for forty-two years and is grandfathered into the pesky Wisconsin cigar shop laws. Tracey and her husband Tim Sr. put their money together and bought the store when the previous owner died unexpectedly