Industry News
GENERAL CIGAR PREVAILS OVER CUBATABACO IN TRADEMARK DISPUTE
Richmond, VA–General Cigar was recently vindicated by the courts again in the nearly 16 year old legal battle waged by Cubatabaco to determine rightful ownership of the Cohiba® trademark in the United States. After losing its legal battle in the Second Circuit, Cubatabaco continued to exhaust all available legal channels by bringing this matter before […]
“Smoked Up” No.12
It is that time of the week when I tell you about the week’s happenings in my cigar journey through life, plus some news from around the interwebs. We had a glitch in our server last week and thought I had lost a few posts (including the Cuenca Cigars 5 Anniversary review), but we got them […]
MACANUDO CONTEST WINNERS TEE UP FOR TRIP TO AUGUSTA
Richmond, VA— Macanudo®, America’s best-selling premium cigar brand, is sending the winners of the Macanudo Ultimate Round Contest on a spectacular, all-expense paid trip to Augusta to see golf’s greatest players compete in the 2013 Masters Golf Tournament, live and in person. A total of eight winners and their guests will be whisked […]
“Smoked Up” No.11
This past week was a great smoking week for me. I had a hand full of new cigars and wasn’t disappointed by any of them. Some of them I have been looking for for a good while and others just seemed to end up in my hand. I attended two events this saturday. One was […]
CAO Brazilia Carnivale Hits Retail
CAO Brazilia Carnivale Hits Retail CAO Brazilia Carnivale is hitting cigar shops as we speak. The 6 ½†x 60 box-pressed beauty is a limited edition release that puts an innovative spin on the popular Brazilia blend. “Carnivale†is made with ligeros from the DR, Honduras and Nicaragua, and a binder from Brazil. […]
DONA FLOR USA SIGNS CALIFORNIA DISTRIBUTO​R
DONA FLOR USA SIGNS CALIFORNIA DISTRIBUTOR (Miami Florida) March 14, 2013. 2013 is off to a bang for Dona Flor USA and Double Edge Inc. Dona Flor USA established a partnership with RK Distributors dba Cigar Cartel in Sun Valley, California to assist in distribution. The company also hired a new sales representative to […]
“Smoked Up” No.10
This week really flew by me pretty fast. I didn’t get a chance to do a weekly review, . So I will try and double up this week and do two. My new position at work is going pretty well and I am catching on quickly. Its a lot less physical work than my previous […]
Punch Rare Corojo Makes Annual Return with Perfecto Size
Punch Rare Corojo Returns with New Frontmark General Cigar announces that Punch® Rare Corojo is making its anticipated annual return to retail, this time with a new, strikingly-packaged figurado that is only available as part of the Honduran brand’s 2013 release. A total of eight Punch Rare Corojo frontmarks are now available, […]
Cuban Stock Announces Chubbys 3-4-5
Press Release: Chubbys 3-4-5 For Immediate Release With the success of the Chubbys line by Cuban Stock Cigar Company, the January 2013 release of the newest addition, the Chubbys 3-4-5 came with much excitement. Cuban Stock indicates the following on their website, cubanstockcigars.com Chubbys are masterfully constructed, immaculately smoking, and among some of the first […]
“Smoked Up” No.9
This past week has been a crazy one for me. I have had to give up my current position at work due to company’s sales dropping. But, I was going to be put into a different area in two weeks. Within those two weeks, they changed my job position three times. They finally decided where I […]
