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NOMAD RELEASES MUCH ANTICIPATED “S-307” CIGAR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Estelí, Nicaragua (November 4, 2013) – Nomad Cigar Company is pleased to announce the release of the much-anticipated S-307. The company’s first full production cigar in Nicaragua, […]
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News from TL Johnson and La Tradicion Cubana Regular readers and Half Ashed listeners will know that I am quite the fan of TL Johnson Cigars, as well as many other cigars rolled by La […]
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45 years of the Nicaraguan cigar industry celebrated with a Limited Edition by Joya de Nicaragua Esteli,Nicaragua—‐1968 was the year when it all started: the first Premium Nicaraguan cigar was hand-rolled in Estelí under the […]
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La Aurora 110 th Anniversary Giveaway We’re nearing the La Aurora 110 th Anniversary, and the company is celebrating in a big way in giving away an all inclusive trip to visit the La Aurora […]
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This afternoon, Tatuaje announced (via Facebook) the “Unlucky 13.” These are the 13 Tatuaje retailers allotted a shipment of the extremely limited dress boxes of this year’s edition of the Monster Series. The 2013 release, […]
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I received two pieces of news from House of Emilio today. First up is a press release detailing a new program being implemented wherein House of Emilios retailers can become “Master Retailers” for all HOE […]
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Just a short time ago, I received the following press release from IPCPR. Bill Spann has resigned as CEO, effective tomorrow to follow other pursuits. We wish Bill the best in his future endeavors…. September […]
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As we’ve mentioned here on The Cigarmy as well as during the Half Ashed cigar podcast, Grace Sotolongo – since leaving My Father Cigars – has partnered with Christian Eiroa to launch Sotolongo Cigars into […]
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In the wake of earlier organizational changes at Joya de Nicaragua, it has now officially been announced that José Blanco is stepping down from his role as Senior Vice President. As the news was spreading […]
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News of some organizational changes and executive appointments emerged from Joya de Nicaragua today in the midst of celebrating its 45th anniversary. A series of executive changes were detailed in a letter from Chairman and […]
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