Cigar News

Snoop Dogg launches Executive Branch cigars

January 16, 2012

Snoop Dogg has a line of toys, his own reality show and malt liquor. But can he be the next Jonathan Drew or Rocky Patel? Probably not, but Snoop’s launched his own line of cigars, called Executive Branch. Its first product will be the Executive Branch Cigarillos, which will go for 99 cents a pouch, [...]

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2010 IPCPR Updates

August 12, 2010

I couldn’t make it to the IPCPR Trade Show this year. So make sure to check out Stogie Guys and Stogie Review for the latest updates on the Trade Show.

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Toraño Family, Armed With A New Look, Is Back In Control Of Its Own Distribution

July 14, 2010

(Miami, Florida) July 15, 2010—The Toraño Family, makers of some of the finest cigars in the world, is proud to announce that effective August 1st the family will distribute its own brands. To add to this exciting news, Toraño launches a new company name, a new logo and two retail exclusive cigar brands. The company [...]

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Invites to the Benji Menendez Social

November 13, 2009

General Cigar is doing something very interesting with the release of The Benji Menendez Partagas Master Series Majestuoso. A series of events are being held in major cities throughout the United States and they are giving invite codes to several cigar related websites. Unfortunately the nearest event is quite a hike for me. Any ideas [...]

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Christian Eiroa on Fox News

May 18, 2009

Christian Eiroa of Camacho was recently on FOX News discussing the Cuban Embargo. Find more videos like this on Social Cigar

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CAO Cigars Giving Away Custom Bike

May 18, 2009

I was forwarded this by Jon over the weekend and thought it was worth posting. Make sure to stop by CAO Cigars to watch for tour dates. Check out the video for the idea and plans for the bike. Cigar Maker Teams Up With Custom Bike Builder For Year-Long Tour And Giveaway Nashville, May 18, [...]

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Nobel Cigars Acquires Torano Factories

January 15, 2009

Another merger has happened, I can’t say that this one should come as a shock though. Considering the announcement last year regarding CAO taking over sales and marketing for the Torano brands. Nashville, January 5, 2009:  CAO International, Inc. announced today that Nobel Cigars, a subsidiary of the Scandinavian Tobacco Group (The ST Group), has [...]

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2009 SCHIP Bill Introduced in Congress.

January 15, 2009

Well the SCHIP is back again. Looks we’ll be seeing a tax increase, but it isn’t nearly as bad as the original. 52.4 percent on large cigars (most premium cigars follow under this federal classification) with a cap of no more than 40 (forty) cents per cigar. This is far lower than the original proposal from the Senate [...]

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CAO LX2 Rated “91″ in Cigar Insider

December 12, 2008

Jon just forwarded me a few details on Cigar Insiders rating of the CAO LX2. Cigar Insider is the bi-monthly newsletter published by Cigar Aficionado magazine, widely regarded as the ultimate authority on the world of premium cigars.  In a feat unprecedented in the history of the premium cigar industry, this marks the eleventh CAO [...]

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CAO “Takes it to the Limit” with Rock Band Hinder

October 24, 2008

C.A.O. continues to keep up with their rock star of the cigar world image. They’ve got the Rock n Rolled Tour going on and will providing the cigars for Hinder’s record release party. Cutting-Edge Cigar Maker Selected As Exclusive Cigar Sponsor To Hinder Record Release Party Nashville, October 24, 2008: CAO, one of the world’s [...]

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