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Smoke Inn Acquires CubariqueƱo Cigar Co. and the Protocol Brand
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Smoke Inn Acquires CubariqueƱo Cigar Co. and the Protocol Brand
CubariqueƱo Cigar Co. was launched in early 2015 and garnered a strong fan base over its 10-plus years thanks to a collection of law-enforcement themed lines and limited editions. Now, the company joins Smoke Inn's portfolio, which will be the exclusive retailer of the line.
https://halfwheel.com/smoke-inn-acquires-cubariqueno-cigar-co-and-the-protocol-brand/462093
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Weekly News (Feb. 9, 2026)
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Weekly News (Feb. 9, 2026)
The news, reviews and more from the past week.
https://halfwheel.com/weekly-news-feb-9-2026/461626
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Sarzedas Corona
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Sarzedas Corona
The line was originally released in the early 1900s. There are four vitolas with a blend that incorporates anĀ Ecuadorian shade wrapper, covering binder and filler tobaccos grown in the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. And it has a sweet tip.
https://halfwheel.com/sarzedas-corona/462046
about 23 hours ago
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Villa Casdagli EdiciĆ³n Limitada 2025
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Villa Casdagli EdiciĆ³n Limitada 2025
Casdagli's Villa Casdagli line has won some of the industry's most coveted awards. To celebrate, the company has a new annual limited production cigar in a beefy salomĆ³n vitola.
https://halfwheel.com/villa-casdagli-edicion-limitada-2025/461737
2 days ago
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Avowed Adds Hallowed Hands
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Avowed Adds Hallowed Hands
On Friday, Avowed will celebrate the one-year anniversary of the release of its cigars. It's doing so with a restock of The Vow 11.25, a new vitola for its New Dawn line and the release of this new line.
https://halfwheel.com/avowed-adds-hallowed-hands/462027
2 days ago
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Gran Habano Corojo #7 Corona Especial Ships
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Gran Habano Corojo #7 Corona Especial Ships
The Gran Habano Corojo # 7 Corona Especial is a new limited edition 7 x 46 version of the all-corojo blend. It's offered in petaca-style 10-count cardboard boxes, a packaging option that is coming to many of the company's other lines.
https://halfwheel.com/gran-habano-corojo-7-corona-especial-ships/461995
3 days ago
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Supreme Leaf Toro 109 Shipping Monday
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Supreme Leaf Toro 109 Shipping Monday
This is the fifth different Supreme Leaf vitola with "toro" in the name, though the first to not come with a rounded cap. In that regard, its the fourth size with a pointed or semi-pointed cap.
https://halfwheel.com/supreme-leaf-toro-109-shipping-monday/461978
3 days ago
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Sarah Santos, Head of Cigars International, Leaving STG
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Sarah Santos, Head of Cigars International, Leaving STG
Santos joined Cigars International in 2003 and has served as the head of STG's North American retail businesses since 2020. A replacement has not yet been announced.
https://halfwheel.com/sarah-santos-head-of-cigars-international-leaving-stg/461972
3 days ago
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South Dakota Bill Would Allow for New Cigar Bars
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South Dakota Bill Would Allow for New Cigar Bars
H.B. 1215 would allow local governments to issue permits for new cigar bars. The bill passed a House committee by a vote of 11-1.
https://halfwheel.com/south-dakota-bill-would-allow-for-new-cigar-bars/461966
3 days ago
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Les Fines Lames Ships DYAD Limited Edition Concrete Ashtrays
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Les Fines Lames Ships DYAD Limited Edition Concrete Ashtrays
The company says the new version is similar to the existing DYAD ashtrays but hasĀ a "smoother, shinier, naturally finished surface." There are three color options, each with the same MSRP of $120.
https://halfwheel.com/les-fines-lames-ships-dyad-limited-edition-concrete-ashtrays/461885
3 days ago
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Maryland Premium Cigar Lounge License Bill Reintroduced With Changes
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Maryland Premium Cigar Lounge License Bill Reintroduced With Changes
The good news is the cost of the proposed license has dropped from $2,000 to just $100. However, language in the 2026 version of the proposed legislation would appear to affect retailers who are uninterested in allowing alcohol in their shops.
https://halfwheel.com/maryland-premium-cigar-lounge-license-bill-reintroduced-with-changes/461930
4 days ago
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Avowed New Dawn Corona Gorda Shipping Next Week
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Avowed New Dawn Corona Gorda Shipping Next Week
Compared to the original vitolas, the New Dawn Corona Gorda has just a minor change to the filler. It will ship to stores on Friday, Feb. 13.
https://halfwheel.com/avowed-new-dawn-corona-gorda-shipping-next-week/461920
4 days ago
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Pangea Cigars Announces Details on Debut Lines
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Pangea Cigars Announces Details on Debut Lines
After announcing the company's launch a little over a week ago, company founders Ibis Luis and Anna Ayupova reveal the details on their first lines. Both blends were developed with Indiana Ortez of Casa de Ortez.
https://halfwheel.com/pangea-cigars-announces-details-on-debut-lines/461886
4 days ago
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Romeo y Julieta Amantes, Short Churchills Reserva Cosecha 2019 Coming to Switzerland This Month
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Romeo y Julieta Amantes, Short Churchills Reserva Cosecha 2019 Coming to Switzerland This Month
Both cigars are debuting in smaller gift boxes rather than the larger 20-count boxes that are still forthcoming. The Amantes celebrates the brand's 150th anniversary, while the Short Churchills Reserva features aged tobacco in its blend.
https://halfwheel.com/romeo-y-julieta-amantes-short-churchills-reserva-cosecha-2019-coming-to-switzerland-this-month/461867
4 days ago
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Delawareās Governor Calls for Cigar Tax Increase in New Budget
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Delawareās Governor Calls for Cigar Tax Increase in New Budget
Gov. Matt Meyer is looking to increase tobacco taxes as part of his 2027 budget proposal. For cigars, it's a 33 percent increase over the current rate.
https://halfwheel.com/delawares-governor-calls-for-cigar-tax-increase-in-new-budget/461819
4 days ago
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ADV & McKay Cigars Co. Increases Prices for 2026
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ADV & McKay Cigars Co. Increases Prices for 2026
Tariffs and an increase in the costs of raw material necessitated the increase, the company says. It is ADV's first increase in more than two years.
https://halfwheel.com/adv-mckay-cigars-co-increases-prices/461827
4 days ago
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Plasencia El AƱo del Caballo
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Plasencia El AƱo del Caballo
At 7 x 58, this cigar is the same size and ring gauge as the Plasencia Year of the Ox, yet it looks completely different. Yes, the cigar has a tail.
https://halfwheel.com/plasencia-el-ano-del-caballo/461754
5 days ago
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Oliva Enacts 2026 Price Increase
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Oliva Enacts 2026 Price Increase
Oliva says the second round of Nicaraguan tariffs has required a second round of tariff-related price increases. Les Fines Lames, the French accessory brand that is owned by Oliva's parent company, is not part of the price increases.
https://halfwheel.com/oliva-enacts-2026-price-increase/461813
5 days ago
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Freud Releases Elvis-Themed Cigar
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Freud Releases Elvis-Themed Cigar
The King of Rock and Roll now has a cigar, as Freud Cigar Co. has licensed Elvis Presley's likeness for its newest project. In keeping with Elvis's preferences, it's being released in a lancero vitola.
https://halfwheel.com/freud-releases-elvis-themed-cigar/461780
5 days ago
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La Galera Year of the Horse Heads to Stores
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La Galera Year of the Horse Heads to Stores
With Chinese New Year two weeks away, Tabacalera Palma's Year of the Horse release is heading to stores. This year, the company has stepped up its packaging.
https://halfwheel.com/la-galera-year-of-the-horse-heads-to-stores/461728
5 days ago
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Atabey Black Ritos 2026 Ships
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Atabey Black Ritos 2026 Ships
For 2026, just 13 retailers will receive the Atabey Black Ritos. Production is limited to 15,000 cigars and, compared to last year, the price has increased by $5 per cigar.
https://halfwheel.com/atabey-black-ritos-2026-ships/461744
5 days ago
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JuƔrez Mini-Dozer LE 2026 Coming This Month
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JuƔrez Mini-Dozer LE 2026 Coming This Month
The JuƔrez Bulldozer was a 5 1/2 x 58 box-pressed gordo that used a modified version of the JuƔrez blend. This month, the blend will return in a slightly shorter vitola.
https://halfwheel.com/juarez-mini-dozer-le-2026-coming-this-month/461713
5 days ago
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PadrĆ³n Black PB-99 Maduro
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PadrĆ³n Black PB-99 Maduro
The two blendsāone with a Natural wrapper, the other with a Maduro wrapperāwere created to commemorate what would have been JosĆ© O. PadrĆ³nās 99th birthday. At 6 3/4 x 60, these are some of the largest cigars in the companyās entire portfolio.
https://halfwheel.com/padron-black-pb-99-maduro/461281
6 days ago
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Padilla Announces Canadian Distrubion Through Lindal Cigar Importers
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Padilla Announces Canadian Distrubion Through Lindal Cigar Importers
This will mark the first time that Padilla cigars have been sold in Canada. The company's cigars are scheduled to be available on store shelves sometime this spring.
https://halfwheel.com/padilla-announces-canadian-distrubion-through-lindal-cigar-importers/461699
6 days ago
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Bocock Brothers Celebrating Indianaās Undefeated Football Season with New Cigar
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Bocock Brothers Celebrating Indianaās Undefeated Football Season with New Cigar
The Hoosiers won their first national championship in football this year, going 16-0 in the process. Bocock Brothers, which has been partnering with universities on themed cigars, will soon be releasing a cigar in celebration of the accomplishment.
https://halfwheel.com/bocock-brothers-celebrating-indianas-undefeated-football-season-with-new-cigar/461685
6 days ago
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Bill Proposes Allowing Internet/Mail Order Sales to Utah
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Bill Proposes Allowing Internet/Mail Order Sales to Utah
A bill has been introduced in Utah that would roll back one of the nation's harshest cigar restrictions: no internet cigar sales. It's one of two states that currently has the remote sales bans.
https://halfwheel.com/bill-proposes-allowing-internet-mail-order-sales-to-utah/461666
6 days ago
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Indian Motorcycle Premium Cigars Adds French Distribution
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Indian Motorcycle Premium Cigars Adds French Distribution
Indian Motorcycle is a rare instance of a brand having an officially-licensed cigar that you can purchase. For the first time ever, you can purchase the cigars in France.
https://halfwheel.com/indian-motorcycle-premium-cigars-adds-french-distribution/461642
6 days ago
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EGM Ninfa Debuting Next Week
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EGM Ninfa Debuting Next Week
For those who think lanceros aren't extreme enough, there is always a ninfa. For the first three months, the EGM Ninfa will only be sold in Kuwait.
https://halfwheel.com/egm-ninfa-debuting-next-week/461641
7 days ago
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Trinidad Corcel Celebrates Year of the Horse
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Trinidad Corcel Celebrates Year of the Horse
The new Trinidad Corcel is more or less the same size as the Quai d'Orsay No. 54, but with a pigtail. Habanos S.A. says pricing should be around $84.25.
https://halfwheel.com/trinidad-corcel-celebrates-year-of-the-horse/461624
7 days ago
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Vertigo Archer Heads to Stores
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Vertigo Archer Heads to Stores
The Archer packs three torches and a punch cutter into a slimmer table-top body style. The new lighter also comes with a wallet-friendly price tag.
https://halfwheel.com/vertigo-archer-heads-to-stores/461616
7 days ago
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Somm Premier Cru Petra Coming This Month
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Somm Premier Cru Petra Coming This Month
The new Premier Cru Petra is built around a 14-year-old wrapper from EstelĆ, Nicaragua. There are follow-up releases planned that will use some of that tobacco as binder and even filler.
https://halfwheel.com/somm-premier-cru-petra-coming-this-month/461609
7 days ago
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Daughters of the Wind Pony Express
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Daughters of the Wind Pony Express
The limited release from 2019 is a modified version of Cadagliās Daughters of the Wind blend, with a different internal blend featuring a different proportion of Dominican oscuro ligero and Peruvian tobaccos.
https://halfwheel.com/daughters-of-the-wind-pony-express-2/461585
7 days ago
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Weekly News (Feb. 2, 2026)
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Weekly News (Feb. 2, 2026)
The news, reviews and more from the past week.
https://halfwheel.com/weekly-news-feb-2-2026/461258
7 days ago
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Meerapfel Cigar Ernest Master Blend Lancero
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Meerapfel Cigar Ernest Master Blend Lancero
For the most part, if a line includes a lonsdale, it's probably not also offered in a lancero. If nothing else, it's so confusing a retailer might accidentally send you the wrong size.
https://halfwheel.com/meerapfel-cigar-ernest-master-blend-lancero/461551
8 days ago
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J. London Gold Series 10th Anniversary
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J. London Gold Series 10th Anniversary
The cigar was created to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the company's Gold Series line, which debuted in 2014. Blend-wise, the cigar is made with an Ecuadorian Connecticut-seed wrapper and a binder, with both Dominican and Nicaraguan tobaccos in the filler.
https://halfwheel.com/j-london-gold-series-10th-anniversary/461494
9 days ago
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CRAFT 2026 Shipping in February
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CRAFT 2026 Shipping in February
Each box of CRAFT 2026 will feature 10 different cigars. The series aims to show off the tobacco inventory and rolling talent of the Nica SueƱo factory.
https://halfwheel.com/craft-2026-shipping-in-february/461507
10 days ago
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Bill Would Allow Cigar Shipments to Hawaii
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Bill Would Allow Cigar Shipments to Hawaii
On July 1, 2023, a new law went into effect that outlawed out-of-state retailers from shipping cigars to consumers. A new bill aims to exempt cigar and pipe tobacco from those restrictions.
https://halfwheel.com/bill-would-allow-cigar-shipments-to-hawaii/461502
10 days ago
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Zak Medwin Joins Alliance Cigar
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Zak Medwin Joins Alliance Cigar
Medwin spent more than a dozen years at Davidoff of Geneva USA and rose through the ranks to become the company's commercial director. Now, he'll serve as the vp of sales for the B2B distribution arm of Best Cigar Prices.
https://halfwheel.com/zak-medwin-joins-alliance-cigar/461495
10 days ago
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S.T. Dupont Le Grand Dupont Cling Getting Black Lacquer Options
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S.T. Dupont Le Grand Dupont Cling Getting Black Lacquer Options
Two new classic looks will be offered to the American market in March. Yes, both of them ping. Or cling.
https://halfwheel.com/s-t-dupont-le-grand-dupont-cling-getting-black-lacquer-options/461485
10 days ago
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Punch Egg Roll XL Shipping Next Week
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Punch Egg Roll XL Shipping Next Week
STG says the Punch Egg Roll XL uses the same blend as the 2019 release. Also like that cigar, it comes in boxes that look like they hold Chinese takeout.
https://halfwheel.com/punch-egg-roll-xl-shipping-next-week/461472
10 days ago
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Premium Cigar Association Announces Three New Board Members
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Premium Cigar Association Announces Three New Board Members
In addition to the three new board members, Christian Eiroa and Teresa Wessling were re-elected to their seats. Their three-year terms will start later this year.
https://halfwheel.com/premium-cigar-association-announces-three-new-board-members/461457
10 days ago
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Boveda Rebrands Its Marijuana-Targeted Products to Vivi
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Boveda Rebrands Its Marijuana-Targeted Products to Vivi
The change won't affect the Boveda packs that are targeted to be used with cigars, but the company's cannabis-focused packs will look very different. This is hardly the first major rebrand for the Minnesota-based company.
https://halfwheel.com/boveda-rebrands-its-marijuana-targeted-products-to-vivi/461437
11 days ago
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Crux Marblehead on the Way to Stores
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Crux Marblehead on the Way to Stores
The regular production line is available in two vitolas, both with MSRPs under $9. The Marblehead is how the company refers to the 109-style cap, which it has used on various lines.
https://halfwheel.com/crux-marblehead-on-the-way-to-stores/461415
11 days ago
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PaliĆ³ PRO Trevi Ships
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PaliĆ³ PRO Trevi Ships
The new lighter features three angled jet flames and a built-in v-cutter that can cut cigars up to 64-ring gauge. It is available in four finish options, all with the same $64.99 MSRP.
https://halfwheel.com/palio-pro-trevi-ships/461407
11 days ago
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Esteban Carreras Las CaƱas Toro
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Esteban Carreras Las CaƱas Toro
Esteban Carreras has been around for more than 20 years and has made its share of sweetened cigars. In 2025, the company introduced a new one, Las CaƱas, which not only uses all long filler tobacco, but all the tobacco has been sprayed with a sugar-based sweetner.
https://halfwheel.com/esteban-carreras-las-canas-toro/461348
11 days ago
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CLE Increasing Prices for 2026
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CLE Increasing Prices for 2026
For the most part, the company's wholesale prices are increasing by 25 cents per cigar. However, some of the thicker cigars will get larger increases.
https://halfwheel.com/cle-increasing-prices-for-2026/461383
11 days ago
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Box-Pressed Isabella The Mammoth Returns for 2026
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Box-Pressed Isabella The Mammoth Returns for 2026
The Mammoth is back and box-pressed for 2026. Compared to last year's release, the cigar is $1 more expensive.
https://halfwheel.com/box-pressed-isabella-the-mammoth-returns-for-2026/461386
11 days ago
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Perdomo Shifts German Distribution to Kopp Tobaccos
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Perdomo Shifts German Distribution to Kopp Tobaccos
The agreement goes into effect on Feb. 1. Kopp will carry Perdomo's complete range, including the new Perdomo Legacy line, which will debut in Germany in the coming weeks.
https://halfwheel.com/perdomo-shifts-german-distribution-to-kopp-tobaccos/461381
11 days ago
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Tradecraft Cigars Begins Shipping The Vitruvian
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Tradecraft Cigars Begins Shipping The Vitruvian
The company says that The Vitruvian is crafted for modern connoisseurs who demand depth without overpowering strength. It joins the company's other two lines, The Gladius and The Azorian, which were released in November.
https://halfwheel.com/tradecraft-cigars-begins-shipping-the-vitruvian/461357
11 days ago
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Kentucky Cigar Bar Bill Returns for 2026 Session
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Kentucky Cigar Bar Bill Returns for 2026 Session
In 2025, a bill was introduced that would have allowed for the creation of new cigar bars in Kentucky. While that bill died in the Senate, a new version is back and has already cleared committee.
https://halfwheel.com/kentucky-cigar-bar-bill-returns-for-2026-session/461355
12 days ago
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