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Swedish Match & Scandinavian Tobacco Group Create Joint Venture
As many of you might have heard, Swedish Match (owner of General Cigar Co.) and Scandinavian Tobacco Group (owner of C.A.O Cigars) decided to move forward with a joint venture this morning.
Official The Weekly Cigar iPhone App
I’m very happy to announce something that has been in the works for quite some time now. Today is the official launch of the official The Weekly Cigar iPhone App. I’ve been looking for a company that would build the app for a little while, and I finally landed on a company called MotherApp.
“Mr. Miranda Goes To Washington” Event Press Release, Miami Cigar
Here’s another press release from our good friends over at Miami Cigar & Company. After the success of the Miami Cigar & Company New York Extravaganza, they are planning another major bash in Washington, DC. Details are below in the press release. If you are anywhere near Washington, DC, make a point to go!
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Holiday Smokes For Our Heroes
Today, I want to bring your attention to something going on over at another great cigar blog. Our friends at Nice Tight Ash have decided to collect cigars to giveaway to our troops. This is a great cause, and I wanted to help them get more people to donate to the cause. I already have [...]
Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial sneak peak at Cigar Inn event
Here is the latest scoop from the fine folks at Miami Cigar and Company. Evidently, consumers will be able to preview the new cigar from Don Pepin Garcia at this event on December 11th, 2009, months before the cigar debuts. The only way to procure a box of Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial cigars is to [...]
Official Launch of The Weekly Cigar Forums
As some of you may have noticed, I’ve added a forum to The Weekly Cigar. In order to get to the forums, click on the “Forum” tab in the top right corner of the menu bar, or go to http://theweeklycigar.com/forums. I felt like there was a need for some sort of community interaction here, and [...]
Press Release: Miami Cigar Extravaganza at Cigar Inn, NYC
I received an email this morning containing a press release from Miami Cigar & Co. This press release included some very exciting news about a new line of cigars coming out of the Don Pepin Garcia camp. The cigar is called the Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial, and is the brainchild of Don Pepin’s son, Jaime [...]
New Cigar-Related Twitter Account : @CigaRSS
Hey guys,
I just created a new Twitter account that will tweet any new content on most of the major cigar blogs. I never looked at my RSS reader, but I’m always on Twitter, so I figured it’d be a good investment of time. Let me know if I’m missing anyone. Follow the account here: http://twitter.com/CigaRSS
Cigar Counterfeiters Busted in Hialeah
Here’s a piece of cigar-related news that I thought my readers might be interested in. Evidently, there was a cigar counterfeiting ring operating in Hialeah, Florida, about 30 minutes from where I live. According to the news story, they were making millions of a dollars a year selling inexpensive bundle cigars with Cuban cigar labels [...]
What’s going on in the cigar world?
There are many rumors flying around the blogosphere about a possible partnership between Don Pepin, La Aurora, and Miami Cigar & Co. During my interview with Don Pepin last week, Janny Garcia (Pepin’s daughter) denied any new partnerships between Pepin, Miami Cigar & Co., and La Aurora, but she is seen here having lunch with [...]
