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Tuesday, February 9, 2016 — Esteli, Nicaragua Joya de Nicaragua has announced that the Joya Red Half Corona (3¾ x 46) is now available for sale in the U.S. Joya de Nicaragua introduced this new vitola to the Joya Red cigar line last September during the Inter-Tabac trade show held in Dortmund, Germany. It had only been available in the European market until now. The Joya Red Half Corona is designed to satisfy the contemporary smoker’s desire for a quick, but extremely pleasurable smoke. Joya maintained the same lower priming Nicaraguan tobacco blend as the rest of the Joya Red line. This new vitola comes in boxes of 20 cigars and 5 count “petacas”. Joya Red is a medium strength smoke packed with flavor, outstanding construction and sharp burn. The brand was originally released in July 2014 as an invitation to rediscover Joya’s modern and fun side (#REDiscoverJoya) from the hands of its young executive team. It has quickly gained popularity with contemporary consumers, ma

(Miami, Florida)  February 3, 2016 —  Miami Cigar & Company  proudly announces that they have reached an agreement to become the exclusive distributor of  Toscano Cigars  in the United States. Based in Tuscany, Italy, Toscano produces high quality fermented Kentucky tobacco. The brand has forever been immortalized through film and television, most well known as  Clint Eastwood’s  go-to cigar in Sergio Leone’s “Dollars Trilogy” film series and other Spaghetti Westerns. Toscano has been producing cigars for 200 years. The unique flavors of the Toscano brands have made them easily the most dominant cigar brand in Italy. Made with only Kentucky, fire cured tobacco; the uniquely shaped cigars are known for their intense strength, aromas, and flavors of wood, roasting, peat, leather, and stable. Because of the unique fermenting process, the Toscano cigars do not need humidification; can be stored at room temperature for years, without losing quality. An interesting quality

(Miami, Florida) February 1, 2016—  Villiger Cigars North America   proudly names  Rene Castaneda  as their new President. In this new role, Castaneda will oversee all aspects of US operations, including sales and marketing. Castaneda will work in tandem, with  managing director,  Michael Blumendeller.   Villiger Cigars North America goes forward with their plans to restructure and stay true to their commitment of providing the cigar industry with the best quality cigars. Rene Castaneda has an expansive tenure in the premium cigar industry where he was previously the Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Miami Cigar & Co.  Most recently, he held the same position for the Orleans Group International and spearheaded the hugely successful Dram Cigars for Whiskey campaign. Castaneda is an Industrial Engineer with extensive knowledge in operations, distribution, logistics and inventory management. Rene Castaneda stated:” It is truly an honor to be chosen for this

Easton, PA -- Famous Smoke Shop is a leading online distributor of discounted premium cigars. The company specializes in offering the web’s widest selection of cigars at the lowest prices. Famous has just released a new cigar line in collaboration with Asylum Cigar Company , under the leadership of founders and cigar experts Tom Lazuka and Christian Eiroa. Both founders have had much success in their many years within the cigar industry, and have teamed up to bring an unprecedented level of knowledge in both cultivating and blending tobaccos to their joint venture. The new release is the Asylum Lobotomy , and it is exclusively available at Famous Smoke Shop . The first shipment has just arrived at the company’s warehouse and is currently available for sale on their website. The company has expressed that the new brand will be available in limited quantities, but is not a one-time release and will be a consistent offering for the foreseeable future. Asylum Lobotomy cigars

LA AURORA COMMITS ITSELF TO INNOVATION WITH THE CREATION OF LA AURORA CIGAR INSTITUTE • La Aurora Cigar Institute is the first academic institution on cigars worldwide created by La Aurora Cigar Factory. • Recognized figures of the tobacco industry will share their knowledge with those participants who wish to learn or deepen their knowledge and understanding of the tobacco world Santiago de los Caballeros, January 26, 2016.-­‐ La Aurora Cigar Factory is the oldest manufacturer of Premium Cigars in the Dominican Republic and the leading company in the Dominican tobacco market also operating in more than sixty countries, among which the United States of America,Spain, Russia, France and Germany. La Aurora now takes a step further in its leadership by creating the first tobacco institute worldwide:  La Aurora Cigar Institute. This institution is part of La Aurora Cigar World, a new concept in the world of tobacco whose primary objective is to create real expe