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News: Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve Flying Pig Available Through Pappyco.com

Drew Estate announces today the shipping of the Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve Flying Pig to Pappy & Co, owned and operated by the Van Winkle Family.

The Flying Pig is one of the most desired vitolas in the company’s portfolio, presented in a 3 15/16th x 60 ring gauge vitola, and is a favorite amongst cigar enthusiasts worldwide. The shape is based on a photograph of an 1895 cigar salesman’s size selection case reimagined and pioneered by Drew Estate. The Flying Pig is one of the most complicated vitolas to manufacture due to the unique size and signature pig-tail, which requires specialized training of the buncheros and rolleras at the factory.… Continue reading »

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Craig Vanderslice
November 22, 2019
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News: Drew Estate and Crowned Heads Announce Nationwide Shipping Of “La Coalicion”

Here’s yesterday’s news from Drew Estate (and Crowned Heads, but I only get news from DE). Of course I love DE, but am pretty apathetic about CH. No knock against the cigars, just never really got into them, and never bought into the marketing. My loss, perhaps, but I’m willing to live with it and I’m sure the cigars are great, and I’m not opposed to them, I just don’t hunt them down and I don’t see them around here… Continue reading »

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Craig Vanderslice
November 21, 2019
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News: Protocol Confidential Informant Announced As Cigars International Exclusive

Cubariqueño Cigar Co. announces the release of the Protocol Confidential Informant as a Cigars International Exclusive. The Protocol CI Keeps to the company’s law enforcement theme. In police jargon a Confidential Informant is known as a C.I. which happens to be the nick name for Cigars International, hence: Protocol CI.… Continue reading »

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Craig Vanderslice
November 20, 2019
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News: Black Label Trading Company shipping Last Rites Viaticum

Black Label Trading Company (BLTC) is shipping LAST RITES VIATICUM to select retailers this week.  Viaticum is hand crafted at Fabrica Oveja Negra in Esteli, Nicaragua.

LAST RITES VIATICUM is a small batch release that was offered to BLTC retailers who attended IPCPR 2019.  

“Last Rites has always been a special cigar to me. To celebrate our sixth anniversary, I wanted to do a Special Edition of the Last Rites. The Viaticum is an evolution of the Last Rites blend. It uses most of the same tobaccos but in different proportions and primings. It’s rich, dark and elegant just like Nicaraguan tobacco. We also box pressed the cigar like the original 2013 release,” says James Brown, creator of BLTC and partner at Fabrica Oveja Negra.… Continue reading »

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Craig Vanderslice
November 18, 2019
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News: C.Gars Auctions Announces December 1st Winter Auction

C.Gars Auctions are holding the 4th auction of the year on Sunday 1st December.

Lots will be live and bidding open online on the 24th November on the Cigar Auction website   http://www.onlinecigarauctions.com/   

Over 400 Lots of Vintage, Mature, Pre Embargo, Davidoff, Dunhill, Limited Edition Havana cigars as well as aged Havanas from the 1960’s through to the 1990’s will be on offer on behalf of estates, investors and collectors. There will also be 70 Lots of splendid single malt whisky.… Continue reading »

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Craig Vanderslice
November 15, 2019
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