Bill to Raise Rhode Island Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age Faces First Vote...
The move to make Rhode Island the first state in the nation where you must be 21 years of age to buy tobacco faces its first test tomorrow. House Bill 5225 will be voted on tomorrow in the House...
View ArticleRedesigned XIKAR Allume Arriving Next Month
Less than a year after releasing the XIKAR Allume, the company has revealed it will be shipping a redesigned version of the lighter next month. The new Allume is 3mm taller than the original, making it...
View ArticleAsylum 8 x 80, Super 8/11 Coming
Two new supersize Asylum vitolas are heading to stores soon, the latest in a line that is known for its large ring gauge offerings. The Asylum 13, 13 Corojo and Ogre blends will all receive the new 80...
View ArticleViaje Friends and Family Merci
There was a time when the Viaje Friends and Family was truly for friends and family. I remember the first time I brought up to Andre Farkas at the 2011 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, he seemed a...
View ArticleColibri Updates Stealth 1 Finishes
The smallest member of the Colibri Stealth family of lighters has a new look. The company has begun shipping retailers an updated version of the Colibri Stealth 1 with new finishes. It’s available in...
View ArticlePadrón Increasing Prices April 1
Padrón is joining a hosting of companies that will be increasing prices on April 1. In a letter dated March 20, the company indicated it was raising prices due to increased cost regarding its...
View ArticleJetLine Super Torch Single Flame Torch (2014)
In a number of my other lighter reviews, I often try and divide lighters into categories: soft flame vs. torch, tabletop vs. pocket, single vs. double vs. triple flame, and so on. Yet as I was looking...
View ArticleCigar Tax Slashing Bill Introduced in Minnesota
A bill that would slash the cigar tax in Minnesota from $3.50 per cigar to just $0.50 per stick has been introduced to the state legislature. HF 1544 was introduced by Rep. Jim Nash (R-Waconia) along...
View ArticleXIKAR’s Allume Replacement Is A Big Deal
We are just a few weeks into spring and the cigar industry, as it always seems to do, is getting busier. Earlier today, we published a story about XIKAR updating its Allume lighter with a slight...
View ArticleEspinosa Especial To Debut in April
A new cigar from Erik Espinosa will soon be on its way to retail, as he has announced the launch of the Espinosa Especial, a three-vitola line coming out of his La Zona factory in Estelí, Nicaragua....
View ArticleRamón Allones Grandes (ER Spain 2008)
In 2008, Habanos S.A.’s still relatively young Edición Regional program really took off, jumping to 17 releases from just seven releases in 2007. One of those was the Ramón Allones Grandes, a corona...
View ArticleA Visit to Procesadora de Tabaco Palmerajo (Davidoff)
In January, Brooks Whittington and I (Charlie Minato) visited Davidoff’s operations in the Dominican Republic. It was an educational trip every day, but particularly the two days spent visiting farms,...
View ArticleWarped Celestial to Become Event-Only Cigar (Update)
Warped Cigars has recently started doing events, so naturally, there’s now event-only cigar. Kyle Gellis declined to talk a lot of specifics, including size, but he did tell halfwheel that it is made...
View ArticleTybee Island, Ga. Puts Beach Smoking Ban On Hold
It’s still okay to light up on Georgia’s largest beach, but that might be changing by this time next year. The city of Tybee Island decided to put a smoking ban proposal on hold, saying it is too late...
View ArticlePetitioners Hope Third Time is The Charm In St. Joseph, Mo.
After a pair of previous petitions to appeal the smoking ban in St. Joseph, Mo. were denied because of a lack of valid signatures, The Petitioners’ Committee for Fairness in St. Joseph is hoping that...
View ArticleJuan López Don Juan Arrives in Benelux
The Benelux region of Europe is the latest area to receive an Edición Regional from Habanos S.A. Last week, multiple retailers in Belgium indicated they had received the Juan López Don Juan. The cigar...
View ArticleMadison, Wis. Crafting New Restrictions on Tobacco Retailers
There are plans to limit the number and location of tobacco retailers in the city of Madison, Wis., as the city’s planning commission is currently working with a draft ordinance that would prohibit new...
View ArticlePowstanie Coming From Cigar Hustler & NicaSueño
The team from Cigar Hustler is branching out. Like many other cigar shop owners, it is launching its own line of cigars with plans to sell it not just at the company’s Deltona, Fla. store, but also to...
View ArticleWaynesville, N.C. Working on Smoking Ban
The Smoky Mountain town of Waynesville, N.C. continues to work on a smoking ban after looking at a first draft at its meeting on March 24. In a notice posted on the city’s website, the Board of...
View ArticleLexington, Mass. Headed Towards Tobacco Purchase Age Increase
Lexington, Mass. appears headed towards an increase of the age to purchase tobacco products after the town’s board of health was recently given full control over tobacco and nicotine delivery products....
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