Buck 15
Earlier this year Robert Caldwell announced that the Impromptu project would be renamed to BCS, using the names of the three people involved in the project – Tony Bellatto, Robert Caldwell and Jaclyn...
View ArticleWarped Shipping La Hacienda This Week
La Hacienda, the latest creation from Warped Cigars will be on its way to retailers this week. The new cigar is a regular production Nicaraguan puro being released in two vitolas–a 5 5/8 x 46...
View ArticleWeekly News (May 6, 2015)
Cigar News Alec Bradley Announces Black Market Chunk Crowned Heads Announces Las Calaveras 2015 El Primer Mundo Liga Miami Returns IPCPR 2015 Convention & Trade Show Registration Opens #IPCPR15...
View ArticleTobacco Products Removed from U.K. Shop Windows
Starting today, you won’t see tobacco products in store windows of cigar shops in the U.K. Rules set by The Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Regulations 2011 ban the display of tobacco products or...
View ArticleWashington D.C. Minimum Smoking Age Increase Proposed
There’s a new proposal in Washington D.C., and it’s not cigar friendly. Council member Kenyan McDuffie, D, has proposed a new bill that would increase the minimum age to purchase and/or possess tobacco...
View ArticleTatuaje Tiff
First released in 2008, Tatuaje’s extremely popular Monster Series has seen numerous releases in the main line, as well as two additional sub-lines: the Little Monsters, which are made up of smaller...
View ArticleCamacho Diploma Discontinued
A mainstay of Camacho for over a decade is on its way out. The company will be discontinuing the Camacho Diploma to make way for a new line to be announced this summer. Diploma was one of the six lines...
View ArticleIllusione Discontinues ~23~ Culebra, Ninfa Coming at IPCPR 2015
If you want an Illusione culebra, you better hurry. Dion Giolito of Illusione informed halfwheel that the Illusione ~23~ culebra has been discontinued. Furthermore, the company will not ship anymore...
View ArticleEurope to Get First Taste of Trunk Show
European cigar smokers will soon be getting their own version of General Cigar’s Trunk Show line, which had previously been available only in the United States under the La Gloria Cubana name but will...
View ArticleGrand Forks, N.D. Gets Closer To Expanding Park Smoking Ban
There are still a few hurdles left to clear, but parks in Grand Forks, N.D. appear to be on the way to becoming completely tobacco free. On Monday, the city’s parks board gave preliminary approval to a...
View ArticleMoist-N-Aire S-1000R
A few years ago I was having trouble with the humidity in my converted wine cooler and adding more beads wasn’t seeming to help. I wanted something that could put out way more humidity to help combat...
View ArticleCharlie Toraño Captiva BFC
Last September, when it was announced that General Cigar Co. would be purchasing the Toraño brands, most details were figured out. General claimed the blends would stay the same, the Toraño staff was...
View ArticleBG Meyer Co. Adding Gigantes Line
The BG Meyer Co. line of cigars is set to grow this month, as the new BG Meyer Gigantes are shipping to retailers beginning on April 15. It’s the third line in the collaboration, joining Standard Issue...
View ArticlePunch Signature Robusto
For the newest addition to the Punch line, General Cigar Co. created what it is calling its finest creation yet for the brand, a full-bodied smoke that gives a nod to both the brand’s history as well...
View ArticleUpper Arlington, Ohio Considers Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase
A one-man movement to increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco, similar to the one seen in Massachusetts, could becoming to Ohio. Dr. Rob Crane, a clinical associate professor of family medicine at...
View ArticleNew Orleans City Council Voting on Three Smoking Ban Ammendments Tomorrow
On April 22, a new smoking ban will go into effect in New Orleans, tomorrow, the City Council will take up three amendments to the controversial law. Last month, councilmembers proposed five different...
View ArticleBill to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age in Washington Moves Forward, With Changes
A bill to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco and nicotine delivery products in Washington state continues to move forward, but a few changes have been made since it was introduced in January....
View ArticleNewport, Ore. Drafting Parks Smoking Ban
It appears that there will be a parks smoking ban coming to Newport, Ore., after the city council heard comments from health officials and the public on the matter Monday night. While a timetable for...
View ArticleGarfield, N.J. Expected to Increase Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
It appears that the city of Garfield, N.J. will be raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 19 to 21 at its April 14 meeting. The proposal was introduced on March 24 when a group...
View ArticleHammond, La. Considering New Smoking Ban
Legislators in Hammond, La. have proposed a sweeping smoking ban that would formally ban lighting up in all workplaces and public spaces. The full proposal can be found here and contains no exemptions,...
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