Eugene, Ore. Proposes Increased Fees for Tobacco Retailers
The city of Eugene, Ore. has proposed a significant increase in the fees for tobacco retailers in the city of nearly 160,000 residents, something that will fund enforcement and employee training. In a...
View ArticleJFR Lunatic El Chiquito Coming
JFR’s massive ring gauge Lunatic series is getting a smaller entry. At 4 3/4 x 70, the JFR Lunatic El Chiquito isn’t exactly small, it’s just smaller than the original Lunatic Mambo, an 8 x 80...
View ArticleRamón Allones Petit Belicoso (ER UK 2012)
In 2005, Habanos S.A. released the first cigars in the Edición Regional series, a program that made limited edition cigars available for specific regions, who would have exclusivity on the cigars for...
View ArticleTallahassee, Fla. To Target City Employees Who Use Tobacco, Create Smoke-Free...
A plan to target Tallahassee city employees who smoke or use tobacco has been deemed a good idea by the city’s commissioners, though specifics on exactly what policies will be implemented remain on...
View ArticleAllendale, N.J. Limiting Where to Light Up
The borough of Allendale, N.J. has given its nearly 6,700 residents a clear message: we don’t want you smoking or using tobacco products in this community. Ordinance 15-10, which the borough has yet to...
View ArticleWilson Adams Mr. Wilson Slated for Next Month
Wilson Adams Cigar Company is still called, Wilson Adams, but the Adams portion has left. It’s now Brandon Wilson’s company and if there’s any confusion, that should be put to rest on May 19. It’s the...
View ArticleAsylum Nyctophilia Shipping to TAA Members in April
Next month, the Asylum Nyctophlia will begin arriving at select stores, but it might be another year before your local shop can expect the cigar. All this for a release that was once scheduled for last...
View ArticleCasa Turrent Slated for May 2015
The Turrent family has a new cigar planned for the U.S. and European markets next month, a three-vitola line called Casa Turrent. In a press release, the company says that this new line will “dignify...
View ArticlePorthole by La Sirena Planned for May Release
La Sirena Cigars has announced a new line that is scheduled to be on shelves by the end of May, a wallet-friendly offering called Porthole by La Sirena. Made at Erik Espinosa’s La Zona factory in...
View ArticleCohiba Robustos Supremos (EL 2014)
At last year’s XVI Festival del Habano, Habanos S.A. took another step into the big ring gauge craze. While the cigar itself only measures 5 x 58, it’s a Cohiba, and not just any Cohiba, the Edición...
View ArticlePortraits: Luis Falto
There aren’t a whole lot of people that entered the cigar business in 1995 that are still around. It’s not that 20 years in the cigar business is impossible, rather, there were so many people trending...
View ArticleMarion, Iowa Passes Parks Smoking Ban
A parks smoking ban was approved by the Marion City Council on Thursday, bringing an end to the use of tobacco products or electronic cigarettes and vaporizers in the town’s 21 parks and recreational...
View ArticleLivermore, Calif. To Vote on Downtown Smoking Ban
The Livermore City Council has scheduled a vote on a proposed smoking ban in the city’s downtown area for Monday night, and if passed, would mean the end of lighting up in one of the city’s busiest...
View ArticleTobacco Purchase Age Increase Appears to Have Go-Ahead in Amherst, Mass.
After falling off the priority list last year, a proposal to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old in Amherst, Mass. came back for consideration this spring. While it’s now...
View ArticleShopping Center Smoking Ban Under Consideration in Pleasant Hill, Calif.
A ban on smoking in all shopping centers could be coming to the East Bay city of Pleasant Hill, as the mayor and city council have suggested that a proposal be drafted for formal consideration. The San...
View ArticleJuan López Supreme (ER Canada 2011)
Close followers of Habanos S.A.’s Edición Regional program might point to 2011 as the peak of the program, and it was in terms of sheer quantity, as there were 25 ERs put out in 2011, the most since...
View ArticleWeekly News (April 13, 2015)
Cigar News Asylum Nyctophilia Headed to TAA Members BG Meyer Gigantes Shipping This Week Camacho Discontinues Diploma Casa Fernández Adds JFR Lunatic El Chiquito Casa Turrent Scheduled for May...
View ArticleMoyaRuiz Announce The Rake
After months of teasing, MoyaRuiz is almost ready to show its hand with The Rake. It’s the latest cigar from Danny Moya and Nelson Ruiz and it’s once again being made at Erik Espinosa’s La Zona Cigar...
View ArticleMy Father to Offer Tweaked La Antiguedad as TAA Exclusive
It appears that at the 47th annual meeting of the Tobacconists’ Association of America being held this week in La Romana, Dominican Republic, My Father Cigars will be offering a tweaked version of its...
View ArticleViaje Zombie (Green)
With spring here, it feels like it’s time to take a look back at a favorite Viaje springtime release – the Zombie. Historically having been released in April or May, it’s been almost a year since my...
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