Puro Sabor 2016: Day 5 & Conclusion
The final day is simple: wake up, eat, go to the airport in Managua. And with that, the Nicaraguan cigar festival is over. It’s incredible to see the growth of Puro Sabor compared to where it was two...
View ArticleBill Seeks to Triple New Jersey’s Cigar Tax
Cigar smokers in New Jersey could be facing a significant price hike at the register, as a bill introduced in both houses of the state legislature is seeking to triple the Garden State’s tobacco tax....
View ArticleCrowned Heads Sending Headley Grange Maduro to JR Cigar
JR Cigar’s portfolio of exclusive cigars is getting a new track. Crowned Heads is sending the retailer an exclusive version of Headley Grange, meaning it’s time for another history lesson of “Led...
View ArticleWunder|Lust Robusto (Prerelease)
For months, RoMa Craft Tobac co-owner Skip Martin has been teasing a new release, presumably destined for Europe: Wunder|Lust. Last month, Martin went to Europe to celebrate the Christmas holidays and...
View ArticleTatuaje The Krueger Chosen as 2016 Monster Series Release
Pete Johnson of Tatuaje had over two years to determine what the 2016 Monster Series release will be and a few months ago, he chose The Krueger. While that hasn’t been a particular secret, there’s now...
View ArticleTennessee Legislator Proposes Tobacco Purchase Age Increase
Tennessee State Sen. Jim Tracy, R-14, thinks it’s time that the Volunteer State raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and vapor products from 18 to 21, and he’s introduced a bill into the...
View ArticleAmerican Canyon, Calif. Bans Tobacco Stores
There are no tobacconists in American Canyon, Calif.—and it appears it will stay that way, legally. On Tuesday, the American Canyon city council voted unanimously to prohibit tobacco stores from being...
View ArticlePaul Garmirian 25th Anniversary Connoisseur
In 1990, Paul Garmirian created his own cigar company. In a move that we probably won’t see ever happen again, in addition to his own cigars, he launched a book, The Gourmet Guide to Cigars. As has...
View ArticleCounsellor Cigars Returning Next Month
In late 2014, Cuban Tradition Cigar Group announced that it would be bringing back the Counsellor brand. That hit a roadblock of sorts last May when Terry Johnson announced that he was leaving Cuban...
View ArticleAltadis U.S.A. Ships Henry Clay Stalk Cut
The latest Henry Clay is on its way to stores. At this time last year, that would have been a challenging statement to write, but the brand has enjoyed a revival following the release of the Henry Clay...
View ArticleAltadis U.S.A. Announces Yargüera H. Upmann
Several weeks ago, Altadis U.S.A. let it be known that it was working with a new type of hybrid tobacco called Yargüera, named for the farm in Honduras from which it originates. A hybrid tobacco seed,...
View ArticleSTG Streamlines International Cigar Division, Promotes Stijn Elbersen
There’s no other way to say it: Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG), particularly its premium cigar division, is changing. The latest move will come for the company’s international division, which will...
View ArticleTatuaje K 222 Coming This Spring
Last April, Pete Johnson’s beloved rottweiler passed away; this spring, there’s a cigar paying tribute to Kona. My awesome buddy @da_maka asked me what I'm doing right now. Trying to figure out how to...
View ArticleAmbient Weather WS-03
When I began my testing of hygrometers a while back as part of my humidification-centric reviews, I focused on two main areas: the wireless hygrometer systems and cheap hygrometers. That led me to...
View ArticleVoters in West Plains, Mo. to Decide on New Smoking Ban
It will be the voters who decide on a proposed smoking ban in West Plains, Mo., as this week the city council approved the language of a ballot measure that will come up during the April 5 election....
View ArticleAnn Arbor, Mich. Adds 79 Parks to Smoking Ban
It’s been just under a year since the city of Ann Arbor, Mich. decided to ban smoking in roughly half of its 159 parks, starting with a group of 73 parks with playgrounds and four parks in the downtown...
View ArticleAging Room Quattro F55 DeSocio
If you’ve been paying attention to releases in the cigar industry over the past two years or so, you’ve seen the word DeSocio pop up several times from several different manufacturers. The DeSocio...
View ArticleFlorida Bills Could Lead to Increase in Smoking Bans
If there’s one place in the country where it doesn’t seem like local smoking bans are popping up much, it’s Florida, and for a very simple reason. Florida State Statute 386.209 “expressly preempts...
View ArticleBill Could Subject New Hampshire Tobacco Retailers to New License
A bill in the New Hampshire legislature seeking to redefine the term tobacco products could end up requiring tobacco retailers in the state to get a new license in order to keep doing business. HB...
View ArticleViaje Skull and Bones M?stery (2015)
October came and again we saw the expected releases from Viaje around that time, including another size in the Skull and Bones M?stery series. The M?stery series started in 2010, with a release in the...
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