Colorado Voters Could Increase Cigar Tax (Update)
Colorado’s already oppressive tobacco tax could get worse if a petition submitted to the Secretary of State’s office yesterday gets certified and approved by voters on the November ballot. A group...
View ArticleSt. Louis County, Mo. Could Raise Tobacco Purchase Age
Legislators in St. Louis County, Mo. will soon begin deliberations on whether not to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old. Yesterday, St. Louis County Councilman Dr. Sam...
View ArticleSmoking Ban Approved for Select Bangor, Maine Parks
A new smoking ban is coming to parks in Bangor, Maine, despite critics saying it didn’t go far enough in snuffing out tobacco use in the city. On Monday night, the council approved a ban on smoking and...
View ArticleDallas City Council Requesting Stricter Parks Smoking Ban
While the Dallas Parks and Recreation Board recommended a parks smoking ban with an exemption, the Dallas City Council is expected to introduce a smoking ban without exemptions. According to a report...
View ArticleBolívar Bosphorus (ER Turkey 2014)
At this point, if an Edición Regional release comes out the following year, there’s not really much surprise from the general cigar smoking public. This was of course the case when Habanos S.A. finally...
View ArticleSchrader Hispañiola MMXIII
In 2010 I found myself in the Tatuaje booth at the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show—a far cry from the structure that Pete Johnson’s brand now calls its own—and we were talking about a Dominican...
View ArticleLa Palina Goldie Dalia
For the fifth installment of its Goldie series, La Palina again returned to the El Titan de Bronze factory and roller Maria Sierra to produce a size called the Dalia, a 6 3/4 x 43 vitola that in more...
View ArticleColumbia County, N.Y. Rejects Tobacco Purchase Age Increase Proposal
A proposal to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old in Columbia County, N.Y. has failed, as the Columbia County Board of Health said it’s an issue that should be left to...
View ArticleLotus/Integral Group Moves to New Headquarters
Lotus/Integral Group is moving to a new headquarters. On Monday, it will move into a new location in Tamarac, Fla. about a mile and a half from its previous location. “We have doubled the size of our...
View ArticleMiami Township, Ohio Enacts Smoking Ban for Parks
The Cincinnati, Ohio suburb of Miami Township will ring in the new year with a complete smoking ban in its parks, as the town council passed the ban at its Aug. 16 meeting after three public hearings....
View ArticleAmbassador Fine Cigars Receives Davidoff 20th Anniversary Cigars
Ambassador Fine Cigars in Phoenix, Ariz. has received the first shipment of the 20th anniversary cigar created by Davidoff in honor of the store’s milestone. On Wednesday, Vartan Seferian posted...
View ArticleAsk halfwheel: How Does Wrapper to Filler Ratio Work?
It’s Friday and it’s time for another slightly belated edition of Ask halfwheel, our weekly segment where we answer a question from readers. Today’s question comes from David: How exactly does the...
View ArticleBoveda Adding Larger 320 gram Pouches (Update)
At the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Boveda introduced a 330 gram version of its patented product, however, it will now be a 320 gram unit. The company made the decision to switch to a...
View ArticleSerino Royale 20th Anniversary Maduro XX Sublime
Most likely, quite a few of you reading this review have never heard of Serino Cigar Co., but that does not mean it comes out of nowhere. In fact, while it is a new company that debuted this year at...
View ArticleMatilde Quadrata Toro Bravo
While it’s no longer the newest release from Matilde Cigar Co., the Quadrata was the star of the company’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show. Quadrata is the third release from the company, a...
View ArticleDrew Estate Previewing Liga Privada No. 9 Pork Beli
Tonight at Hyde Park Cigars in Chicago, Drew Estate will preview a new size for its Liga Privada No. 9 line, Pork Beli. The new size is a short belicoso, listed at 4 3/4 (120mm) x 50. Tonight, the...
View ArticleLas Calaveras Edición Limitada 2016 Pirámide
Rarely does a year go by when we don’t lose a friend, family member or other acquaintance to death. Different groups and cultures memorialize them in different ways, some with annual tributes to all...
View ArticleWeekly News (Aug. 29, 2016)
Cigar News Ambassador Fine Cigars Receives Davidoff 20th Anniversary Boveda Updates Larger Pack to 320 Grams Drew Estate Shows Off Liga Privada No. 9 Pork Beli La Flor Dominican Creates Exclusive for...
View ArticleFoundry Shelves Second Half of Zodipunk Releases
In March, Foundry Tobacco Co. announced that it had hired its first independent broker, C.H.I.M.P., Inc. to cover the southeastern United States. As part of that announcement, a new series of cigars...
View ArticleCaldwell The Last Tsar
Last year, Caldwell Cigar Co. released one of its most expensive cigars and limited cigars to date: The Last Tsar. The 5 1/2 x 52 short torpedo was limited to 500 boxes of 10, distributed to the first...
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