Augusta, Ga. to Consider Smoking Ban
While a proposed smoking ban has failed twice in recent years, the Augusta Commission will be considering the proposal within a matter of weeks as Mayor Pro-Tem Corey Johnson thinks it might finally...
View ArticleAlice, TX. Passes Smoking Ban
The Alice, TX. City Council passed a smoking ban ordinance on Thursday that bans smoking in public places, save for a few exceptions that include cigar shops. Despite a call from Mayor Larry Martinez...
View ArticleViaje Skull and Bones Red WMD (2014)
In May of 2010, Viaje released the first in what has become one of the largest lines in its portfolio, the Skull and Bones Daisy Cutter. Named after a nickname of a bomb used in various conflicts...
View ArticleCrux Cigars Skeeterz (Prerelease)
Crux Cigars, one of the latest cigar brands to launch into the premium cigar market, is set to release their first three cigars on April 1st. We posted a news story about it last month, detailing the...
View ArticleTatuaje WCD 127 Coming Next Month
The next anniversary cigar for W. Curtis Draper will be a Tatuaje. The Washington D.C.-based retailer announced that the 7 5/8 x 52 Tatuaje WCD 127 will debut this Friday, April 4, at the company’s...
View ArticleWeekly News (March 31, 2013)
Cigar News IPCPR Continues CEO Search Tatuaje WCD 127 Coming E.P. Carrillo La Historia Coming This Summer Eiroa & Hoill Team-up For Leroy VS the Dark Master AVO Announces 2nd Movement TAA 2014...
View ArticleCain F Lancero
Originally announced in 2011, the Cain F Lancero made quite a splash as a blend that combined a complex profile, a lancero vitola and excellent construction all in a tubo priced originally at six...
View ArticlePress Release: Asylum Cigar Bar Opens at Detroit’s Comerica Park
March 24, 2014 (Miami, Fla.)–The Detroit Tigers 2014 season will open up with the renamed “Asylum Cigar Bar” at Comerica Park in Detroit, MI. The Asylum Cigar Bar will be hosting a variety of blends...
View ArticleVermont Senate Takes On Expanded Smoking Ban Proposal
A piece of legislation that would greatly expand Vermont’s smoking ban has passed the state House of Representatives and now heads to the state Senate, where it currently awaits a vote in the Senate...
View ArticleNassau County Won’t Raise Tobacco Purchase Age
Nassau County (NY) won’t be raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 19 to 21, as Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves (R-East Meadow) has said that she will not call a vote on the...
View ArticleAndre Farkas Teases Perfecto Rerelease for 2015
In 2010, Viaje released two of its more limited offerings, double perfectos in each one of the company’s then core lines. Last week, Andre Farkas posted a picture of the boxes on Facebook with the...
View ArticlePress Release: Nat Sherman International to Relaunch Epoca Brand Spring 2014
March 31, 2014 (New York, N.Y.) — Nat Sherman, Tobacconist to the World since 1930, announces plans to bring the Epoca brand back to market late spring 2014. This re-release comes with special...
View ArticleTatuaje to Release 2014 TAA Exclusive
Tatuaje released its latest TAA exclusive cigar at the group’s annual meeting last week in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, with the plan to have them at retail in late August or early September. The Tatuaje...
View ArticleTAA Gets Exclusive Release from My Father Cigars
Add My Father Cigars to the list of manufacturers who have created exclusive cigars for the Tobacconists’ Association America, commonly known as the TAA. At the group’s March meeting, My Father Cigars...
View ArticlePadrón Adds Limited Belicoso to TAA Exclusives
This year, Padrón will be offering members of the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) a special 5 x 52 belicoso in the company’s 1964 line. Scheduled for June, the Padrón 1964 TAA Exclusive will...
View ArticleH. Upmann Adds Bank Note as TAA Exclusive
While it’s been known that Altadis USA would be offering a TAA exclusive cigar this year, little was known about it prior to the meeting, other than that it would be part of the H. Upmann brand. With...
View ArticleCain F Lancero Production Run Ends
Oliva has confirmed the Cain F Lancero will be no more. The company has run out of tubos and as such will be producing no more of the highly-rated cigar. The Cain F Lancero was the first cigar...
View ArticlePennsylvania Cigar Tax Bill Introduced
A new bill in the Pennsylvania Senate could change the way cigars are taxed in the state. Under S.B. 1292, cigars would be taxed at 3.6 cents per cigar, but only if they are sold within the state....
View ArticleNaughty Goose
There is almost nothing about Naughty Goose. It was a brand created by Italian-born Daniele Mangiameli. He showed the cigars off at the 2008 IPCPR trade show and convention and by 2009, Richard...
View ArticleSmoking Ban in Works for Beaches in Ocean City, Md.
A smoking ban is in the works for the beach areas of Ocean City, Md., with the expectation that it will be formally discussed at the city council’s April 16 work session. WJZ-TV reports that the...
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