Southaven, Miss. Petitioned to Enact Smoking Ban
The city of Southaven, Miss. was formally petitioned on Tuesday to enact a smoking ban, and the Board of Aldermen have agreed to have Mayor Darren Musselwhite, City Administrator Chris Wilson and City...
View ArticleLa Palina Black Label Coming at IPCPR 2014
The strongest La Palina to date will debut in July. The company is currently finalizing the upcoming La Palina Black Label, a four-size line made by Abe Flores at PDR Cigars in the Dominican Republic....
View ArticleHoyo de Monterrey Excalibur Gets Two New Sizes
General Cigar Co. has added two new sizes to the Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur line, the Short Crystal (5 1/4 x 50, $7.49) and No. 660 (6 x 60, $7.79). The extensions come after a massive reduction of...
View ArticlePunch Rare Corojo Rare Salomones
As has been the case for now 13 years, the months preceding spring mean one thing for General Cigar Co.—the Punch Rare Corojo. In recent years, General has made a single vitola exclusive under the Rare...
View ArticleSaluda County, S.C. Makes Parks Tobacco-Free
The Saluda County Council voted unanimously to ban the use of all tobacco products in parks and recreation facilities that are owned or leased by the county. Ordinance 01-14 prohibits “the smoking of...
View ArticleCubanacan Brings Exclusive Perfecto to Events
Cubancan has crafted its own special event cigar. The 6 x 60 Cubanacan Perfecto will be offered as an event-only item for those who purchase boxes of Cubancans at events. Jas Broome, vp of sales for...
View ArticleEiroa & Hoill Create Leroy VS the Dark Master for Tobacco Haven (Updated)
Christian Eiroa and Edgar Hoill are teaming up for a pair of releases for a single store. Tobacco Haven of Brookline, N.H. will be receiving the Leroy VS the Dark Master, two different limited editions...
View ArticleGautier, Miss. Looks at Smoking Ban
The city of Gautier, Miss. will soon consider the merits of a public smoking ban, with a pubic meeting seeking comment on the matter scheduled for April 15. The specifics of a smoking ban ordinance are...
View ArticleNewburyport, Mass. Raises Age to Purchase Tobacco
The town of Newburyport, Mass. is the latest to join the movement of municipalities raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products. On Tuesday, the town’s board of health voted to raise the...
View ArticleGuayacan Plans Sabor de Esteli
Guayacan’s portfolio will expand this summer. The Nicaraguan-based company will release Sabor de Esteli in two wrappers and four sizes later this year. The new line uses Nicaraguan fillers and a choice...
View ArticlePress Release: Davidoff Timeless Classics
April 3, 2014 (Basel, Switzerland)–Davidoff Cigars has made it a mission to delight the cigar aficionado by bringing him a variety of taste experiences and cigar pleasures with truly consistent quality...
View ArticleTatuaje Pudgy Monsters Slated for June
This June, Tatuaje will ship the latest version of its popular Monster Series—Pudgy Monsters. Originally nicknamed “fat little monsters”—a play on the 2012 release of the Little Monsters, the Pudgy...
View ArticleNew Jersey Could Tax Tobacco Ads
Four New Jersey state legislators have introduced a bill that would create a 25% tax on all tobacco advertising and marketing, including premium cigars, electronic smoking devices and cigarettes. A2980...
View ArticleMiami Cigar & Co. Releases More Info on 25th Anniversary Project (Update)
Continuing a steady trickle of information about their upcoming 25th anniversary cigar project, Miami Cigar & Co. took to the BOTL.org forums on Tuesday to release a bit more information. Barry...
View ArticleBlessed Leaf Kairos (Prerelease)
In mid 2013, Kyle Hoover and Chris Kelly of Ezra Zion fame announced Blessed Leaf, described as “non-denominational Christian ministry utilizing technology to evangelize, encourage, and equip cigar...
View ArticleGRAMM Works Travel Humidor
When GRAMM Works first debuted its aluminum tube travel humidors a few years ago, I remember my first thought—it looks cool, but I wondered how loose cigars would avoid getting damaged in what is a...
View ArticleTobacco Ban Could be Coming to Tulsa County Parks
There is an ardent movement in Tulsa County, Okla. to ban the use of tobacco in all city and county owned parks, with four cities in the county having already signed on and a fifth city being targeted...
View ArticleNinfamaniac (Prerelease)
Launching this month, Crux Cigars is the creation of Jeff Haugen and Joel Rogers, who also happen to be co-owners of Tobacco Grove in Maple Grove, Minn., as well as the cigar case company Armored...
View ArticlePittsfield, Mass. Considering Several Smoking Ban Proposals
A number of changes will soon come before the Pittsfield, Mass. Board of Health as they look to restrict access to tobacco products and limit the number of places people are able to smoke. According to...
View ArticleWaltham, Mass. Prepares to Raise Purchase Age
After consultations with tobacco retailers and several months of looking into the issue, the city of Waltham, Mass. appears ready to move forward and raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18...
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