Caldwell Cigar Co. Announces Seleccion Junior Varsity Line
Fresh on the heels of the announcement that Caldwell Cigar Co.’s first three lines have begun shipping and that the formal launch party will be happening April 28 in San Diego, Robert Caldwell has...
View ArticleUnderstanding the FDA’s Deeming Document
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its “deeming document,” a roadmap of how it plans to regulate tobacco products it currently does not, largely focusing on e-cigarettes and...
View ArticleSouth Bend, Ind. Revisits Smoking Ban
After blocking a similar proposal from going to a vote in 2012, the South Bend Common Council is once again looking at implementing a sweeping smoking ban in the city of just more than 100,000...
View ArticlePress Release: IPCPR Comments on FDA Issues Deeming Regulation on Tobacco...
April 25, 2014 — On April 24, 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released proposed regulations to extend the authority of the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), under the Family...
View ArticleTatuaje WCD 127
It’s said that the older you get, the more important each year becomes and therefore the more it should be celebrated. So seems the case with cigar retailer W. Curtis Draper in Washington, D.C. The...
View ArticleMelrose, Mass. Raises Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21
Add Melrose to the growing list of cities in Massachusetts that have raised its tobacco purchasing age. The Boston suburb’s Board of Health voted unanimously in favor of raising the age to purchase...
View ArticleHeadley Grange Laguito No. 6 Coming
A new size in Crowned Heads’ Headley Grange line is expected this summer, as the company tweeted a picture of the Headley Grange Laguito No. 6, describing it as “new.” #CrownedHeads #HeadleyGrange...
View ArticleDavidoff Confirms Year of the Sheep Development
In a completely expected move, Davidoff’s annual limited edition will continue down the Chinese zodiac meaning the Davidoff Limited Edition 2015 will be the Year of the Sheep. We had tasting panels for...
View ArticleLa Sirena Acquires Old School Cigars
La Sirena has announced that it has acquired Old School Cigars. The move is in some ways a family affair as La Sirena’s president is Arielle Ditkowich and Old School Cigars was founded by the Holman...
View ArticleViaje Zombie Red
For the first time in four years, Viaje’s Zombie has come in red. This year, a pair of Zombies land at two very different parts of the country: Hawaii and Pennsylvania. Zombie is part of a larger story...
View ArticleBraintree, Mass. Schedules Public Hearing on Raising Tobacco Purchase Age
The town of Braintree, Mass., a suburb south of Boston with approximately 35,000 residents, is moving forward with a proposal that would raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21 from...
View ArticleTed’s Makes KY Derby 140
This Saturday is the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby. It’s an event marked by hats, mint juleps and on some occasion—cigars. Louisville-based Ted’s Cigars is the official cigar maker of the...
View ArticlePadrón Family Reserve 50 Joins Anniversary Plans
Details of Padrón’s golden anniversary continue to leak out. It was already known that two cigars were planned for the 50th anniversary: one a humidor release believed to be called “Puros Gold” and the...
View ArticleStatewide Purchasing Age Increase Proposed In Massachusetts
No state has been at the forefront of the debate over whether to increase the minimum purchasing of tobacco more than Massachusetts. Largely thanks to the committed efforts of one pediatrician, more...
View ArticleNew York State Assembly Could Raise Tobacco Purchase Age to 19
The New York State Assembly now has a pair of bills moving through the Assembly and Senate that would increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco products throughout the state to 19, though it would...
View ArticleMombacho Expanding With Tierra Volcán Line (Update)
Mombacho Cigars has announced that the company is expanding its portfolio with a new line of cigar called Tierra Volcán. The new line has been announced via the company Facebook page over the past week...
View ArticlePress Release: Black Label Trading Company Announces Morphine Pre-Release Party
April 29, 2014 (Fort Worth, Tex.)–Black Label Trading Company and UnderGround Cigar Shop are teaming up for a MORPHINE Pre-Release Party. UnderGround Cigar Shop & Lounge carry the six blends...
View ArticleDante Vita Nova D.C. Tweet-Up
Regular readers of this site should be familiar with seeing the name Dante pop up from time to time. The Washington, D.C. area cigar company has already had a pair of its original releases—the Dante...
View ArticleFive Reasons Why the FDA’s $10 Price Exemption Won’t Survive
No part of the proposed FDA regulations regarding cigars has been more talked about than a proposed $10 price point for exemption. Despite all this talk—and outrage—the reality is, that one sentence is...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Mayor Bans Smoking in City Parks
Michael Nutter, mayor of Philadelphia, signed an executive order on Tuesday that immediately bans smoking in public parks via an extension of the city’s Clean Indoor Air Worker Protection Act. The...
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