Smoking Ban Approved in Waxahachie, Texas
The Waxahachie City Council has passed a new smoking ban that will prohibit lighting up in work places and public places, with the five member council voting in favor of it 4-1 on Monday night. Mayor...
View ArticleJordan Alexander III Premium Cigar Company Announces New Blend, New Look
Jordan Alexander III Premium Cigar Company has announced that it has completed a rebranding of the company, highlighted by a new logo, new band and new blend that will be hitting store shelves this...
View ArticleNew Orleans Smoking Ban Proposal Expected in November
This November, Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell is expected to introduce legislation that would ban smoking in New Orleans bars, casinos, public parks and around government buildings. If passed, the move...
View ArticleGurkha Cellar Reserve Edición Especial Solara (Prerelease)
At this year’s IPCPR trade show and convention, Gurkha showed off the latest in its Cellar Reserve line—the Edición Especial. It’s the third year in a row the company has introduced a cigar under the...
View ArticleSmoke-Free Requirements for Bar & Restaurant Patios in Illinois Proposed
A modification to the Illinois state law regarding smoking could have big changes for those who enjoy smoking at patios of bars and restaurants. A new proposal would ban smoking within 15 feet of all...
View ArticleFratello Cigars Rolls Out Event-Only Lancero
An event-only lancero from Fratello made a quiet debut in mid-June at Old Virginia Tobacco Co., and it has recently been announced that it will make a return appearance at W. Curtis Draper’s in...
View ArticleKinky Friedman Cigars Returns Through Havana Alley Cigar Shop & Lounge
After less than a year off the market, Kinky Friedman Cigars is back in business, sort of. Charlie Head of Galveston, Texas-based Havana Alley Cigar Shop & Lounge has acquired the rights to the...
View ArticleRocky Mountain Cigar Festival Gets Exclusive La Flor Dominicana (Update)
As it has done for a variety of festivals before it, La Flor Dominicana has created a special cigar for this weekend’s Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival. Jon Carney, vp of sales for the company, announced...
View ArticleEl Cerrito, Calif. Smoking Restrictions Pass First Reading
A variety of new restrictions on smoking and tobacco use in El Cerrito, Calif. passed their first hurdle Tuesday, as the El Cerrito City Council unanimously approved the Smoking Pollution Protection...
View ArticleIntemperance EC XVIII Humility (Prerelease)
Five months ago, RoMo Craft Tobac co-owner Skip Martin began teasing a new release on social media that would eventually come to be known as the El Catador De Las Panetelas, or more simply the Panetela...
View ArticleJOYA RED Arrives in Stores
The latest from Joya de Nicaragua has arrived in stores. Earlier this week, the company began a series of events focused on JOYA RED—the company’s new look medium-bodied cigar. The #first #lucky buyer...
View ArticleInsidious by Asylum Released to Retail
Insidious by Asylum, a sweet-capped cigar geared towards more novice smokers, has begun to arrive at retail just over a month after being announced and shown off at the 2014 IPCPR Convention and Trade...
View ArticleDignity Cigars Announces Dignidad Elite Reserva for 2015
Dignity Cigars joins the growing list of cigar manufacturers that have announced releases slated for 2015, as the company has shared details about its forthcoming Dignidad Elite Reserva Circa 2010...
View ArticlePortrait: Omar de Frias
If Omar de Frias did not own his own cigar company, the line for people calling the former pro basketball player turned NASA employee to take up a job as a sales rep would likely be a long one. There...
View ArticleE.P. Carrillo 5 Year Anniversary
The name E.P. Carrillo should be a familiar one for most cigar smokers and for good reason; Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, Jr. has been in the cigar business for close to 40-years between El Credito, General...
View ArticlePhilipsburg, Penn. to Discuss Park Smoking Ban
In smaller cities and towns, sometimes all it takes is a single complaint to get an item in front of local lawmakers, as appears to be the case in Philipsburg, Penn., where the town council will...
View ArticleB.G. Meyer Co. Ships Slackers
After a slightly delay, Davidoff of Geneva USA began shipping the latest release from its newest brand, Slackers from B.G. Meyer Co. B.G. Meyer Co. is a partnership between Davidoff and Hollywood...
View ArticleCasa Fernandez Adding Délire Toro to Aganorsa Leaf Maduro, Lowering Prices on...
Casa Fernandez has announced that it will be adding a new 6 1/2 x 50 toro vitola to its Aganorsa Leaf Maduro line, while also dropping the prices on a pair of coronas in the company’s portfolio. The...
View ArticleKokomo, Ind. Smoking Ban Fails to Pass on Second Reading
The latest round of a heated debate over a smoking ban in Kokomo, Ind. resulted in a win for smokers, as the Common Council failed to adopt the proposed ban at its second reading. If passed, smoking...
View ArticleAlec Bradley Nica Puro Diamond Rough-Cut Slated for November
The latest extension to the Alec Bradley Nica Puro line will come in the form of the Diamond Rough-Cut, a 6 1/4 x 54 square-pressed cigar. Last week, Scott Vines of Tor Imports, the U.K. distributor...
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