New Smoking Regulations Go Into Effect in Pittsfield, Mass.
A set of new smoking and tobacco regulations in Pittsfield, Mass. went into effect yesterday; chief among them is that smoking in the city’s 27 parks is now illegal. Additionally, cigars priced under...
View ArticleAlec Bradley Nica Puro H-Town Lancero
In December of last year, Stogies World Class Cigars in Houston, Texas took delivery of a lancero made exclusively for their store, the Room101 Namakubi Ecuador H-Town Lancero. Since then, a second...
View ArticleLa Flor Dominicana Moves Final 2000 Size to Cameroon Cabinet Line
In effort to make better sense of its Cameroon-wrapped cigars, La Flor Domimicana has rebranded the 2000 No. 3 to the Cameroon Cabinet No. 3 effective today. Virtually everything will stay the same,...
View ArticleAnother Limited Oliva Serie V Heads to Europe
Oliva is adding another European exclusive to its Serie V line. The latest version is a 5 x 60 size, limited to 500 boxes of 24. Pricing in the Netherlands will be €7.30 per cigar. This marks the 18th...
View ArticleColumbia, Mo. Could Be Raising Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
In the final minutes of Monday night’s Columbia City Council meeting and with the clock’s hands passing past midnight and into Tuesday morning, Councilwoman Ginny Chadwick called for a pair of tobacco...
View ArticleGeneral Cigar Co. Acquires Leccia Tobacco Portfolio
Sam Leccia is heading to General Cigar Co. Leccia, confirmed to halfwheel that he was joining General Cigar Co. and that the company would be responsible for the distribution and ownership of his three...
View ArticleNeanderthal (Prerelease)
As is the norm for RoMa Craft Tobac, Skip Martin’s been teasing Neanderthal for a while. It’s been apparent for most of the year that Neanderthal was the company’s largest new project and we’ve been...
View ArticleOliva Serie V Maduro Grows In Size for 2014 (Update)
Oliva Cigar Co. has changed its mind, turns out the Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial 2014 will be a 6 x 60. It was originally said that it was going to be a Double Robusto, the same 5 x 54 vitola as last...
View ArticleEspinosa & Cigar Dojo Partner for Sarsaparilla
Cigar Dojo will be getting another cigar made for it. This time, it comes from Espinosa Premium Cigars, one of the larger supporters of the cigar-oriented social network. It’s called Sensei’s...
View ArticleBelmont, Mass. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
Yesterday, the Belmont Board of Health voted to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and nicotine delivery devices within the city to 21 years of age. The vote followed a public hearing...
View ArticleMacanudo Estate Reserve 2014 Robusto
For this year’s installment in the Macanudo Estate Reserve series, General Cigar Co. went back to the brand’s roots and the country that produced the tobacco that helped this cigar become a staple in...
View ArticleArango Cigar Co. Adds CAO Gold to Clasico Series, New Chi-Town Sizes to Punch...
Arango Cigar Co., the Illinois-based wholesale distributor and importer of hand made cigars, fine tobaccos and smokers’ accessories, has announced that it has added the CAO Gold lineof cigars to its...
View ArticleDaniel Marshal Ambiente 125
So you want a good humidor. As has been mentioned a few times before on this site, most humidors sold today are not very good. Unfortunately, $100 will almost certainly not buy you a nice, new Spanish...
View ArticleParks Smoking Ban Could Be Coming to Ann Arbor, Mich.
In April, the Ann Arbor City Council passed a smoking ban that not only banned smoking within 10 feet of a bus stop and 20 feet of any windows, entrances or ventilation systems of city property, but...
View ArticleAbbeville, La. Adopts Smoke-Free Air Ordinance
Earlier this week, the Abbeville City Council unanimously adopted the Smoke-Free Air Ordinance known, a piece of legislation that will ban smoking in the city’s parks, government buildings and...
View ArticleCrowned Heads To Release Arrington Vineyards Double-W
Crowned Heads is set to release another exclusive blend, this time for Arrington Vineyards in Arrington, Tenn. The aptly named Arrington Vineyards Double-W—which stands for Whiskey and Wine—is a...
View ArticleJM Tobacco Adds JM’s Nicaraguan
JM Tobacco, known for its wide range of value-priced cigars, has released its latest offering to retail, the JM’s Nicaraguan line. A hand-made Cuban sandwich style cigar, the line is available in eight...
View ArticleBlack Label Trading Co. Slates Deliverance for November Arrival
Black Label Trading Co. has announced a new limited edition cigar that it expects to have on store shelves in November, a dual-vitola release the company is calling Deliverance. The new cigar is being...
View ArticleRedwood County, Minn. Bans Tobacco on County-Owned Grounds
Smokers in Redwood County, Minn. will soon be enjoying their final puffs on county-owned grounds, as earlier this week the county board voted to ban the use of all tobacco products in those areas, with...
View ArticleNine EU Countries Object to Ireland’s Plain Tobacco Packaging Proposal
As Ireland seeks to become the first country in Europe and the second country in the world to require that all tobacco products come in plain packaging, nine European Union member countries have filed...
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