La Flor Dominicana TCFKA “M” Collector’s 2014
In 2011, La Flor Dominicana released the Mysterio, a double perfecto with a bee-hive cap and a maduro covered foot. The line got a limited edition release with a name change to Mysterioso Collector’s...
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Cigar News Alec Bradley’s VP of Marketing Leaves Altadis Wins Spanish Chamber of Commerce Award Congrats to Altadis U.S.A. (@CigarWorld) on winning the Spanish Chamber of Commerce company of the year...
View ArticleLeccia Luchador Hombre
While redux reviews are most often about how a cigar has changed in the months or years since it was originally smoked, it would be an oversight not to mention that it’s been an eventful eight months...
View ArticleJR Cigar Revamping Brick & Mortar Stores
The changes at JR Cigar keep coming. While the company, which is part of the Altadis/Imperial Tobacco Group, has spent much of the last 12 months updating its online and catalog business, it’s now...
View ArticleNewburgh, N.Y. Approves New Tobacco Retailer Licenses
Beginning on March 1, tobacco retailers in the city of Newburgh, N.Y. will be required to obtain an additional license if they wish to keep doing business as the city council approved the new...
View ArticleCabal Event Short Robusto (2015) (Prerelease)
Cabal Cigars brought about a change to its Event Short Robusto, if not necessarily by choice. Back in December we reported that the blend was changing, due to the fact that Chris Arolfo was no longer...
View ArticleRomeo Añejo Heads to Stores this Month
There’s a new addition to Altadis U.S.A.’s Romeo y Julieta brand, as today the company announced the Romeo Añejo by Romeo y Julieta. The Romeo Añejo uses a Connecticut broadleaf wrapper from 2010,...
View ArticleFort Collins, Colo. Seeks Public Comment on Expanding Smoking Ban
The Fort Collins City Council has been busy in the past year trying to stamp out smoking, and as they look to further expand the city’s smoking ban they are seeking public comment in advance of their...
View ArticleCaldwell Cigar Co. Announces Nothing You Ever Heard Of
Robert Caldwell is being a bit secretive with a cigar that will be released this May in celebration of Caldwell Cigar Co.’s first anniversary, saying that for now the project is being referred to as...
View ArticleBlazer Firefox Torch Lighter
In the decision process of picking a lighter, there are many places to start, but one of the easiest is to decide whether or not you want the thing to fit in your pocket. If you do, there are plenty of...
View ArticleSmoking Ban Fails in Duncan, S.C.
After passing its first reading just over a month ago, a smoking ban in Duncan, S.C. appeared to be a foregone conclusion, with Mayor Lisa Scott saying she expected it to pass its second reading on...
View ArticleOregon Could Allow Cities and Counties to Set Tobacco Taxes
Legislation introduced into the Oregon legislature could result in cities, counties and towns in the Beaver State being able to impose their own taxes on tobacco in addition to what the state already...
View ArticleDavidoff’s Tabadom Gets New General Manager
Davidoff has announced that Hamlet Espinal has succeeded Henke Kelner as general manager of Tabadom Holding, Inc., the Dominican-based production company operated by the Swiss giant. According to a...
View ArticleKentucky Could Nearly Triple Cigar Taxes
Among the bills the Kentucky House of Representatives will consider this session is House Bill 132, a 213-page document that proposes a number of tax increases to tobacco products of all kinds,...
View ArticleMississippi Legislature Will Consider Tax Increase Again
After a pair of bills to raise tobacco taxes failed to get out of committee in the Mississippi House of Representatives last year, the same sponsor is back with another bill seeking the same increase...
View ArticleIPCPR Announces New Washington, D.C. Headquarters
The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) announced on Wednesday that it will be moving into a new Washington, D.C. headquarters this summer. In a press release, Finnie...
View ArticleMarion County, Ore. Passes Tobacco Ban on County Property
The Marion County Board of Commissioners voted 2-1 on Wednesday to ban smoking on all county property including parks, parking lots and the areas around county offices, while also moving to expand the...
View Article2014 Awards: The Consensus
The statistical analysis of a highly imperfect system is back. For the last four years we’ve published The Consensus, a statistical analysis of combining all the various top 25/top 10/etc. lists from...
View ArticleVilliger Cigars Enters Into Logistics Agreement with Sutliff Tobacco
Villiger Cigars North America has entered into a logistics agreement with Sutliff Tobacco Company that will have Sutliff providing warehouses, logistics and backoffice sales support, including customer...
View ArticleFolsom, Calif. Headed Towards Expanded Smoking Ban
The Folsom City Council has instructed city staff to draft an expansion to the city’s smoking ban that would make it illegal to light up in an apartment or on the patio of a restaurant or bar. Should...
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