Let’s face it, the cigar industry is built around plagiarism. There are no original ideas, and everyone looks to someone else’s idea and then tries to build on it. That is until Jailbreak by Viva Republica. This is an idea that I believe is as original as they come. A 6 x 58 cigar, with a lancero wrapped in the center. These are essentially two cigars. But it is not just any lancero, it is a […]
On Wednesday, Portland City Council will hold a hearing discuss a city-wide smoking ban in public parks. The hearing comes in advance of a vote by the City Council that is scheduled for February 18. If it passes, the smoking ban would begin in July. The new law would expand existing smoking restrictions to more than 200 public parks facilities, trails, golf courses, recreation areas and community centers. The hearing takes place at 3:15 p.m. […]
Since 1993 tobacco retailers in the state of North Dakota has been battling a tobacco tax increase with success. It also appears that this year the increase proposed by Republican Jon Nelson of Rugby will not pass as well. The North Dakota House Finance and Taxation Committee has voted 12-2 to give the bill a do not pass recommendation. Later this week the full house will decide if they wish to follow that recommendation. North […]
Oettinger Davidoff and Quintessentially Lifestyle unveil the Hourglass Lounge, the world’s first members-only luxury concierge service dedicated to filling the cigar aficionado’s time beautifully. Basel, February 2015. Oettinger Davidoff, creator of some of the finest premium cigars, has joined forces with one of the world’s leading luxury lifestyle concierge service, Quintessentially Lifestyle, to launch the Hourglass Lounge: this first global luxury concierge service dedicated to the cigar aficionado. “The Hourglass Lounge will delight and surprise […]
Victor Vitale will once again be joining us on The Cigar Authority and he will introduce us to his new Tortuga Connecticut which we will smoke on air. In the second hour we will smoke Dram cigars which is a new cigar that is specially blended to pair with whiskey. We will be pairing these new cigars with some Balvenie. Join us for all the madness that is The Cigar Authority. [jetpack_subscription_form] Next Episode: Victor […]
This week my former colleague from Miami Cigar & Company, Cody McKeon who is the new sales representative for the company in New England stopped by The Cigar Authority. Also here was one of my closest and dearest friends Hector Paz who serves as the Director of Sales. We hung out, laughed, and went to dinner in the evening. While here he dropped off some samples for us, including today’s cigar which won an award […]
The state of Iowa has proposed a new bill that would raise the tobacco age from 18 to 19. Senate Study Bill 1109 was advanced on Thursday by a 2-1 vote by a subcommittee in the Iowa Senate. The bill now moves to the Senate Education Committee. According to Senator Herman Quirmbach, the reason for the proposal is the prevent high school seniors who are 18 and buying tobacco for underage classmates. Currently Alabama, Alaska, […]
You can add Rhode Island to the growing list of states looking to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco to 21. State Representative Tereza Tanzi, a democrat from South Kingstown, Narragansett has introduced bill H-5225 which seeks to raise the purchase age from 18 to 21. A press release from the State House mentions that the American Lung Association believes that the average age a person begins smoking is 20.1 years. The proposal is […]
One of the biggest stories of 2014 was Hirochi Robaina, the grandson of renowned Cuban tobacco grower Alejandro Robaina would be joining forces with Cubanacan Cigars to release a cigar made in Nicaragua. The story began in 2011 when Omar Gonzalez Aleman the master blender for Cubanacan who once worked in Cuba’s cigar industry reached out to the grandson with the idea of making a cigar to honor Alejandro. The cigars are now available and […]
As we reported in January, Fort Collins is looking to ban smoking in much of the city. The city council on Tuesday evening voted to give the initial approval to expand the restrictions. The new restrictions will include outdoor public spaces which includes all city facilities and the busiest part of Old Town. In short, the ban covers everything from parks to alleys owned by the city. The amendment is set for second reading and if […]