You can add North Ridgeville, Ohio as a place you can’t smoke but it also proves that this has nothing to do with the myth of second-hand smoke, as e-cigarettes were banned as well. The Parks and Recreation Commission passed a policy that bans smoking on July 1st. The items named in the ban are cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chewing tobacco, snuff and e-cigarettes. According to Director Kevin Fougerousse, “We don’t want to step on anybody’s […]
A customer of Two Guys Smoke Shop reached out to me on Facebook to review today’s cigar, which was off my radar until he asked for it. The Testorossa was launched in 2012 at IPCPR in Orlando and according to the Cuba Rica Testorossa website, “The” Red Head” is a full body cigar for those who seek the ultimate in strength and flavor. It’s wrapper, an Ecuadoran Habano – it’s oily sheen a precursor of […]
For everyone person who gets it right, there are twenty people who are clueless such as Randy Herbert of Sulphur, New Orleans who states, “First of all — people of Sulphur — you don’t have a right to smoke.” Sadly, the Sulphur City Council agrees and has banned smoking in bars and casinos. The measure was passed unanimously and goes into effect in 30 days while business will be given a 60 day grace period. […]
Score a rare victory for tobacco users as the Pitt County Board of Commissioners rejected a ban on smoking in public parks with a 5-4 vote on Monday. The deciding vote came from a reformed smoker, Commissioner Tom Coulson who finally echoed words spoken by many. Those words were that the government should take away to right to use a legal product. We applaud Tom Coulson for doing what was right and not putting his […]
CLASSIC COVERS 2015 TAMPA, FL – APRIL 13, 2015. AVO Cigars, the globally renowned cigar brand, continues to innovate with the inaugural release of the AVO Limited Edition Improvisation Series – CLASSIC COVERS 2015. The Improvisation Series is a new platform of AVO Limited Editions based on unexpected music and cigar inspirations that create rich and noteworthy experiences for all to celebrate and share. Avo Uvezian fully embraced the improvisation of jazz – the band […]
With Bad Religion playing in the background and the door open at work on a beautiful spring day in New Hampshire the stage is set. I try to keep the background neutral when I review a cigar with a similar setting each day to not be swayed but with it being 72 degrees after a brutal winter its hard to not take advantage of it. According to the press release, “The Kafie 1901 Connecticut features a […]
Walking down the street enjoying a cigar is something that could become a thing of the past in down Livermore if the City Council has their way. The new measure would create a no smoking area that covers downtown Livermore and will be decided with a vote tonight. The new measure would create smoking areas in parking lots in what the city is calling a way to promote the downtown as an attractive destination. The […]
The city of Somerton, AZ is turning its public parks, all three of them into tobacco-free zones. However, the city is not penalizing anyone who does light up. This could change if people continue to light up when visiting the parks. The Somerton City Council passed the new measure with a unanimous vote that was proposed by the Youth Anti-Tobacco Coalition which makes me once again wonder how those who aren’t old enough to vote […]
MOYARUIZ ANNOUNCES THE RAKE April 13, 2015 (Ridgefield, NJ) – MoyaRuiz Cigars Inc. announce the release of The Rake, a new line of cigars from the makers of the La Jugada cigar brand. With an intended launch of spring 2015, The Rake will be made at Erik Espinosa’s La Zona factory in Esteli, Nicaragua. The cigars will be presented in classic cabinet-style boxes of 20 and available in 4 different vitolas, Fix (5-5/8×46), Cut (5×52), […]
Let’s face it we like to stir the pot, and this week is no different as we continue our discuss on Cuba. This time we look at what we think is next for Cuba and we weigh in on when we think the embargo will end and the future of Cuban Cigars…. Also next week is the TAA and David Garofalo gives us some insight on what to expect and maybe we will discuss some […]