This weekend, a town home community in Omaha, Nebraska will vote to ban smoking. If passed, a smoker will not be able to light up inside his own home. The community of 190 homes in Village will vote this Saturday. If the law is passed the home owner will be fined $25.00, which will increase with each incident. Each unit, will be given one vote.
It might become illegal to smoke down in the Louisiana Bayou, specifically in Terrebonne Parish if a proposed ordinances passes. At its Tuesday meeting, on September 23rd, 2014 the Parish Council will introduce an ordinance to make it illegal to smoke tobacco. According to Parish President, Michel Claudet, “We have been continuing to try to work on areas that we feel can make a substantial difference. One of which is we’re trying to get some […]
Upon looking up information on this cigar I was surprised to see how little information the website offers on it where it simply states, “The words “refined power” shine through this cigar like the gold tubes that encase them. A true powerhouse backed with extraordinary flavor.” Oro translate to Gold, and the La Flor Dominica comes in a gold-colored tube and according to our friends at HalfWheel.com is reference to the career as a jeweler […]
LA AURORA TO DONATE 11 CENTS FOR EVERY PICTURE RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA IN SUPPORT OF THE FIGHT AGAINST DIABETES La Aurora celebrates 111th Anniversary with their “Become part of the family” campaign All the money will be donated to the “Patronato de Lucha contra la Diabetes de Santiago de los Caballero.” (Miami, FL)- October 8, 2014–One picture, eleven cents: #LA111th. La Aurora turns 111 years old today and wants to celebrate with all the smokers in the […]
The Board of Health in Lawrence, MA has proposed regulations will raise the smoking age from 18 to 21. However, it doesn’t stop there as the town also wants to ban tobacco sales at pharmacies as well as requiring all single cigars to carry a minimum of $2.50. The health board considered bundling other regulations to battle obesity such as limiting the sale of soda or other sugar drinks to children under 18. The new […]
Over 6 years ago Pete Johnson announced that he would be incorporating an idea from the wine industry. The idea, was to incorporate tobacco from one farm of one vintage into a cigar. The La Verite 2009 was rolled in 2010 and release in 2011. This changed the aging process as instead of aging in bales, the tobacco has aged in the form of a cigar. This 2009 La Verite was limited to 30,000 cigars. […]
As we have heard over the last couple of weeks via a posting on BOTL.org and The Cigar Nut there is a rumor of Drew Estate heading to Swisher International. This rumor has begun to pick up steam lately. Last week we heard a faction from Swisher was at the factory, and now The Cigar Authority has learned that Alex Goldman’s team was at the factory in Nicaragua yesterday. What does this mean? Only time will […]
On Monday, October 6, 2014 the Brooke Country Board of Health will be holding a public hearing on a proposal that wouldl ban smoking in all business, bars, restaurants and video lottery parlors. I t will also include outdoor spaces such as parks and festivals. The hearing which will be held at 6pm in the courtroom of the Brooke County Courthouse in Wellburg. After both sides of the aisle get their said a final decision […]
In honor of Miguel Schoedel being hired as the National Sales manager of Roberto P. Duran we decided to review the Roberto P. Duran cigar. Let’s face it you hear the name and the first thing you wonder, is the boxer in the cigar business. The answer is no, that this Roberto Duran has a history in the tobacco industry that dates back to 1928 in Cuba. I first smoked the Azan Burgandy at an event in […]
Tom Lazuka from Asylum Cigars joined us today on The Cigar Authority, as we completed the first round of the blind taste test. We lost about 10 minutes of the video due to an internet issue, but Tom Lazuka’s segment is complete. You can hear the whole show without the interruption via iTunes. During his segment, Tom Lazuka lets us know about the new Dragonsmilk Cigar, Patoro from CLE and a new Nicaragua Puro that […]