When I first took up cigar smoking like many I picked up a Macanudo. It was a nice entry into cigar smoking back in 1998, but thankfully I quickly switched brands. After spending close a year smoking nothing but Padron 2000 naturals, I began venturing out. I’ve always been a creature of habit, and when I find something I like I tend to stick with it. For a long time it was the Domaine by Avo, […]
In California, Senator Ed Hernandez a Democrat from West Covina introduced legislation that would raise the smoking age in the state from 18 to 21. According to Hernandez who is an optometrist he has support for the bill from various health group, American Lung Association and the American Cancer Society. The bill is expected to meet strong opposition from the tobacco industry. Luther Cobb, MD, president of the California Medical Association said, “that increasing the […]
According to the Rocky Patel website, “The Vintage 1999 brand showcases the oldest true Connecticut shade wrapper on the market. This mild, smooth cigar compliments the pale, exquisite wrapper delivering all the toasty notes. The finest mild cigar that’s best described as creamy, buttery, nutty – or simply nuttery!” One cannot question all that Rocky Patel does for the cigar industry with his fighting for our rights versus those who do not understand the art […]
Punch Rare Corojo Returns with Two New Frontmarks General Cigar announces that Punch Rare Corojo will make its annual return to retail beginning on February 16, 2015. The seasonal collection will welcome a new frontmark and a limited edition size available exclusively this year. The 2015 release of Punch Rare Corojo marks the addition of El Diablo, a burly 6.5” x 66 cigar, as a permanent new item in the collection. El Diablo will be […]
“UNTAMED” BY LA AURORA, BEST 2014 DOMINICAN CIGAR OF THE YEAR AWARD BY THE DOMINICAN CIGAR REVIEW (Miami, Florida) January 28, 2015 – The Dominican Cigar Review, noted as the most important cigar magazine in the Dominican Republic, has just made public its choice of “Untamed” by La Aurora as Cigar of the Year for 2014. La Aurora “Untamed” was unveiled last July in the IPCPR Show, in Las Vegas. The Dominican Cigar Review panel […]
S.T. DUPONT DEBUTS NEWEST SHOP-IN-SHOP AT NEW YORK’S ICONIC NAT SHERMAN TOWNHOUSE PARIS, FRANCE (January 28, 2015) – Prestigious luxury retailer S.T. Dupont and renowned tobacconist to the world, Nat Sherman, today celebrate decades of history and partnership with the debut of the newest S.T. Dupont Shop-In-Shop, located inside the famed Nat Sherman Townhouse in New York City. Opening in time for the Valentine’s Day retail rush, the Shop-in-Shop offers a wide range of products representing S.T. Dupont’s core […]
In what seems like a weekly posting, yet another community in Massachusetts is considering raising the age to purchase tobacco to 21. A proposed ban on the sale of tobacco to those under the year of 21 years old will be the subject of the Board of Health hearing in South Hadley next week. The meeting is scheduled to take place on February 4th at 5pm inside South Hadley Town Hall which is located at […]
The measure by Senator Tyson Larson of O’Neill that would exclude cigar shops from the 2008 Nebraska Clean Indoor Air Act has passed the General Affairs Committee by a vote of 7-0 today. The bill will now go before the full Nebraska Legislature where it will be debated and voted upon. As reported last year, the Supreme Court of the state of Nebraska voted that the exemption granted was unconstitutional. No date was given for the […]
For those of you who don’t know I work for Two Guys Smoke Shop during the week maintaining their website and doing mail order. I also work for The Cigar Authority which is a completely separate entity. Yesterday, for the first time in 30 years Two Guys Smoke Shop had to close because of the blizzard that hit New England. In Nashua where I work we got 31″ of snow while Salem and Seabrook each […]
Leaf by Oscar is a creation by one of the most colorful men in the Cigar Business, Island Jim. During a factory trip with some regulars from his shop in Pittsburgh; Leaf & Bean he got to meet Oscar at Rocky Patel. Oscar who now owns his own factory in Danli, Hondurus made some test blends for Jim and he asked Oscar to wrap the cigar in a tobacco leaf. Confused at first as the […]