Zino has undergone a bit of a transformation over the past year. The brand has made an effort to get younger with the addition of street art. The Make Of Texas continues that trend featuring the art of Gonzo 247, the renowned graffiti artist from as you may have guessed it, Texas. According to a mailing from the company, Zino is referred to as “a brand that prides itself on the ideals of nonconformity, ceaselessly aiming for […]
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In June, Governor Christie vetoed a resolution that would have banned smoking in the Garden State. However, that didn’t sit well with many municipalities and Newark is looking to pass a similar law that would ban the ability to light up in a city park or other recreational facilities. It will also ban smoking inside city-owned and city-operated cars means many law enforcement officials will not be able to light up on the job. The […]
Sitting at work, I asked my buddy Ed to pick our a cigar for today’s review. The mindset behind that was that he would pick something that isn’t on my radar, and that plan worked to perfection. Back in 2010, Vallejuelo was voted as the best bargain cigar by Cigar Aficionado where it received a 93 rating. As much as I love the boys from CA, I don’t put a lot of stock into their […]
The state of Oklahoma allows cities to impose smoking bans, however the way the law is written it prevents a total ban on tobacco (thankfully!). On Tuesday, the city council of Lawton approved an ordinance that prohibits all tobacco and vapor products on city owned properties and vehicles in a 5-3 vote despite the Deputy City Attorney indicating there could be legal troubles down the road. The law if unchallenged by the state it goes […]
Gran Habano is having a Halloween party, and you are invited. All you have to do to attend it take a picture in costume and post a picture to their official Gran Habano Facebook page or use the hashtag #GranHabanoHalloweenContest2014 on Instagram. The winner of the contest will have their choice of any 6 Gran Habano (20 Count) cigar boxes. Keep in mind, to make you IG account public otherwise your entry might not be […]
In an effort to reduce smoking, the Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten) has proposed that smoking should be banned at bus stops, outdoor restaurants, entries to public buildings and pavement cafes. The Public Health Agency’s suggestions are being handed over to Sweden’s government for consideration today. Last year, lung cancer groups made headlines in the country when they proposed that Sweden should have a total smoking ban by 2025. Sweden is home to 9.5 […]
In the small town of Gloucester city, along the Delaware river within state of New Jersey you can’t light up a cigar unless you are sitting inside your home. You can thank the local government for taking away your freedom to enjoy a legal product. The new law which went into effect today makes it allege to smoke any form of tobacco in parks, city streets, sidewalks, your front porch, the stoop and the steps. […]
Today’s review completes the trifecta of Selected Tobacco. Our first review was the Atabey (100 Rated) and the second review was Byron (98 Rated). In retrospect, I might flip those scores, as the fuller bodied Byron calls to me more often. Before I began working at Two Guys Smoke Shop, I never heard of these cigar, but they are available in selected retailers around the country. While most have not heard of Selected Tobacco, they […]
One would think that the primary subject at the world conference of the World Health Organization (WHO) would be Ebola. The disease has begun to jump borders and the potential for a world-wide epidemic is there. However, the organization has decided to set its sights on the tobacco industry The WHO is holding its meetings in Russia, which has been boycotted by the United States due to their support of the separatists in Ukraine. One […]
For the last 7 years cigar smokers have gotten to feel like kids again with the annual Halloween release of the Monster Series from Pete Johnson. This year it is part one of a two part collection with the Jekyll, and in 2015 it with be the Hyde. This past weekend I got to smoke both on The Cigar Authority where we had Pete Johnson as a guest. At night, he headed over to Two […]