Robert Wright, brand owned of Pura Soul who has been with Christian Eiroa for a number of years has opted to leave CLE. Back in July, 2014 we showed the new look Pura Soul and it appears these cigars will be available via Robert Wright himself who is venturing off on his own. Robert Wright and Christian Eiroa remain close and the split has been amicable.
In November of 2013, the provincial government of Alberta passed Bill 206 which would ban the sale of flavored tobacco. Bill 206 has sat in limbo as the cabinet has not yet proclaimed it. There is a push to pass the law underway based on flavored tobacco increasing the chances of someone beginning to smoke at an earlier age. The ban would include all forms of flavored tobacco including pipe tobacco and cigars. According to […]
I first met Jorge Armenteros from Tobacconist University before I started blogging, I was the occasional customer in his store, A Little Taste of Cuba when my travels took me to Princeton, New Jersey. In talking to Jorge you realize how passionate he is about tobacco, and how he wants to educate those around him for the betterment of the industry. The R & D allows him to bring the teaching to you. This tasting seminar with […]
Beginning on August 25th, the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point will join the list of over 700 colleges across the United States and become tobacco-free on August 25th. The policy includes parking lots and sidewalks as well as dormitories. The original story is here: https://www.stevenspointjournal.com/story/life/2014/08/15/uwsp-becomes-tobacco-free-campus-aug/14039349/
Each week on The Cigar Authority Radio show we have been reporting that various colleges are going smoke free around the country. You can now add SUNY Oswego to the list. Starting on January 1, 2015 the entire campus will become smoke free. This includes the residence halls in which the students live. The ban also encompasses E-Cigarettes and Vaping. SUNY is the State University of New York, a collection of colleges throughout the region. […]
The country of India is home to 12% of the worlds smokers and the potential for what is about to happen there should be alarming to the rest of the world. The Supreme Court of India has asked law enforcement to begin enforcing a law banning all tobacco products from the country. The various states in India now have 4 weeks to comment. This is part of the same process that made smoking in public illegal […]
The city of Branson, MO is looking to go smoke free, and a proposed ordinance will prohibit smoking in all public places as well as enclosed places of employment. In a city-wide survey taken by the Chamber of Commerce, 64 percent of the respondents felt a smoke free environments was very important for the city. The city is holding a forum tonight to hear opinions on the proposed measure. Branson is located in the southern […]
The enjoyment of cigars is under fire on a global level, not just in the United States. As more and more places legalize pot, governments take aim at tobacco smokers, which in turn affects the cigar community. Ekitiri, Nigeria is home to 2.7 million people and is in western part of the country. It’s government is a dictatorship, and the country has begun the enforcement of a law prohibiting smoking in public places. The move […]
A little over a week ago I received a package from Drew Estate, the distributors of Balmoral in the USA. Included in the package were samples of Panther and Mehari cigarillos and a USB drive of images. While there website isn’t exactly good for information if does have a pretty awesome feel of the old PC game, 7th guest. Balmoral was founded in 1895, and led by a renowned Dutch cigar manufacturer, the brand developed into […]
On Monday, August 11th, 2014 the city of Huntsville, AL passed an ordinance which prohibits the use of tobacco on city property. Huntsville is the 4th largest city in the state with a population over 500,000 people and is home to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center as well as the United States Army Aviation and Missile Command at the Redstone Arsenal.