According to a report the federal government is spending over $33,000 to determine if safe-sex couples live closer to tobacco retailers, and if this makes them more likely to smoke. The government study by the National Institute of Health (NIH) called “Relationship Between Tobacco Retailer Density and Sexual Minority Couples,” argues that since many gay and lesbian couples live in cities they may be near stores that sell tobacco they are more likely to smoke. […]
Following the successful Oktoberfest, Quesada announced today that they will be releasing a cigar to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. The cigar however won’t be made at the Quesada factory in the Dominican Republic, instead it will be a collaboration with the Plasencia Family at one of their factories in Nicaragua. The cigar which comes in a keg with twenty-one toros measuring 6 x 50 is draped in a dark Pennsylvania Broadleaf wrapper over binder and fillers from Nicaragua. […]
The Edicion Clasica Maduro 1962 features similar Dominican Piloto Cubano and Nicaraguan tobaccos found in the binder and filler of the Edicion Clasica Corojo. What sets the Edicion Clasica Maduro apart, says J Carlos Gomez, Executive VP at La Hoja Cigars, is the carefully selected Mexican San Andreas Maduro wrapper.“The San Andreas Maduro wrapper gives this blend a sweet and earthy touch,” said Gomez, “but in order for us to incorporate this into a blend that meets La Hoja quality […]
This morning word came down that Raul Castro and President Barack Obama would be holding a press conference at 12 noon from their respective nations. As more and more news began to leak the question of the embargo being lifted has run rampant in the cigar community. The USA will be releasing political prisoners convicted of spying in the United States while Cuba will be doing the same. The talks between to two countries have been […]
La Hoja Cigars Announces La Hoja Edicion Classica 1962 New Blend Honors Company’s Founding December 17th, 2014, NEW YORK CITY — In the Fall of 1962, Carlos Flores fled Fidel Castro’s rule to Miami, FL to found Flor de Flores Cigar Company. Through Carlos’ hard work and determination, Flor De Flores became a staple for American cigar enthusiasts, selling over one million cigars a single day during the cigar boom of the 1990’s. Today, La […]
The following comes from Cigar Rights of America: Legislative efforts following a two year joint campaign that began with the refiling of H.R. 792 and S. 772, has culminated in a direct message being conveyed from the U.S. Congress to the FDA that premium cigars should not be regulated. This effort, first addressed by the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee this spring when FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg was questioned about the issue, evolved into the […]
At the TAA, the La Flor Dominicana introduced the 707 exclusively for TAA members. Today, La Flor Dominicana announced release of the 707 Ligero as part of its regular portfolio although the blend will be slightly different then the release for Tobacco Association of America members. The new version of the La Flor Dominicana 707 features a Habano wrapper from Ecuador over a binder and filler from the Dominican Republic. The cigar becomes the largest […]
Davidoff of Geneva announces its most luxurious Flagship Store to date in iconic lower Manhattan – New York City Basel/New York, November 2014 – New York will welcome a new “Davidoff of Geneva – since 1911” Flagship Store at the newly renovated Brookfield Place in late spring 2015. Situated on the Hudson River across from the World Trade Center site, Brookfield Place is set to transform lower Manhattan as a premier destination for world-class luxury […]
Kafie 1901 Cigars announces the completion of their Connecticut Blend, set to be released in Feb. of 2015. The Kafie Trading Company based out of Miami, Florida is announcing the completion and introduction of their second blend to market under their registered trademark (Kafie 1901 Cigars). The Kafie 1901 Cigars line was created to represent the history of the Kafie Family in Honduras, which spans over 100 years. Three generations of cigar connoisseurs have come […]
It’s #ThrowbackThursday and this week we have a picture from the archives of David Garofalo circa 1996 or 1997. There are three gentlemen pictured here and if you can name 2 of the three people we will send you a 3 pack of cigars plus a little swag. It shouldn’t be too difficult, if we wanted to make it overly difficult we would ask for the name of all three gentlemen. To enter leave a […]