Davidoff Art Initiative Announced Basel, Switzerland/Miami Beach, Fl., USA, December 8, 2014 – Oettinger Davidoff AG, the worldwide leading manufacturer of premium cigars, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, presented the new artist studios for the Davidoff International Art Residency and announced during Art Basel in Miami Beach the next Dominican artist to take part in the Art Residency and a new recipient of Art Grants. These programs are part of the Davidoff Art Initiative, which was […]
ESPINOSA PREMIUM CIGARS TO RELEASE THE BACKROOM SERIES Hialeah Gardens, Florida (December 5, 2014) – Erik Espinosa of Espinosa Premium Cigars proudly announces the release of The Backroom Series, an Espinosa Lounge Exclusive. The Backroom Series will feature cigars exclusive and limited only to Espinosa Lounges. Its first release, “The Alibi”, is a secretly blended, 6 x 48, Small Churchill, wrapped in a dark Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro wrapper. The Alibi is made at Erik Espinosa’s own […]
Some good news and bad news for those who put their lives on the line while defending this great nation. A new bill which is expected to pass Congress before Christmas is expected to raise prices on Military bases. The 2015 National Defense Authorization Act will change how tobacco is priced. Currently, the military is allowed to discount tobacco at 5% of the local price. The new bill will prohibit that discount which in some […]
If you are a smoker or are obese in Devon you will be denied surgery. According to a statement issued by the Northern, Eastern & Western Devon Clinical Commissions group if you have a BMI over 35 or smoke you will be denied routine surgery unless you lose 5% of your weight or quit smoking for 8 weeks. The NHS says it is facing a deficit of £14.5m and announced the new rules the day […]
Davidoff is set to unveil the last masterpieces of marqueterie de verre “The Miami Collection” crafted by renowned artist Daniel Clément during Art Basel in Miami Beach December 2014 Basel/Miami Beach, December 2014 – These exquisite and handmade humidors will be previewed from December 4 – 7, 2014 during Art Basel Miami Beach. Each of these four handmade mirror humidors by Daniel Clément launched this December is a piece of art, made of marqueterie de verre. […]
Coach Mike Ditka And Ron “Jaws” Jaworski To Host “Cigars With The Stars” During Super Bowl Week In Arizona MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — Hall of Fame coach Mike Ditka and ESPN NFL Football Analyst Ron “Jaws” Jaworski are teaming up to co-host a charity event during Super Bowl week in Arizona on Thursday, January 29, 2015 from 7pm – 10pm at Dos Gringos in Scottsdale, AZ. The event, Cigars With The Stars, will allow attendees […]
Nashua, NH – The Cigar Authority which will celebrate its 5th Anniversary in March, 2015 has hit the 1 million download mark for 2014. The mark happened in late November and the total number for the year continues to grow with 4 weeks lefts in the calendar. According to David Garofalo, “I was as surprised as anyone when I was showed the numbers, but also honored. The Cigar Authority each week sets out to put […]
According to a report on Bloomberg news, the owners of Scandinavian Tobacco Group are in talks with private equity firms about a possible sale of the company. According to unnamed sources of Bloomberg, CVC Capital Partners Ltd., Rhone Capital LLC and Pamplona Capital Management LLP, are bidding for the Copenhagen-based company Scandinavian Tobacco Group employs over 9,000 people in 20 countries and in 2010 merged with the cigar and pipe tobacco business of Swedish Match. […]
Darren Cioffi who owns Nashville, Tennessee based Principle cigars become the cigar-smoking champion by keeping a Montecristo No. 4 lit and smoking for 1 hour 55 minutes and 35 seconds. He beat the previous world record by 3 minutes and 25 seconds. According to Marko Bilic, founder of Mareva Cigar Club, the host the competition, “Cioffi is the best of the best, a true cigar aficionado who lives this passion in every way. He is exactly […]
A.J. FERNANDEZ TO INTRODUCE THE NEW WORLD CONNECTICUT EXCLUSIVELY FOR EVENT AT THE “CIGAR INN” (Miami, Florida) November 25, 2014— AJ Fernandez Cigars, known for producing consistently highly rated cigars will introduce a limited batch of New World Connecticut cigars for a one-night only sit down dinner event taking place at the world famous “Cigar Inn” located in New York City. Event will take place on Monday, December 1, 2014 at Cigar Inn located at 1016 2nd Ave. NY, NY 10022. New World […]