The Cigar Media Association is pleased to announce the 1st Cigar Industry Awards. With the establishment of the Cigar Media Association in 2014, the 14 members involved in the association wanted to create an award ceremony where they could honor and celebrate the companies and individuals in the cigar industry. This marks the first time a collaborative effort among various brands of the cigar media have come together for such a process. As this is […]
While not as popular to the premium cigar market the North American Tobacco Outlet (NATO) show will be happening in Las Vegas at the Paris Hotel on April 22-23, 2015. During the show, Mitch Zeller the Director of the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products will be taking part in a panel discussion as well as speaking to attendees. FDA Director Mitch Zelller will speak during the final general session alongside Jim Dillard, the Senior Vice-President of […]
This past weekend on Saints & Sinners, Pete Johnson of Tatuaje Cigars announced that the M80 would be making a return as a redux in regular production. The cigar will be an exclusive to Two Guys Smoke Shop and is expected to launch in June, 2015 in time for Independence Day. The M80 was originally launched as a limited edition in June, 2011 and was highly sought after even after it was sold out. The […]
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 […]