It has been a little over two weeks since FDA released the Final Rule regulating cigars and other tobacco products. The 499-page rule is complex and raises as many questions as it answers. As the three industry trade associations have said, issuance of the Final Rule is the beginning of a long process. We are issuing this joint letter to advise members of actions we’re taking on behalf of the entire industry. We have all […]
For me Memorial Day is one of those strange holiday weekends. Over the years it has become the official start of the summer with friends and family getting together for a BBQ, or heading to the beach. For me, I am heading camping if you can call it that. We rented a cabin at some a campground in Maine but is it really camping when your not sleeping under a tent. Anyway, as I was […]
One of the surprises this year for me is a brand from United Cigar called Fleur de la Reine. It is a cigar that I never heard of until I moved to New Hampshire, and United Cigar is a brand that you should begin to hear a lot about in 2015. According to their website, “Bold and rich with spicy, full flavor, Fleur de la Reine is made up of a blend of Honduran and […]
Davidoff has announced the official opening of its Flagship Store and Cigar Lounge in Houston, Texas. ‘Davidoff of Geneva – since 1911’ Houston occupies a spectacular 2,000 square feet premium space in Oliver McMillan’s upscale River Oaks District – located in the Houston loop. The store is a beautiful illustration of Davidoff’s global retail concept, which features a luxury environment and guest experience. Guests are ushered into a premium cigar retail space, flanked by a walk-in […]
We all have our skeletons in the closet, and for me it is the first few cigars I smoked when I took up this hobby of mine that would eventually lead to a career that the FDA is trying to take away from me. The skeletons for me are the first two cigars I smoked on a regular basis, Macanudo Robust and Por Larranaga. Eventually I would make it over to the Padron 2000 Natural […]
In a blog posting on the official website for Illusione Cigars, Dion Giolito the President of the company addressed the future of Illusione. The posting titled, “Forces Beyond Your Kontrol” stated: “In lieu of current FDA rulings, we have come to the decision that we are 100% committed to you the retailer and the Cigar Industry respectively. At this time, we are moving forward to maintain all brands within the illusione portfolio and will submit […]
Last week, La Flor Dominicana launched their new TAA cigar at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Seabrook, NH. Those in attendance included legendary brand owner Litto Gomez, Vice President of Sales Jonathan M. Carney, and North Eastern Sales Representative John Gallogly II. The LFD 48th TAA commemorates the Tobacconists Association of America and the band of retailers that are a part of it. This release marks the sixth time they have released a cigar for […]
Today I had no idea what to put up for review, so I asked my co-worker to pick me out a cigar. The only requirement was that it had to be a corona or smaller. The result is today’s 22N / 83W review. The numbers on the cigar are coordinates for Cuba, specifically Hacienda el Corojo, a plantation that once (1930 – 1990) grew arguably the best tobacco in the world. Today, having low yield and […]
10 Years, a decade. Not a long time in the grand scheme of life, but for a cigar company it is an accomplishment. That accomplishment has been reached by Sean Williams who launched El Primer Mundo a decade ago and this June the company will release a special 10th Anniversary cigar that will be limited to only 100 shops nationwide. The 10th year Anniversary will be made at De Los Reyes in Santiago, Dominican Republic and feature […]
In our new weekly series we will be sharing two to three minute video reviews about some cigars we can’t get enough of. The week we look at the Byron Distinguido which comes to us from Nelson Alfonso and Selected Tobacco. For those that don’t know. Nelson Alfonso makes his cigars in Costa Rica; but he also lives in Cuba where he does packaging and design for Habanos S.A.