According to a report at CQ Roll Call, the House Appropriations Committee’s fiscal 2016 Agriculture spending bill includes a provision that would limit the FDA’s ability to regulate products. The provision is in Section 747, and would change the date introduced in a 2009 law that said commercial tobacco products introduced after February 15th, 2007 would be subject to pre-market review. The provision would change that date by defining new tobacco products as those that enter […]
This time of year with all the new cigars coming out we tend to neglect our go to cigars, and for me one of those cigars for when I want something full-bodied is the La Flor Dominicana L300. For me it feels like the cigars coming from Litto Gomez aren’t your typical Dominican cigar, and that is a good thing. According to their website The L300 is made with the darkest, richest Ecuadorian Sumatra wrappers you […]
Ladies and Gentleman….Here come… “The Copy Cats” by David Garofalo It’s that time of the year when some manufacturers come out with what they believe was “hot” last year from their competitors and try it themselves. That is a large part of the cigar industry my friends, companies taking the easiest path to success… Copying others… but maybe there is nothing wrong with it. Maybe they don’t have to be the first, just the best. […]
They say the hardest thing for any parent to do is to bury their child. Nestor Miranda had to do this with his son Danny Miranda who was affectionately known as Danno. To honor his memory the company release The Danno a 7 x 56 cigar that has seen various incarnations. Today while in town at a launch event for the latest version we sit down with Nestor Miranda and talk about how the company […]
La Flor Dominicana is raising their prices for the first time in two years, but the change won’t come until August 1st. According to La Flor Dominicana, the increase of 2.5% across all lines comes due to the rising costs in the fight of premium cigar legislation which the company is deeply involved in. A secondary factor is the rising costs of importation and production from their factory in the Dominican Republic.
Yesterday we caught up with Pete Johnson of Tatuaje to discuss the arrival of the M80 which is set to arrive at Two Guys Smoke Shop the week of June 22nd (we hope), although it will probably be the end of the week. During the conversation Pete also informed us that the Tatuaje Verocu would be released in 6 sizes at IPCPR and features the same blend as the Tatuaje Verocu No. 1 Lado Occidental […]
In 2007 David Garofalo had an idea to create a cigar that had a fuse attached to it and call it the Firecracker. The first version of the cigar was offered to Pete Johnson of Tatuaje who didn’t like the idea and passed. The idea was then pitched to Don Pepin Garcia who though Dave was “loco” but agreed to do the cigar anyway as an exclusive to Two Guys Smoke Shop. Eventually the production […]
New records set for revenue and production in 2014 thanks to strong growth in sales of Davidoff cigars – Strategic investments in Honduras and Nicaragua reinforce “crop-to-shop” strategy – Cautiously optimistic outlook for current year Basel-based Oettinger Davidoff AG, the worldwide leading manufacturer of premium cigars, further consolidated its strong global market position in 2014. With market performance varying from region to region, the company secured above-average growth and thus increased its market shares. Despite […]
We’ve had numerous requests to recap the weekly show which can be heard live via the website by clicking PUSH TO WATCH LIVE on the upper right hand corner. We smoked all three blends of the new Perdomo Special Craft Series. We started with the Pilsner before moving on to the Amber and finishing with the Stout. The Classic Cigars 3-way was won this week by Barry, making it two in a row. We spoke with Nick […]
FRATELLO CIGARS ANNOUNCES BRAND MANAGER Springfield, VA (June 15th, 2015) Fratello Cigars is excited to announce the hiring of Mariela Matos as the new brand manager for Fratello. “This is a big step for our company as we expand into new territories and consolidate on our existing markets,” said de Frias. After graduating with an MBA from Spain, Mariela become the lead account manager for structured web; a marketing software company based in New York […]