Less than 24 hours after the Senate passed the Tobacco 21 law, Washington Democrat Governor Jay Inslee announced via Twitter he will sign the bill making Washington the 9th State to pass such a law. #Tobacco21 is the most preventative, cost-effective policy we can adopt to protect the health of our youth. Trudi and I have supported this bill for years – and I look forward to signing it. #RaiseTheAge #Washington21 #waleg pic.twitter.com/7ifXweZTES — Governor […]
The AVO LE 19 is the seventh installment of the Improvisation Series. According to Davidoff, Avo Uvezian broke conventions as the first cigar manufacturer to produce an annual Limited Edition. In honor of his legacy they decided to “break the mold” with this release. As a result the cigars are packaged in boxes inspired by the box pressed cigar molds used to shape them. The cigar is limited to just 2,500 boxes in the US Market and is blended by Master Blender Eladio Diaz and Henke Kelner.
Like clockwork the past few years the House and Senate have introduced bills that would provide a much needed exemption for Premium Cigars. Earlier this year the Senate introduced S.8 which was introduced by Senator Marco Rubio, and H.R. 1854 follows suit with however it is it not identical and would remove a certain exemption sought by S.8. The bill currently summarized as “H.R.1854 – To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify […]
Utah Republican Governor, Gary Herbert has signed into law House Bill 324 which will gradually raise the tobacco purchase age from 19 to 20 in 2020 and then to 21 in 2021. Each change in the smoking age will occur on July 1st. The measure provides an exemption for members of the military, their spouses and dependents where the smoking age will remain at 19 years of age. Utah becomes the 8th state to pass a […]
The state of Florida has seen the introduction of a Tobacco 21 Act by Republican Senator Debbie Simmons of Melbourne. The Senator is currently the lone sponsor of SB 1618 which is summarized as “Tobacco Products; Citing this act as the “Tobacco 21 Act”; revising shipping documentation requirements for specified sales of tobacco products; deleting provisions requiring driver license penalties for certain persons who commit tobacco-related offenses; revising the age under which it is unlawful […]
What is TAA? If you ask around only your hardcore cigar geeks know what TAA is and even then they only know because of one of the most popular yearly limited editions in the cigar industrys; Tatuaje TAA. However the Tobacconist Association of America is so much more than that. Our own David Garofalo just returned from their yearly meeting and convention in La Romano, Dominican Republic. Tune in and we will tell you what […]
With the 2019 TAA coming to a close today, March 21, 2019 we figured we would take a look back at the 2018 of the TAA Exclusive from La Flor Dominicana. Earlier this week it was announced that the company would release the TAA 50th Segundo Edition later this year in both a natural and Maduro format. Cigar Review: LFD TAA 50th Golden “Oro” Anniversary Wrapper: Nicaraguan Sun Grown Habano Binder: Dominican Republic Filler: Dominican Republic (Including Criollo ’99 […]
If you listen to Steve Saka this is one cigar he did not want to make but had his hand forced to satisfy the passionate fans of Lancero sticks. I consider myself one of those fans, but lets face it no one can force Saka to do something he doesn’t want to do. The cigar which is named #NLMTHA stands for “Now Leave Me The Hell Alone” provides a great story and from a marketing stand point […]
Earlier in 2019 a pair of bills were introduced in the Baltimore House and Senate that sought to raise the tobacco purchase age to 21. The measure quickly gained the support of the 57 member Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland headed by Del. Darryl Barnes (D-25). Senate Bill 895 which passed by a vote of 35-11 contains language that permits an exemption for those 18-20 who are active members of the military. Meanwhile, House Bill […]