The 2019 TAA gets underway in La Romana today and the 2019 TAA Exlusive Series list has been officially unveiled. This year there are 12 limited edition cigars in addition to 7 continuing releases. The TAA Exclusive Series Limited edition list is as follows: AJ Fernandez New World Maduro Round Size: 6.5 x 55 Round Blend: Nicaraguan Puro Production: 1000 Boxes MSRP: $8.00 Shipping: May CAO Brazilia Select Size: 6 x 60 Blend: Connecticut Habano […]
Just a few months ago the state of the cigar industry in New Mexico looked like it was headed toward its demise. As the state proposed a tripling of the cigar taxes to 76% many cigar shops were worried they would be forced to shut their doors sending their customers to order cigars online. On the last day of legislative calendar the luck of the Irish shined down on Jack Sweeney, owner of a Santa […]
J.C. Newman Cigar Company will release its first Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) exclusive brand, Brick House Ciento por Ciento. Handcrafted in J.C. Newman’s Nicaraguan factory, Puros de Estelí Nicaragua, S.A. (J.C. Newman PENSA), Ciento por Ciento only uses tobaccos grown in the rich, volcanic soils of Nicaragua. It is the first Nicaraguan puro blend in the Brick House line, hence the name, which means 100% in Spanish. The wrapper is a Habana-seed, corojo leaf […]
This weekend on The Cigar Authority podcast/vodcast we welcomed to the show Mike Rosales and Skip Martin the collective entity known as RoMa Craft Tobac cigars. On the show we fired up the Intemperance Avarice which was part of The Cigar Authority Care Package. As has become customary we offer up a full cigar review of that cigar here on the website. Cigar Review: Intemperance BA XXIWrapper: Brazil ArapiracaBinder: IndonesiaFiller: Dominican Republic, NicaraguaLength: 4.5″Ring Gauge: 52Vitola: Avarice (Robusto) The Look: The Intemperance from RoMaCraft […]
They have some of the most vocal fans on social media, but does RoMa Craft Tobac make Nicaragua’s Best Cigars? We will sit down with Mike Rosales (Ro) and Skip Martin (Ma) and explore the company that makes Cromagnon, Aquitaine and Neanderthal. The boys will offer their cigar review on the Intemperance Avarice and we will see how well Skip and Mike know each other after 10 years of making cigars together. We’ve all made […]
Drew Estate continues their celebration of the 20th Anniversary of ACID, by announcing the nationwide release of ACID Plush. Attendees of the 2019 TAA Trade Show held March 17-21st in Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic will get the first look at the nationally available release. Now is the time to experience the power of deep purple with this 5.5” x 50 premium ACID blend. ACID Plush is all at once rich, dense and wonderfully aromatic. […]
The Utah State Legislature has passed one of the most confusing tobacco 21 bills in the United States. One that might get the ACLU involved before all is said and done. The bill raises the tobacco purchase age in the state from 19 to 21, unless you are a member of the military or have been honorably discharged then you can light up at 18. The purpose of the ACLU is “to defend and preserve […]
In the state of Ohio, Republican Governor Mike DeWine has introduced his proposal for the state budget. Within the budget contains language raising the tobacco purchase age from 18 to 21. According to projections the changing of the tobacco age in the state will reduce tobacco sales and tax collections by $17 million dollars in the first year of the two year budget and $22.7 million in the second year. The lawmakers have until June […]
When the Pennsylvania legislative body returns to session on March 18th, 2019 it is expected that Republican Senator Mario M. Scavello will introduce a bill to raise the tobacco purchase age to 21. Back in December, Senator Scavello introduced a Senate Co-Sponsorship Memoranda of his intentions. In the message he stated, “In the near future, I plan to introduce legislation increasing Pennsylvania’s minimum legal sales age for tobacco products from 18 years of age, to […]
For the second year in a row a bill in Illinois is heading to the Governor’s desk seeking to raise the tobacco purchase age to 21. Senate Bill 21 has passed by a vote of 39-16 after passing the house two days earlier by a vote of 82-31. In 2018 a similar bill passed only to be vetoed by outgoing Governor Bruce Rauner. Now the fate of the bill sits on the desk of Democrat […]