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Legislation Week In Review Vol. 8

Each week we share some of the news that comes across our desk about upcoming legislation.. This week we have stories from Alaska, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Romania and Singapore. Alaska – The Alaska Senate is once again considering a bill to prohibit smoking in bars, restaurants and public places across Alaska according to JuneauEmpire.com. Louisiana – An ordinance that would ban smoking in Baton Rouge’s casinos and bars is to the Metro Council according to […]

March 18, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

Nat Sherman Panamericana Epicure TAA Cigar Review

Each Spring, the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) meets to address the issues that face the cigar industry. This mini trade show is only open to the top 80 retailers in the country. In addition to retailers, many manufacturers attend the gathering as well with some such as Nat Sherman creating a cigar exclusively for the members of the TAA. The stick was originally made as an exclusive for the Nat Sherman Townhouse in 2014. […]

March 18, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

Garofalo Toro – Cigar Review

How awesome would it be to have a cigar tailor made to your tastes? I’m sure David Garofalo would know, considering I’m about to smoke one with his name on it. Back in 2010, on David’s 50th birthday, Nick Perdomo of Perdomo Cigars surprised him with a stogie of his very own. If you’re familiar with The Cigar Authority podcast or Two Guys Smoke Shop, you may already know that our friend is a fan […]

March 17, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

Mombacho Cigars Begins Shipping Liga Maestro

GRANADA, NICARAGUA – March 17, 2016. Mombacho Cigars is excited to announce that they have started shipping prerelease boxes of their new line, the Mombacho Liga Maestro to the United States, Canada and Europe. The Liga Maestro is a Nicaraguan puro originally created in 2013 exclusively for the Italian market. After a successful Italian introduction, distribution is now expanding throughout continental Europe and North America as part of the company’s tenth anniversary schedule. The new […]

March 17, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

La Flor Dominicana TAA 48th First Impressions & Winner

Last year for the first time La Flor Dominicana offered 3 samples to TAA Retailers and they in turn got to vote which cigar would become the Limited Edition production for the TAA 47th. Retailers said how many they would order on each size and based upon those numbers a cigar was picked. This year La Flor Dominicana followed that same exact model with a new blend to create the La Flor Dominicana 48th. The […]

March 16, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

CroMagnon Aquitaine Cranium Cigar Review

There are a few cigar brands out there that grab the attention of cigar enthusiasts, such as myself, and RoMa Craft Tobac is one of them. Skip Martin and Michael Rosales have been offering up some great blends over the last few years that have solidified themselves into the niche market we call the cigar industry. One of their core lines, the CroMagnon Aquitaine, is the cigar I’ll be looking into today. Here is a […]

March 15, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

Villiger Group Announces New CEO

Pfeffikon/LU, March 15, 2016 –Heinrich Villiger, Chairman of the Board of the Villiger Soehne AG hands over his function as CEO of the Villiger Group after 65 years in charge. The new CEO of the Villiger Group is Robert Suter (M.sc. Swiss Instiute of Technology) who has extensive experiences in international Swiss industries. In his last position he successfully acted as Group CEO of Conzzeta AG a Swiss holding company. “We are very pleased that […]

March 15, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

Americans Can Now Buy Cuban Cigars & Rum Abroad

This morning the Obama administration announced it would be loosening restrictions for Americans to travel to Cuba and it also allowed for business transactions for the two countries. The changes which take effect on Wednesday, March 16th means Americans will now be able to legally buy Cuban-made cigars and liquor while in Europe Despite conflicting reports Americans will not be able to bring them back to the US from nations other than Cuba where Americans are limited […]

March 15, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

General Presents The New Hoyo

General Cigar will launch a new version of Hoyo de Monterrey exclusively for brick and mortar retailers. The new collection called Hoyo will be available in four sizes ranging in price from $5.49 to $6.99 and begins shipping to all retailers on April 1. According to Alan Willner, vice president of marketing, “We’re taking the legendary brand Hoyo de Monterrey and moving it into the future. The new Hoyo is about keeping the brand’s rich […]

March 15, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

Crowned Heads The Angel’s Anvil 2016 First Impressions

With Dave back from TAA; he came with a bunch of samples in tow all the way back from Puerto Vallarta where the Tobacconist Association of America held their annual meetings. During the course of this get together of the top 80 retailers in the country; manufacturers offer a specific release that is exclusive to these retailers which Two Guys Smoke Shop is part of. One of these releases is the 3rd Annual from Crowned […]

March 14, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

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