The 87th community in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is close to raising its tobacco purchase age from 18 to 21. This time it is Marion, which is located in the southeast quadrant of the state with a population of just under 5,000 people. In the Commonwealth, the local Board of Health are able to implement regulations that are deemed to be for health related reasons and does not need the support of a Town Meeting. […]
As we reported live on the air last night during The Cigar Authority Broadcast, the city of Boston, Massachusetts has raised the age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21. In an afternoon session, the Boston Board of Health unanimously voted to raise the age and becomes the 86th city in the state to pass such a measure. Our own David Garofalo said last night that on the air that he believes this will lead […]
This week on The Cigar Authority we light up another cigar from the December Care Package, the Nestor Miranda Connecticut Coffee Break. We discuss out the blend came to be and how it has ties a member of The Cigar Authority… We also break down the Winter 2015 issue of Cigar Journal which features Avo Uvezian on the cover. We discus there 2015 awards and maybe even mention their Top 25 countdown. In the second […]
The right for tax payers to light and enjoy tobacco is now a thing of the past in Glen Ellyn, Illinois thanks to a push by those who do not yet pay taxes. The Glen Ellyn Park District Board of Commissioners voted to pass a ban outlawing the use of tobacco at the Park District properties. The move was suggested on August 4 by students of the local high schools. The movement created Reality Illinois which […]
Sometimes coming up with a cigar to review can be challenging when you review cigars as one person five days a week for a period of time that is now close to 17 months. So today I asked my co-worker Ed to go out and pick a cigar for me to review. His mission was to go into Two Guys Smoke Shop Nashua and pick a cigar off the shelf. He removed the band, and […]
LA AURORA EARNS TWO AWARDS AT THE DOMINICAN CIGAR AWARDS Master blender Manuel Inoa comes away with the “Cigar Personality of the Year” award. (Miami, Florida) December 16, 2015 – The Dominican Cigar Review, noted as the most important cigar magazine in the Dominican Republic, presented the third annual Dominican Cigar Review Award with La Aurora taking home top honors in two categories. The Dominican Cigar Review Awards ceremony brings together journalists, celebrated industry authorities, […]
According to a published report in The Salem News, the town of Swampscott which is northeast of Boston became the 85th community in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to raise its tobacco purchase age. The measure to raise to the tobacco age from 18 to 21 was passed via a Board of Health vote to join the Tobacco 21 movement. The town also moved to ban smoking and nicotine products at public beach and parks within […]
A silver lining in the forthcoming budget fails to materialize as the House of Representatives has released a bill that has been referred to as omnibus and that the exemption for cigars was removed from that final proposal. While the bill moves before a vote of the House and Senate there still remains a slim chance that the language could miraculously find its way back into to bill. It is believed that the language which was […]
The Neanderthal was first mentioned by RoMa Craft in 2014, but it wouldn’t see a release until 2015. There was a 4″ version called SGP that was limited to two cigar shops in Texas; and a production line called the HN. Today we look at the 5″ version that contains 6 different filler tobaccos including an exceptionally strong variant of Double Ligero from Pennsylvania known as Green River Valley Sucker One. According to the guys at Romacraft the […]
This past weekend on The Cigar Authority podcast we smoked the Aging Room M356 which was part of December care package. As we will be doing from now on; the Monday after the show we will do a full review of a cigar that was featured on the episode. The Aging Room by Rafael Nodal’s Boutique Blends and is made at Tabacalera La Palma under Jochi Blanco and was launched in 2011. The original Aging […]