A tobacco tax could be looming in the state of Louisiana months before the scheduled IPCPR trade show hits New Orleans. With a new smoking ban in place, the state will not look to increase revenue by raising tobacco despite studies that show increased taxes often mean reduced revenue. While the cigarette tax has a number attached to it ($0.36 to $1.08 per pack), there has been no set number attached to other tobacco products […]
If you were to run into Edgar Hoil the last thing you would think is that he was a cigar maker, or a photographer, in fact you might wonder if he was a gang-banger frown South Central Los Angeles. Once you get to know him, you realize this critically acclaimed urban photographer has a story to tell though his art that carries over to his cigars. The One Shot One Kill (OSOK) is a partnership […]
ROOM 101 ICHIBAN EXCLUSIVE HEADED TO CIGAR REALM IN ASHLAND, VA LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 12th, 2015 – Room101, the Los Angeles based luxury lifestyle brand owned by Matt Booth, is proud to announce its second release of the bespoke retailer exclusive series, the new Room101 Ichiban Roxxo. The second of the Ichiban Series, a 48 x 4, is headed to Cigar Realm in Ashland, VA and will be available for sale on April […]
Oettinger Davidoff Announces At the Art Basel Show in Hong Kong 2015 Newly Designed Hospitality Lounge With an Interactive Window Presenting the Davidoff Art Initiative and Unveiling the New Edition in Davidoff’s Masterpiece Humidor Collection By «Maitre d’Art» Lison de Caunes Basel, Switzerland/Hong Kong, March 12, 2015 – As Associate Partner of Art Basel for the third consecutive year, Oettinger Davidoff will unveil a newly designed VIP hospitality lounge in the Collectors Lounge at Art […]
The town of Greenfield is looking to become another in a growing list of those in Massachusetts where you must be 21 to purchase tobacco products. On March 11th at 5pm the Greenfield Board of Health is holding a public hearing at 20 Sanderson Street on the consideration to amend existing tobacco regulations to include the 21-year-old age. Located in Franklin County, Greenfield is looking to follow in the footsteps of its county neighbors Montague and […]
The town of Breckenridge, CO is expanding their smoking ban which previously included restaurants, bars and public meeting spaces. Beginning on March 14th, 2015 it will be illegal to smoke in town parks, open spaces, sports areas, recreation paths. golf course facilities and within 10 feet of public transit waiting areas. Also included are Business Entryways where it will be illegal to light up within a 10 foot radius of any doorway. An exemption was […]
Last night on his Instagram & Facebook account, Pete Johnson announced a special 5.5 x 52 Tatuaje Event Sampler packaged with a free ashtray to be available at events. The set packaged inside the Tatuaje melamine ashtray includes Tatuaje Verocu, Tatuaje Black Label, Cabiguan, La Riqueza and Tattoo. While no MSRP was mentioned based on the cigars and the sizes the set should come in at under $45.00. The Sampler will make its debit in […]
Earlier this year the state of West Virginia proposed a tax on other tobacco products (OTP), which includes cigars at a rate of 10.5 percent. This would have been an increase from the current 7 percent as we reported on The Cigar Authority podcast. However, in late February Representatives Allen V. Evans-R, Tom Fast-R, Barbara Evans Fleischauer-D, Mike Pushkin-D and Ruth Rowan-R introduced H.B. 2953 which would tax OTP products at the rate of 39 percent. The […]
CARIBBEAN AND INTERNATIONAL GUESTS GATHER FOR THE SECOND DAVIDOFF ART WEEKEND IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Davidoff Art Initiative Inaugurates New Art Studios at Altos de Chavón School of Design in La Romana February 11 – 16, 2015 Basel, Switzerland, February 26, 2015 – On February 11-16, 2015, the Davidoff Art Initiative hosted the second Davidoff Art Weekend in collaboration with Altos de Chavón School of Design and Casa de Campo in the Dominican Republic. The […]
VIVA REPUBLICA TO RELEASE LIMITED EDITION CULEBRA MIAMI, FL – Viva Republica™ is pleased to announce the release of its Limited Edition Culebra. The Company has produced one thousand (1,000) coffins each containing a traditional three-piece culebra. The Culebra is composed of three unique blends, featuring that of the Company’s Rapture, Rapture Maduro and Guerrilla Warfare brands. The three cigars each feature a length of 5.75,” in a 39-ring gauge. Inside the five-packs include a […]