A few weeks ago Two Guys Smoke Shop got in the Hirochi Robaina and although they can’t put them on the web at 2guyscigars.com they are taking phone orders. At that time they also bought on the Cubanacan core line. According to their website, “As long as there have been people, there have been stories. From the stories told in paintings on ancient caves to the family stories shared around the table, stories make up […]
It’s contest time at The Cigar Authority… You can win a La Flor Dominicana Digger Porcelain Ashtray. The ashtray which is designed to hold larger cigars, can be used with any format vitola and measures 6″ x 11.5″. To enter and win all you need to do is sign up for our mailing list. We will randomly select a winner on February 23rd, 2015 and mail the person to the email address they used to sign […]
The new Punch Signature will ship out to retailers on March 2nd, and will be a regular release. Details on the cigar have been coming out in the form of teasers at signature.punchcigars.com. While many cigar companies have enlisted celebrities, Punch has enlisted the brand’s mascot to serve as the voice of the brand. Made in Honduras and blended by Master Blender Agustin Garcia the cigar has been three years in the making. According to Garcia, “The […]
Democrat Senator William Tong of Connecticut wants to make it illegal for you to continue smoking that cigar you might have lit up in your car while waiting for the train. According to IPCPR, a bill was introduced in the January session and is now set for a hearing today. Bill No. 5941 seems to amend section 19a-342 of the general statute to prohibit smoking on platforms and at rail stations. Connecticut is home to […]
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene a long-running battle between General Cigar and Cubatobaco. The battle has been ongoing over the Cohiba trademark. In refusing to hear an appeal by General Cigar Company the Supreme Court left intact a ruling in favor of Cubantobaco made in June by the U.S Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. General Cigars which is owned by Scandinavia Tobacco Group uses the name Cohiba in the USA while […]
In the city of El Paso, Texas the Housing Authority is seeking to make all of the public housing smoke-free according to a new policy adopted by Authority Commissioners. The housing units in El Paso are in the process of being converted to Rental Assistance Demonstration, aka RAD during a renovation project which will cost $600 million dollars. In order to live in these housing units the tenants must sign a provision in their lease […]
This week on The Cigar Authority we go inside the mailbag. The amount of emails we receive has multiplied exponentially, and as a result many of them have gotten pushed aside as an episode had run behind schedule as they do from time to time. Let’s face it, we are windbags at times! So this week we will address your questions, and give you the answer you seek, or maybe don’t want to hear. All […]
The state of Nebraska has been one of the most looked at states in the terms of pending cigar issues. Originally, cigar bars and cigar lounges were not meant to be a part of the Nebraska Clean Indoor Air Act and as a result were exempt from the law. However, a pool hall operator felt their exemption from the law was unfair as he could no longer allow smoking in his establishment. So began a big […]
The issue has been dated for over a year, and last night the City Council in Irving, Texas passed an ordinance by a 6-3 vote that will ban smoking in all public places in the city with the exception of 8 restaurants and 1 bingo parlor. The board was pushing for a complete ban, with no exceptions and after the vote the chairman of the city’s Board of Health and 2 other colleague resigned at […]
Last night I got to speak with Jeff Stone who does product training for Davidoff. During the course of the conversation we spoke on how each of the Winston Churchill had a different strength. For me I thought it was the Toro which I reviewed last week, and this week I thought I would see if his assessment of the Robusto being the strongest was spot on. Normally, I don’t like to review sizes of […]