The measure by Senator Tyson Larson of O’Neill that would exclude cigar shops from the 2008 Nebraska Clean Indoor Air Act has passed the General Affairs Committee by a vote of 7-0 today. The bill will now go before the full Nebraska Legislature where it will be debated and voted upon. As reported last year, the Supreme Court of the state of Nebraska voted that the exemption granted was unconstitutional. No date was given for the […]
For those of you who don’t know I work for Two Guys Smoke Shop during the week maintaining their website and doing mail order. I also work for The Cigar Authority which is a completely separate entity. Yesterday, for the first time in 30 years Two Guys Smoke Shop had to close because of the blizzard that hit New England. In Nashua where I work we got 31″ of snow while Salem and Seabrook each […]
Leaf by Oscar is a creation by one of the most colorful men in the Cigar Business, Island Jim. During a factory trip with some regulars from his shop in Pittsburgh; Leaf & Bean he got to meet Oscar at Rocky Patel. Oscar who now owns his own factory in Danli, Hondurus made some test blends for Jim and he asked Oscar to wrap the cigar in a tobacco leaf. Confused at first as the […]
On January 14, 2015 the Board of Health in the community of Watertown voted on a regulation regarding the sale of tobacco and the Minimum Legal Sales Age. The legal age will remain 19 until March 1st, 2016 when it will become 21. Also at the meeting the community voted to ban flavored tobacco. It also required are liquid nicotine used in E-Cigarettes to be in child proof containers. Watertown, Massachusetts is home to 33,000 […]
We have seen it happen in communities around the United States where country health boards have passed laws in regards to smoking regulations. A new bill that is pending in the West Virginia House of Delegates could change that. Last yeah Hancock County had smoking regulations passed but the Health Boards, the new bill would prevent that from happening. While no details were available on a published report, this is a story that The Cigar […]
Nine out of 10 times that I reach for a cigar from Padron it is a natural. This weekend on Twitter someone asked my opinion of the Maduro and asked for me to write a review for today’s smoke. According to the Padron website, “The Padrón 1964 Anniversary Series line was introduced in 1994 to commemorate our company’s 30th anniversary. This line consists of eleven sizes that are all available in sun-grown natural and maduro […]
Cuba Rica and Costa Rica, say that 10 times fast. This week on The Cigar Authority, Barry, Chuck, Mr. Jonathan and David Garofalo interview Stephen Adib from Cuba Rica and smoke the new Cuba Rica Limitada in the first hour and the Barrabas in the second hour. We step into the Aging Room with Old Fart Freddy, Dive in the Asylum with Mr. Jonathan, and get Debonaire with Chuck Morrison before looking at the tweets […]
Back in 2012 when the Flor de las Antilles was named the 2012 Cigar of the Year by Cigar Aficionado all eyes were on My Father Cigars and the Pepin family on what will they do next. When I was living in Miami and director of sales Jose Ortega shared with me a pre-release of today’s cigar I legitimately thought they had a shot at becoming the first company to go back-to-back in the magazine. […]
This afternoon a hearing was held on the proposed smoking ban that would make it illegal to light up in most of New Orleans. After both sides spoke including a statement from Harrah’s Hotel & Casino that stated the city would lose millions in revenue the City Council voted unanimously to pass the smoking ban. The final vote on the measure was 7-0. In other news, the City also looked to remove the grandfather clause […]
The Leverett board of health officially voted on Wednesday night to change the legal age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21. The move makes Leverett one of 20 communities in the state of Massachusetts to raise the age. The board which voted on the measure at their meeting last night did so in unanimous fashion. They also passed a law prohibiting people from smoking within 20 feet of work buildings or public places. The […]