The Evanston, IL Human Services Committee will convene tonight (Monday, October 6th) and consider raising the age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21. The law would also require that any clerk selling tobacco products be at least 21 years old as well. The ordinance would come with $500 fine for violators and the possibility of losing their license to sell tobacco products. The Health Director Evonda Thomas-Smith states that she is using the […]
The Nat Sherman Panamericana is the newest cigar to join the ranks of Nat Sherman’s Premium Cigar Portfolio, and is made exclusively for the company’s flagship Townhouse store in Manhattan. The Nat Sherman Panamericana is a full-bodied blend of aged tobaccos from Costa Rica and Nicaragua, with a stunning Ecuador Sumatra wrapper. “This new expression of Nat Sherman is sensationally complex in flavor, achieving great balance by tempering the Costa Rican tobacco’s unique attributes with three […]
News made it across the ocean today, that Randwick Council is looking into banning smoking at its beaches, joining the ban at the world-famous Bondi Beach. The vote which is scheduled to happen Tuesday night their time, meaning it has already happened. No word, on the vote yet but if the ban is passed it will take effect on December 1st, 2014 which is the summer in Australia. Smoking at Bondi Beach has been illegal […]
According to the Crowned Heads website, “Crowned Heads is a premium cigar company committed to producing cigars of artisanal quality that are defined by a combination of excellent flavor, balance, and consistency”. There early cigars were made from EP Carrillo including EP Carrillo and Headley Grange. In 2014, the company has developed a closer relationship with My Father Cigars, the factory behind the releases of Las Calaveras, Jericho Hill and now the Mason Dixon project. […]
Jose Blanco the mastermind behind the Senorial, who is a close personal friend of mine celebrate his 65th birthday, today. To him we say, Feliz Cumpleanos. In order to celebrate the milestone that people choose to retire on, Señor Blanco is releasing a 5.75 x 55 perfecto. The cigar is a departure from the Sensorial line which features a wrapper from Ecuador. Instead, this size will feature a Piloto Cubano wrapper from the Dominican Republic making […]
Mike Bellody might not be a name you know in the cigar industry, but this isn’t his first rodeo. When El Tiante cigars relaunched with their production made at My Father Cigar, Dan Tiant partnered up with Bellody. With El Tiante currently not in production and the partnership over, Bellody reached out to the Quesada family to make a new line, Imperia The new line features a very high priming Dominican HVA, if this wrapper […]
This week on The Cigar Authority we will be joined by Victor Vitale as we continue Round 2 of the Blind Taste Test. We will be smoking cigars 9 vs 10 and 11 vs 12. Plus we will see what is new with Mr. Vitale and his cigars. The real story is the FDA, and all the consolidation going on in the industry. This might be just what the big 4 want, and is there […]
Back in September we reported on the Supreme Court in the State of Nebraska ruling that exemptions for cigar lounges and cigar bars was unconstitutional. Recently. the Supreme Court agreed to hear from the owners in an attempt to overturn the decision. The licenses for cigar bars were set to expire on October 31, which was to be the last day that smoking inside cigar bars and lounges would be legally allowed. However, the state […]
On Thursday October 23, 2014 the City Council of Lubbock, Texas will hold their first vote on the smoke-free ordinance for the city. According to Mayor Glen Robertson, if the ordinance is passed, it would outlaw the smoking of cigarettes, e-cigarettes and the use of snuff and chewing tobacco in public places. The only exceptions would be in a private home or vehicle, in a hotel room where smoking is permitted, in a private club […]
As we continue to post articles about smoking bans, we hope that they motivate you to stand up and be heard. The latest anti-smoking law to pass is in Moline, Illinois where wit will now be illegal to smoke in any park or recreation area. The new law was passed by the city council on Tuesday and goes into effect immediately. Violating the new law is punishable by $50 for the first offense, $100 on […]