My name is Peter Glad and I’m the new content manager for A Cigar Smoker’s Journal. I’ve had a refined sense of taste since I was a child, likely the only 10 year old you’d ever find putting nutmeg into coffee. You won’t find me drinking the quarter beers or the cheapest vodkas, when I [...]
By Thomas A. Briant Tobacco E-News | January 24, 2012 The FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products has begun issuing “civil money penalty complaints,” which are used to begin the agency’s legal action against a retailer for alleged violations of federal tobacco regulations and can result in the assessment of a fine. The FDA’s website lists [...]
Beginning February 1, 2012, enter daily for a chance to win an iPad 2 from acigarsmoker.com! To enter, simply comment on any post on our site. Be sure to include your email so we can contact you if you win! Contest will end February 29, 2012 at midnight eastern time. Drawing to be held on [...]
George Rodriguez from Rodrigo Cigars sent us a package last week with a production sample of the new La Fortaleza to be released this spring. Box production is the only thing I can see that is keeping this stick from release. This cigar has all the makings of one of the star cigar releases of [...]
The Torano Exodus 1959 series was introduced in 2001. Exodus 1959 Gold put the Torano brands on the map and landed them in the top 5 cigars for 2006 in Cigar Aficionado. With the introduction of the 1959 50 year, the Brazilian Arapiraca Sungrown wrapper completed the 1959 series. Now, nearly 3 years after the [...]
Happy Friday everyone! I have the review prepared for the Rodrigo La Fortaleza but I chose to post this review on the La Aurora Puro Vintage 2004 first. I am posting this review so you have a chance to grab one. Packed in only 1,000 boxes of 8, your window to grab one could be [...]
Charlie at www.halfwheel.com posted in his last news update in December about a new release from George Rodriguez at Rodrigo cigar that he would be releasing a new line called La Fortaleza for Spring 2012. Well, I did some digging and then called George to talk about some of the things we had heard. Now, [...]
As Barry Stein would have begun, I will say that I have picked this cigar for many reasons. First of all, Barry Stein is now getting settled in at Miami Cigar & Company and I would like to pay tribute by reviewing one of the cigars that he will be selling. We showed the preview [...]
Welcome to the new year and I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday season. Most importantly, thank you for visiting acigarsmoker.com! acigarsmoker.com has changed hands due to Barry Stein being hired at Miami Cigar & Company, representing the La Aurora brands of cigars and Tatiana and Nestor Miranda cigar lines. I would like [...]
Albany, NY (PRWEB) December 28, 2011 PipesandCigars.com is pleased to announce a 10% increase in orders from 2010 to 2011, making their 17th year in business their most successful to date. This increase in sales of cigars, pipes, pipe tobacco and accessories has necessitated a number of changes within the company including significant increases to [...]
(Miami, FL) December 27, 2011 Toraño Family Cigar Co. partnered up with media sponsors Cigar Snob Magazine, Social Florida Magazine, and South Florida Luxury Magazine along with local radio station 880 AM The Biz for the second annual Toraño Family Holiday Toy Drive this past Wednesday, December 7. This toy drive benefits Neat Stuff for [...]
262 Cigars Press Release – 12/23/2011 The Rise of the Manifesto Begins 262 Cigars officially launched their Manifesto campaign to promote the upcoming release of their first limited run cigar of the same name, Manifesto. While details about the actual makeup of the cigar are yet to be released, the Virginia based brand plans to [...]
It’s that time of year again to weigh in with my opinion of the top cigars of the previous year. There are a few surprises, but many of them made some other lists as well. It’s been a fun 3 years at acigarsmoker.com and I really look forward to sharing my year end list. But as always, I invite you to smoke as many releases as possible and formulate your own opinion. After all, we know what they say about opinions..
Limited Edition 2011 CroMagnon Cubes will be available at Hava Cigar Online on December 19th. When our good friend Skip Martin and his business partner Michael began rolling CroMagnon cigars in November of 2010, the plan was to sell the majority of the 50,000 cigar production in cubes. In April, they posted a sneak peak [...]
