The Crowned Heads Cigar Company website, which just celebrated it’s 2nd birthday on February 22, 2013, will be moving to new offices effective on Thursday, February 28, 2013. In a letter to the 329 stores that now carry the Crowned head’s brands, Four Kicks and Headley Grange, partners Jon Huber @3barhuber and Mike Conder @mikeconder [...]
EP Carrillo Cigar company (@epcarrillo)announces the shipment of it’s latest creation, the INCH. Three different vitolas, No. 60 5 7/8 x 60, No. 62 5 x 62, and No. 64 6 1/8 x 64 will be produced in both Maduro and Natural wrappers. The cigar has either Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro or Ecuador Sumatra wrapper for [...]
Gary Griffith and George Rodriguez of Emilio and Rodrigo Cigars respectively, are entering into a joint distribution agreement to begin later in 2012. In an exclusive Skype interview on July 2, 2012, George Rodriguez told A Cigar Smoker’s Journal and Cigar-Coop.com that the agreement was in place to have Gary Griffith of Emilio cigars handle [...]
Recently I was speaking with Tommy Zman from TommyZman.com, he is blogger who is also passionate about cigars. While I was talking to him he brought up a video he had made recently about the importance of joining the Cigar Rights Of America. He agrees, much like me that it is very important to finally get [...]
U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire Joins S. 1461 as a Co-Sponsor The bi-partisan coalition of twelve U.S. Senators from ten states is growing, as the joint effort to ward off the heavy hand of the federal government from cigars continues the march forward, with the addition of U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte [...]
CigaRSS is a twitter account @CigaRSS that follows over 75 blogs that feature cigar reviews, news, and updates about premium cigars and lifestyle. As of this post, there are over 4,100 followers who receive updates as they happen 24 hours a day. This account is a window into the cigar business and features cigars, both [...]
The Leaf and Vine Club of BURN by Rocky PatelNaples, Florida Greetings! BURN by Rocky Patel is pleased to introduce an exciting opportunity to discover new and wonderful cigars and fine wine through our Leaf and Vine Club of Naples! This exclusive club is only $25 per month and members will come together once a month to [...]
WILLIAM C. PALEY, LA PALINA CIGARS AND CIGAR RIGHTS OF AMERICA INVITE YOU TO ENJOY A LEGAL OUTDOOR SMOKE — IN NEW YORK CITY 2nd Annual Legal Outdoor Smoke: Celebrating the 45th Anniversary of Samuel Paley Park and the freedom for Americans to enjoy a fine cigar. WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2012 5:00pm – 7:00pm Samuel [...]
Popular Cigar Review Blog G.C. Puffs has announced a change of leadership effective immediately. The press release follows. This week at www.gcpuffs.com sees change. Starting this week, Joe Di Eduardo takes over as site and content manager for GCPuffs as well as being a lead reviewer. I can’t think of anyone more suited for the [...]
General Cigar Co. is giving away a box of Hoyo de Monterrey Reposado en Cedros every day till July 31st. Maybe you were promoted at work. Maybe you just completed another day. Either way, it’s a moment that deserves to be marked with a quality cigar. Hoyo de Monterrey is the premium cigar with the everyday [...]
In celebration of our 4 year Anniversary we decided to give away three 3 packs of Nub Cameroon 460 tubos, today we picked the winning comments and here they are! farmerjohn Very good post. I have not tried the Nub Cameroon 460 cigar. It would be nice to get a free sample. You just got [...]
April 24, 2012 COUNTERFEIT COHIBA CIGARS SEIZED IN MIAMI Richmond, VA— General Cigar announces that a team of special agents from the Miami Office of the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco conducted raids yesterday resulting in the seizure of over 10,000 counterfeit COHIBA® cigars with an estimated retail value of more than $200,000. [...]
Often I hear cigar smokers complain about taxes, regulations, and lack of places to smoke. Stop wasting your breath lamenting in dark corners, let your voice be heard! There is currently a petition that needs less than 12,000 signatures before May 11th, 2012. When we reach this goal the administration has to take a position [...]
Round 1 of our 4 year anniversary contest is now officially over! Last weekend we posted a pairing review of the Estilo Cubano with a suggested pairing. In this post we started a contest to win 3 cigars with a cutter by suggesting a pairing you enjoy. We got a lot of great feed back [...]
Last week we put up a post about winning a box of Jaime Garcia R/E New England Edition by My Father Cigars. Before we get to the winner Kevin and myself would like to thank everyone who took time out of their day to enter this contest. What we do here at acigarsmoker.com only means [...]
Last night Manny Ferrero the Senior VP of Ashton sales passed away, apparently of a heart attack while at the TAA convention in Cabo . He died in style, on the dance floor. Manny was known to be fiery, emotional, and passionate. He was a sharp dresser, articulate, and knew how to light up a [...]
March 19, 2012 Miami, FL -Rolando Reyes Sr, founder of Puros Indios Cigars and creator of brands Puros Indios, Cuba Aliados and many more, died of natural causes last night at 10:50pm. Rolando was an inspiration to many in his industry, with a tireless work ethic & an extreme dedication to his craft. [...]
During the month of February we ran a contest to win an iPad 2. All you had to do to get entered was post, and for each day you posted during the month you were entered into the contest. We did the drawing (video here) and the lucky winner was Carl L. (swede214). Carl has [...]
Earlier today we announced that Carl L (swede214) was the winner for our iPad 2 Giveaway. Now we have a video of the drawing for your viewing pleasure. Stay tuned to A Cigar Smoker’s Journal for our up coming news, reviews, and contests! Thanks from all of us at the A Cigar Smoker team for [...]
As most of you know by now during the month of February we ran a contest for an iPad 2 give away. Well, Thursday we did the drawing and the winner of the iPad 2 give away is Carl L. of Plainfield, IL. Congrats Carl! Sorry for the delay in posting. We have been waiting [...]
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