Yesterday was the 50 year anniversary of the Cuban Trade Embargo. 262 Cigars, the named after the embargo, launched the third cigar in their line, joining the Paradigm and ideology, the Manifesto. 262 kicked off their Manifesto Mayhem Tour last night, February 7, 2012 at City Place Cigar of Lynchburg, VA to celebrate the [...]
(Miami, FL) February 6, 2012—Toraño Family Cigar Co. is happy to announce Timothy Hudson as the grand prize winner of the month-long Toraño-Arrington wine fridge contest. This contest saw 25 lucky winners walk away with a Toraño branded stainless steel wine fridge and the grand prize winner being awarded a weekend trip to Nashville, Tennessee [...]
Effective immediately, Eddie Ortega has stepped down as president of EOBrands Cigars. His former duties will be taken over by his partner Erik Espinosa. Espinosa will officially take over operations on February 1. EOBrands cigars are produced in Nicaragua and include the 601, Cubao and Murcielago brands. Ortega has formed a new cigar company [...]
Today, Federal Cigars of New Hampshire, as part of their 91st anniversary, releases My Father Le Bijou 1922 Federal Cigar 91st Cervantes. This is just one of the cigars they have planned for their 91st anniversary. It has a modified Le Bijou blend, and there will only be 200 boxes available to mail order customers. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Courtesy of Thomas A. Briant Tobacco E-News via IPCPR New York City – November 29, 2011– A federal district court judge has issued an order upholding a New York City ordinance that bans the sale of all flavored tobacco products, except cigarettes, that contain a constituent or additive that imparts a characterizing flavor other than [...]
Can you believe how fast the year went? Christmas is right around the corner and before you know it so is 2012. If you believe in the Mayan calendar the end of world is near too.
As we spend time with a good cigar, football and family I wanted to take the time to thank people who mean a lot to me over the last year. I am bound to forget someone so I apologize in advance.
Continuing its tradition of innovation, Team La Gloria is proud to introduce La Gloria Cubana® Artesanos Retro Especiale, a collection that spent eight years in the making. Inspired by an antique humidor found at the El Credito® Cigar Factory, Michael Giannini and Team La Gloria toiled for nearly a decade to replicate the antique humidor. [...]
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Sometimes, when I go out, I’m at an event where there is a cigar roller who is rolling fresh cigars. I’m always fascinated by it because I get to experience first-hand, what it takes to create a hand-rolled cigar.
I just hesitate a bit before I light up a freshly rolled cigar. Here are my thoughts about smoking a freshly rolled cigar. On the one hand, cigar rollers can simply be mesmerizing. It’s pretty cool to be able to see the bunch, and to inspect the wrapper. It’s almost like participating in the culture of the factory rollers’ culture. Smoking a stick right off the bench is a great way to experience what the rollers can often experience when they’re working.
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Some government agencies just don’t have their priorities straight and it makes life tough for everyone. Clare and Paul Baker in theU.K., applied to be foster parents but were rejected after the Paul said he smoked two cigars in the previous 18 months.
Apparently, the Essex County Council had an archaic and overreaching policy that required short-term foster parents of children under five must be tobacco-free for 12 months. Paul, believing that he should be honest to the agency, mentioned that he had a cigar at his brother’s wedding and another at an office party. He also said that he never smoked at home.
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Even for long-time Cuban cigar smokers, smoking cigars from outside Cuba can have pretty big impacts. For Hillman Lentz, an entrepreneur who (for a while) only smoked Cuban cigars, smoking a Perdomo cigar (made inNicaragua) has changed his life.
Hillman says,
“It was much better constructed, better tobacco, longer draw; it was an entirely different experience.”
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I’ve had only a handful of cuban cigars in the past. Some were better than others. I’ve noticed that although cuban cigars have been plagued with consistency issues, the newer releases seem to be less prone to those problems. I know it’s tough to get a hold of these smokes, but if you do, I’d love to hear what you think of these new smokes from Habanos S.A. Here’s the press release:
