The Fremont City Council became an exception to the trend of Bay Area cities banning flavored tobacco products, rejecting a proposal this week though leaving the door open to revisiting it in the fall. While the flavored tobacco products ban did not receive enough support at its first reading, the council gave its initial approval...Read More
The Fremont City Council became an exception to the trend of Bay Area cities banning flavored tobacco products, rejecting a proposal this week though leaving the door open to revisiting it in the fall. While the flavored tobacco products ban did not receive enough support at its first reading, the council gave its initial approval...Read More
And we finally have winners. Below is the list of winners for both our Davidoff IPCPR 2019 contest and the J.C. Newman Brick House Humidor. As always, I used random.org to pick the winners. Davidoff Escurio Lighter — Lee B. Davidoff Cigar Flask — Javan Davidoff Escurio Case — Matt Wardell Davidoff Jetflame & Duocut Punch...Read More
Next month will be José Blanco’s last at E.P. Carrillo. Blanco, who has served as the senior vice-president for the company since November 2016, will be leaving on Aug. 31. “We are saddened to see Jose Blanco leave our company,” said Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr., the company’s owner and founder, in a statement to halfwheel. “Our friendship,...Read More
Fans of Edición Regional have a new release to add to their list today, as the Diplomáticos El Diputado is set to hit store shelves in Belgium and Luxembourg. The cigar, which has a name meaning the deputy, comes in the Montesco vitola, which measures 5 1/8 (130mm) x 55, a robusto vitola that debuted with...Read More
The Cigar Rights of America (CRA), representing roughly 100 companies that are involved with the production of premium cigars, has filed its comments to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) regarding how it believes premium cigars should be regulated in the future. Or not regulated. To learn more about the FDA’s regulation of cigars,...Read More
The Punch La Isla has arrived on the island. Habanos S.A.’s latest Edición Regional for its home country of Cuba is the Punch La Isla, Spanish for the island. The cigar comes in the robusto vitola, which measures 4 7/8 inches long (124mm) with a 50 ring gauge. This is the fifth Edición Regional produced for...Read More
If you’re looking for a place to light up in public in Chamblee, Ga., good luck, as on Tuesday the city council passed a near total ban on smoking and the use of e-cigarettes within city limits. To do this, an ordinance was crafted that prohibits smoking within 50 feet of any public area in...Read More
