Alaska Bill Would Increase Tobacco Tax
A new bill in Alaska would increase the tax on cigars to 100 percent of the wholesale price. At the request of Gov. Bill Walker,…
C.Gars Ltd’s February Auction Opens Online
It’s probably the most expensive online-only cigar auction in history. Today, C.Gars Ltd. kicked off its February auction which just under 300 lots, most of rare…
Ask halfwheel: Why Wasn’t the Tatuaje W Nice Ash 2015 on the Top 25
Each Friday, we reach into the mailbag and try to tackle a question asked by one of our readers. This week reader Tom R. wants…
Proposed West Virginia Tobacco Tax Now in Legislature
In January, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin of West Virginia introduced a proposed budget that would increase the tax on other tobacco products, including cigars, from 7…
Another New Jersey Cigar Tax Increase Proposed
Last month, two bills were introduced in the New Jersey legislature that would have raised the tax on cigars from 30 percent of the wholesale…
Obama’s Proposed Budget Includes Near Doubling of Federal Cigar Tax
As part of the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2017, a new program called Preschool for All has been proposed with funding coming from an…
Crowned Heads Announces 2016 Version of The Angel’s Anvil
Back for its third year is The Angel’s Anvil (TAA). It’s Crowned Heads cigar exclusively for members of the Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA). This year’s version…
Black Works Studio Rorschach
When you think of, for lack of a better term, gringos owning and operating cigar factories in Estelí, Jonathan Drew of Drew Estate and Skip…
JTI Acquires La Tabacalera Stake from Spanish Company
Japan Tobacco International (JTI) has acquired a 50 percent stake of La Tabacalera from Consorcio Cita Caribe de España, a Spanish company. The Dominican government will retail…
Punch Rare Corojo 2016 Ships (Update)
The latest batch of the Punch Rare Corojo has shipped. Pennsylvania-based Atlantic Cigar Co. announced that it had received this year’s cigar including the Punch…
CLE Plans Azabache for TAA, Announces Chele & Prieto
For the second year in a row, CLE Cigar Co. will launch a cigar exclusive to members of the Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA), this…
