Eight Reasons Why Today’s Sales Tax Ruling Won’t Change How Cigars Are Sold
Today, the Supreme Court overturned a ruling that prevented states from requiring out-of-state internet retailers to collect sales tax. While it is a long-awaited change…
Ask halfwheel: Why aren’t you writing about Nicaragua?
As the civil conflict in Nicaragua has unfolded in the last two months, I’ve fielded questions from all over about why we weren’t writing about…
Watch: The Story of halfwheel (Box Press Podcast)
Last month, Boveda’s Box Press podcast stopped by our office and interviewed Brooks Whittington and me. For those unfamiliar with Box Press, it’s a podcast…
Seven Things: What’s Next for Cigar Regulation After the D.C. Court Ruling
Today, arguably the cigar industry’s best hope for a reversal of FDA regulations went up in smoke. U.S. District Court Judge Amit P. Mehta ruled…
A Visit to Camp Camacho
On a road just past the city center of Danlí, Honduras lies a colorful building that is sorely out of place. The Davidoff of Geneva…
A Visit to J.C. Newman Cigar Co.
It’s called the Cigar City, but there are now more breweries than cigar factories. Tampa—specifically its Ybor City neighborhood—was once the capital of the global…
Editor’s Note: About a La Flor Dominicana Factory Press Review
Yesterday we published a review of a La Flor Dominicana Factory Press. As pointed out by a reader, the cigar in the review did not…
Festival del Habano XX: Getting Home & Final Thoughts
Another Habanos festival is in the books and as has been the case in the past, I have some random observations and thoughts not just…
Festival del Habano XX: Day 5
My final full day in Cuba started pretty much the same as the rest of my stay, with me getting up early—in this case, around…
Festival del Habano XX: Day 4
Unlike the three days before this, I was woken up not by my phone alarm, but by some dogs howling close by. View this post…
Festival del Habano XX: Day 3
The third day I spent in Havana, Cuba covering the Festival del Habano XX started much like the proceeding ones, with breakfast and some work…
