Arizona Bill Seeks to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
There hasn’t been much tobacco-related legislation coming out of Arizona in recent years, but this year, the state’s legislature will deal with a bill seeking…
Nicaraguan Tobacco Chamber Announces new Board of Directors
On the heels of the 2017 Puro Sabor Cigar Festival, the Nicaraguan Tobacco Chamber (CNT) has announced the election of its new board of directors…
Black Works Studio Killer Bee Green Hornet
In late 2015, James Brown, the co-owner of Black Label Trading Co., launched a brand named Black Works Studio to showcase “unique premium cigars” produced at the Fabrica…
TPE 2017: Day 1
I spent five minutes thinking to myself: was the live alpaca the weirdest thing I saw at TPE today? And with that, a few thoughts about…
Puro Sabor 2017: Day 2
While there were plenty of cigars smoked on the second day of Puro Sabor 2017, the day was more about experiencing some of the Granada…
Freyja Mjölnir
Sometimes things truly are just coincidence. In the case of the two most recent sizes in Las Cumbres Tabaco’s portfolio, José Blanco and Emma Viktorsson…
Vertigo Excaliber
In the world of lighters and other cigar accessories, manufacturers seem to always be aiming for some perceived sweet spot where price, style and performance…
TPE 2017: Day 0
Hello from Las Vegas. It’s the latest stop on my seemingly never-ending travel circus. I’m here for the 2017 Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE), which begins…
Casper, Wyo. Won’t Loosen Smoking Ban
Tuesday night was a bad night for smokers and bar owners in Casper, Wyo. hoping to get the city’s smoking ban loosened up, as the…
Vintage Rockefeller Cigar Group Sold to Kevin Schweitzer
Vintage Rockefeller Cigar Group, maker of the Rock-A-Feller brand of cigars, has a new owner, Kevin Schweitzer, president of Sea Crest Holding Group and a…
Lane County, Ore. Revisits, Approves Parks Smoking Ban
It was just last November that the Lane County (Ore.) Commissioners rejected a proposed parks smoking ban out of concern for the 240 campgrounds it…
