Ezra Zion Honor Series FHK Truth (Prerelease)

At 12:00 a.m. on Jan.1, 2014, Ezra Zion will release what is likely to be the first cigar of year. The word release is somewhat…

Alec Bradley Mundial Punta Lanza No. 4

At the 2013 IPCPR trade show, no one action was talked about more than Alec Bradley sending Mundial, its newest creation, into space. No, there…

Cumberland County, N.C. Readies Extended Smoking Ban

Beginning Jan. 1, smoking will be prohibited within 25 feet of many of Cumberland County’s properties in the start of what could be an extended…

La Flor Dominicana Mysterioso Collector’s 2013

In October, La Flor Dominicana issued a press release announcing its three new releases for the fall and winter of 2013: the Litto Gomez Small…

Ten Questions for 2014

It’s hard to believe this is the fourth iteration of this column. About two weeks ago I started working on this article and to be…

Alec Bradley Fine & Rare HJ10-i (2013)

Earlier this year, Alec Bradley released the third incarnation in the Fine & Rare, which uses 10 different tobaccos rolled into a single. The blend,…

Hickory, N.C. Going Smoke-free

Come Jan. 1, smoking in Hickory, N.C.’s public parks will be banned as the city is going tobacco-free as part of a joint-initivaite between the Catawba…

Widespread Smoking Bans Implemented in Turkmenistan

A number of new smoking bans took effect on December 25 in the central Asian country of Turkmenistan, home to just over five million residents,…

Californians Could Vote on Higher Tobacco Taxes in 2014

The citizens of California might be deciding whether or not to raise cigarette and tobacco taxes, as a proposed bill has received the go-ahead for…

La Flor Dominicana TP Triple Threat

Last month we ran a news storyabout a cigar that La Flor Dominicana had released as a store exclusive for New York-based Tobacco Plaza —…

Hotels and Restaurants to Go Smoke-Free in Bangalore, India

Changes are coming to people’s ability to consume tobacco in India’s third largest city, as a pair of hotel associations have pledged to go smoke-free…