In September 2018, Marrero Cigars announced two fairly major milestones in its company’s history: the first was a brand new factory located in the Dominican Republic named MCR Factory that is owned by Joel Vazquez-Marrero and Felix Gonzalez; the second was a new cigar named the Artistico Salomon, a 7 x 62 salomon vitola which features elaborate decorations...Read More
At its meeting on Monday, the Crawfordsville Common Council passed a proposal to ban smoking at all city parks that will go into effect immediately following the required publication notices of the change. News of the vote was reported by JournalReview.com, which noted that an amendment to exclude one specific park due to its use for softball...Read More
A.J. Fernández is now both making and distributing the Viva La Vida brand. Viva La Vida was launched earlier this year by brothers Billy and Gus Fakih, the former owners of Cigar Inn in New York City. The line launched in five sizes by A.J. Fernández using tobacco that is also grown on the company’s...Read More
At its meeting on Wednesday, New Britain’s Common Council passed a ban on the use of tobacco in all forms—including e-cigarettes—as well as the use of marijuana in city parks and city-owned properties. City police will be tasked with enforcement of the new law, and while violators will get a warning a first offense, they...Read More
During the 2019 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Davidoff of Geneva USA released a quartet of new cigars under its AVO brand, each of which features a very special ingredient or process that makes them unique. While the company is highlighting one of the unique aspects, it’s not disclosing much of the rest of the blends...Read More
A pair of Michigan legislators have introduced bills into the legislature that seek to ban smoking on any state-owned beaches. On Tuesday, HB 4936 was introduced by Rep. Tyrone Carter, D-Detroit, and was referred to the House Committee on Regulatory Reform, while SB 497 was introduced by Sen. Stephanie Chang, D-Wayne County, and has been sent...Read More
A new event-only cigar will be showing up at Black Label Trading Co. functions, as today the company announced the release of the Black Works Studio NBK Lizard King. The cigar is a 5 x 50 box-pressed robusto that uses Ecuadorian maduro and Ecuadorian rojiso leaves to create a barber-pole wrapper, while the binder is...Read More
The California State Legislature has once again passed a bill that seeks to ban smoking within state-owned parks and beaches,as legislators hope that a new governor will support their efforts and sign the bill into law. SB 8 cleared its third reading in the Assembly by a 59-17 vote on Tuesday with three members not...Read More
