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…
Santa Muerte Corona Gorda (2017)
In 2016, Black Label Trading Co. released Santa Muerte, a two-size limited edition release made to celebrate Día de Los Muertos, the Mexican holiday honoring…
Henry Clay Rustic Cheroot Gets National Distribution
Altadis U.S.A. has announced the newest member of its revamped Henry Clay line of cigars, the Rustic Cheroot. A small and slender cigar that measures…
Tobacco Purchasing Age Hike Introduced Again in Westchester County, N.Y.
A proposal in Westchester County, N.Y. seeks to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21. The measure was introduced earlier this…
Maryland Bill Would Raise Tobacco Purchasing Age from 18 to 21
A bill has been introduced in the Maryland legislature that would raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21. H.B. 953…
Festival del Habano XX: Day 2
While it was not quite as early a start on Tuesday, I was still up by 7 a.m. to have some breakfast and do a…
Procigar 2018: Conclusion
Lots of rain, lots of people. Those were the themes of the 2018 Procigar Festival in the Dominican Republic. No one was happy about the…
DeKalb, Ill. Smoking Ban Rollback Fails
In 2014, Dekalb, Ill. banned smoking on patios of bars and restaurants. On Monday, an attempt to modify that ordinance failed. The move actually got…
RoMa Craft Tobac Announces CRAFT 2018
RoMa Craft Tobac’s limited edition CRAFT Series will get its latest entry next month. While the series has been dormant since 2014, the concept picks…
La Madrina Natural Robusto
Say the word Fresno, and cigars are likely not the first thing that come to mind. In fact, they don’t come to mind at all….
Virginia Cigar Bar Bill Falls in Senate
A bill that would have allowed for cigar bars, businesses that serve and sell both cigars and alcohol for on-site consumption, failed in the Virginia…
