Maine Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase Proposed

The effort to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco has made its way to Maine. Today, L.D. 1170 was introduced, which would raise the…

West Virginia Tobacco Tax Hike Proposed

West Virginia’s tax on cigars and other tobacco products could be increasing, again. Last July, the tax was increased from 7 to 12 percent of…

General Discontinues 48 SKUs

Two years ago, General Cigar Co. discontinued 263 SKUs out of its extensive portfolio, this year it will be 48 items are on the chopping block….

Crux Sports

While it may seem like nearly every cigar being released these days comes in a ring gauge that starts with a five, fortunately there are…

Weekly News (March 27, 2017)

Cigar News Alec Bradley Adds Black Market Illicit for TAA Retailers Atlantic Begins Selling Oliva Atlantic Cigar 20th Aniversario Toro Avo Uvezian Dies at 91…

Southern Classic Anniversary

First things first: this is Southern Classic, not Southern Draw. When you look at the portfolio of Southern Classic Cigars, there’s a pretty big disconnect between…

Longport, N.J. Bans Smoking at Beaches & Parks

Longport, N.J. has banned smoking at its parks, beaches and recreational facilities. While it joins a few other Jersey Shore towns, it’s the first one…

Bolívar Greco (ER Greece & Cyrpus 2009)

There are certainly countries and regions that readily come to mind when thinking about Habanos S.A.’s Edición Regional program; Great Britain and the United Kingdom,…

Drew Estate Announces 2017 Barn Smoker Series

Drew Estate has announced its 2017 Barn Smoker series that brings together smokers and Drew Estate personnel in tobacco barns around the country for a…

Avo Uvezian Dies at 91

Avo Uvezian, the legendary jazz pianist turned cigarmaker passed away today, two days after his 91st birthday. Uvezian was born in Beirut on March 22, 1926…

Casa de Montecristo Austin Location Opening in May

Casa de Montecristo’s new Austin location is only a couple months away. Rob Maneson, ceo of Casa de Montecristo, Inc., told Community Impact Newspaper the company plans on having…