Post Post Turkey Day
December 2, 2014 This is the time of year when I get to talk (and brag a bit) about what we do here in Dallas over Thanksgiving…we hold our Post Turkey Day Crawl. We marked our 20th year this past weekend, making us … Read More
Pricey Padron
December 3, 2014 At this past summer’s Trade Show we noted Padron was celebrating its 50th anniversary and to that end the company was coming out with a special cigar and humidor. The humidor was filed with 50 special cigars and it … Read More
Cigar Smoking Champion
December 4, 2014 Apparently this is a thing. A cigar smoker in Nashville was crowned best cigar smoker at the 5th annual Cigar Smoking World Championships held at Club Mareva. The winner is Darren Cioffi and he apparently is the first ever … Read More
Philly Phanatic
December 10, 2014 The city of Philadelphia has had a smoking ban since 2007. There have been a handful of exemptions, but last week the city council was talking about adding a few more. The primary sponsor of the smoking ban Michael … Read More
Winston Re Done
December 16, 2014 About 7 years ago a new cigar came on the scene called Winston Churchill. It was named, aptly, for the man who not only loved cigars, shepherded Britain through World War II, but also lent … Read More
Cigar Power
December 17, 2014 We all know how cigars can bring people together. You sit smoking and someone comes up and asks “what are you smoking?” and thus beginning a conversation. The cigar crosses pretty much all societal bounds… everyone is equal and every … Read More
Perfect Example
December 31, 2014 Vega Fina is a brand made in the huge Altadis USA factory in the Dominican Republic. The brand was one made primarily for the Spanish and Western European market. Now Spain is one of Cuba’s largest customers and Cuban … Read More
Polar Vortex Pshaw
January 6, 2015 Ok it is winter and it is cold. It is supposed to be cold this time of year. But the bitter cold that has griped (Editor's Note: I think this is an appropriate typo) much of the country makes it tough to … Read More
AVO changes
January 8, 2015 According to Cigar Aficionado, Davidoff is changing its Avo line. This comes after the company revamped its Winston Churchill line last year. According to CA, the Avo line is getting a facelift and some of the lines are being … Read More
Oktoberfest Spring
January 13, 2015 For the past several years, the Quesada family has been releasing special cigars in the fall to coincide with Oktoberfest. The idea behind the blend is that the cigars pair very well with the traditional German Oktoberfest beers. … Read More
New Magnus
January 14, 2015 The Quesadas are also busy with their Casa Magna line. The Casa Magnas have been a hit since they first came out. They were named Cigar of the Year back in 2008. A few years back they … Read More
Davidoff Changes
January 20, 2015 Normally I don’t care much about changes in personnel at cigar companies. So and so who was sales manager at SecondRateSmokes is now leaving to go to Anastystick Cigar Company. I mean this is inside baseball so … Read More
Et Tu Kentucky?
January 22, 2015 Apparently Kentucky is eying tobacco as a way of increasing revenues for the state. A tax bill introduced into the House (HB132) makes a lot of changes to the commonwealth’s tobacco taxes. First up is a dollar a pack increase … Read More
