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Sacramento, Calif. Bans Flavored Tobacco Products
 The sale of flavored tobacco products will be coming to an end in Sacramento, Calif. after the city council voted in favor of a ban on the sale of all flavored tobacco products, including flavored e-cigarettes and menthol cigarettes. The council voted 7-1 in favor of the ordinance, which will ...
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Fri, 19 Apr 2019 13:30:46 +0000
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| Ramón Allones Phoenicia 40 Announced
 Phoenicia T.A.A. Cyprus Ltd. has announced the details for its 40th anniversary cigar—and of no surprise, it will be a Ramón Allones. The Middle Eastern distributor of Cuban cigars celebrated its 30th, 32nd and 35th anniversaries and has received other Edición Regionals from the marca before. According to Cigar Journal, the ...
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Thu, 18 Apr 2019 21:03:16 +0000
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| Sen. Mitch McConnell Will Introduce Bill to Increase Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco to 21
 Next month, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., will introduce a bill that will seek to increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21 across the United States. McConnel will become the most powerful lawmaker to call for such a measure on the federal level. While ...
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Thu, 18 Apr 2019 18:21:05 +0000
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| Agio Ships San Pedro de Macorís Nicaragua, Sun Grown
 Royal Agio Cigars has begun shipping its new San Pedro de Macorís lines. Both cigars are offered in the same sizes and prices as the original San Pedro de Macorís Brazil and Ecuador lines. They also feature the nearly same internal blend as the two lines: a Domincian olor binder ...
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Thu, 18 Apr 2019 18:08:48 +0000
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| Trumbull, Conn. Raises Tobacco Purchasing Age
 At its most recent meeting, the Trumbull Town Council unanimously approved an ordinance raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old, joining a small but steadily growing list of Connecticut municipalities to enact such an increase. The increase also applies to the purchase of electronic cigarettes, vaping devices ...
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Thu, 18 Apr 2019 16:00:36 +0000
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| Hoyo de Monterrey Escogidos
 While Edición Limitadas, Edición Regionals and (Gran) Reservas get most of the attention as far as new Cuban cigars are concerned, Habanos S.A.’s family of exclusives for its La Casa del Habano franchises has grown to an impressive number. The La Casa del Habano (LCDH) program is a franchise program ...
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Thu, 18 Apr 2019 15:11:11 +0000
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| Rocky Patel Prices Increasing May 13
 Rocky Patel Premium Cigars Inc. will increase prices on about half its portfolio effective May 13, 2019. “Due to rising costs associated with manufacturing and distributing cigars we are announcing the following price increase on our brands,” wrote Rocky Patel, the company’s founder, in a letter to retailers. The following ...
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Wed, 17 Apr 2019 22:44:40 +0000
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| Crux Epicure Short Salomone (Prerelease)
 The first Ecuadorian Connecticut-wrapped blend from Crux Cigars just also happens to be one of the company’s most interesting release stories. It all started in July 2016, when the Epicure blend was first announced as a three-line release at that year’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show. The regular production line was ...
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Wed, 17 Apr 2019 20:06:26 +0000
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| VegaFina Gran Reserva 2019 Arrives in Stores
 Last year VegaFina celebrated its 20th anniversary and now the brand is back with a new limited edition for 2019. The VegaFina Gran Reserva 2019 is a 5 3/4 x 52 double robusto with a pigtail, somewhat of a signature for the VegaFina brand. It uses an Ecuadorian habano wrapper ...
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Wed, 17 Apr 2019 17:54:28 +0000
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| Delaware’s Governor Signs Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase Bill
 Today, Delaware Governor John Carney signed into law a piece of legislation that will raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old, making his state the latest to join the rapidly growing group supporting the Tobacco 21 movement. The bill, S.B. 25, passed the Delaware House of Representatives ...
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Wed, 17 Apr 2019 17:17:23 +0000
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| La Imperiosa by Crowned Heads
| STRENGTH: MEDIUM+ | BODY: MEDIUM+ | TASTING NOTES: NUTTY, WOODY, HINTS OF FIG & PLUM | For those of you who were avid cigar smokers in the early 1900’s, the La Imperiosa brand may seem familiar. La Imperiosa, which translates to “The Imperative,” was a Cuban cigar brand popular in the early 1900’s but discontinued likely in 1962 when Cubatabaco took control of the Cuban Cigar Industry and got rid of thousands of Cuban Cigar brands which were registered between 1810 when the registration of Cuban Cigar brands began…
Tue, 03 Oct 2017 17:33:10 +0000
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| Cigar Review: Quesada Q D’etat Molotov
Behind The Stick: The December 8th press release reads: December 8, 2011 — The Q d’etat line represents a symbolic revolt against the unfair taxation practices and mistreatment of the premium cigar industry. The brand is intended to create awareness of the dangers increased government regulation and taxation will produce, specifically the FDA’s desire to regulate premium cigars. There will be three sizes, released at different dates, of 1,000 ten-count boxes. Each box will contain a form to register for membership in Cigar Rights of America. The first of the…
Fri, 22 Sep 2017 23:15:04 +0000
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| Cigar Review: Protocol Probable Cause Lancero
| STRENGTH: FULL | BODY: FULL | TASTING NOTES: SPICY, WOODY, HINTS OF ESPRESSO | In 2015 two police officers, Juan Cancel and Bill Ives, revealed the industry’s newest cigar brand: Cubariqueno! Launched nationally at the 2015 IPCPR trade show in New Orleans, Cubariqueno was created by two police officers, Juan Cancel & Bill Ives. The La Zona cigar factory in Esteli, Nicaragua is the chosen location where all Cubariqueno blends are created under the watchful eye of Erik Espinosa. Cubariqueno’s freshman release is the protocol. Originally a single blend…
Tue, 19 Sep 2017 15:22:54 +0000
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| Cigar Review: Todos Las Dias
“Todos Las Dias is my personal Spanglish translation meaning ‘All the Days,’” said Steve Saka, Dunbarton’s owner, in a press release. “The workers at Joya de Nicaraguan often cringe at my casual butchering of their mother tongue, but in my opinion cigars are far more than a grammar lesson to abide, they are the physical manifestation of a feeling and of an experience. It is a supple, sungrown Cuban Seed capa which encapsulates its intricate tripa recipe of rich Jalapa and Esteliano tobaccos. From the first puff, there is no…
Fri, 08 Sep 2017 18:27:45 +0000
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| Cigar Review: Headley Grange by Crowned Heads
Following the huge success of Crowned Heads first addition to the cigar world - Four Kicks - which like many of their cigars, has a clear reference to music - this one in specific a song by the band Kings of Leon, the company has continued with branding, design and focus all their own. Being a group with close ties to the music industry and living in Nashville, incorporating the music industry into their cigars fit right in line with who they are.
Sat, 26 Aug 2017 21:52:02 +0000
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| Undercrown Sun Grown
| STRENGTH: MEDIUM+ | BODY: FULL | TASTING NOTES: EARTHY, TOASTED OAK, HINTS OF SPICE AND MALT | The Undercrown is one of Drew Estate’s best selling core line cigars – birthed from the famed Liga Privada, which many of you may know was a private blend made for Steve Saka during his time at Drew Estate. The Undercrown was released in October of 2010 as a sort of “alternative” to the Liga Privada which was quite hard to find at the time. The story of the Undercrown is really…
Thu, 17 Aug 2017 15:09:56 +0000
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