It was no more than 3 months after Nat Sherman Cigars moved out of the Knickerbocker Hotel in New York City that Club Macanudo took its place. The legendary cigar bar and restaurant are looking to expand its reach in the NY cigar lounge world by opening its new rooftop bar overlooking Times Square. “We […]
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Dec
Dec
Alfred Dunhill opened his first pipe tobacco shop in Edwardian London and upon doing so he decided that his shop needed and eye catching display to get customers attention. Mr. Dunhill first started buying tobacco pipes, jars and books because he wanted to add to his display cabinet and what started out as a commercial […]
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Dec
Dec
Ok, now I’ve heard everything. The Gurkha Royal Courtesan cigar is a luxury item hailed as the most expensive cigar in the world. Gurkha cigars have come out with a million-dollar cigar that is not only out of my price range but is also out of this world. Premium cigars are what most cigar lovers […]
Once the clock strikes at 8:15pm on the 24th of October, 2017 history will be made in Britain. You see this signifies the end of Britain being one of the world’s first biggest tobacco manufacturers. The final product to come off the production line was a pouch of fine-cut best tobacco used for rolling your […]
Cheyenne International’s Cheyenne Cigars brand is unveiling a Strawberry SKU this year. The Strawberry Cigars’ 100s, made at the company’s manufacturing facility in Grover, N.C., joins 11 other styles in the Cheyenne Cigars roster. According to CEO David Scott, The addition of Strawberry 100s was a natural next step for the brand. Despite the Tobacco Control Act, […]
Ok cigar lovers in the UK get ready to be the very first to get your hands on the Cohiba Cohiba Talismán Edición Limitada 2017. A November 7th 2017 launch party will be held by British distributor Hunters & Frankau as they unveil the one of this year’s biggest and most anticipated Cuban Limitadas. The […]
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Oct
Oct
You cannot mention politics today without thinking about the Kennedy family. There are so many life-altering moments from the Kennedys along with achievements that have become a part of the American consciousness. The day John and then shortly thereafter his brother Bobby was assassinated to Teddy’s deadly car crash at Chappaquiddick and John Jrs plane […]
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Sep
Sep
September 7-10, 2017 is the date for fun and learning. The UKs top festival for learning history and building culture is just around the corner. There are over 300 events sponsored this year making it one of the biggest ever and it has free admission to the public. One of the new events being featured […]
On average tobacco sales at a typical gas station/convenient store make up about 36% of their sales after gasoline. According to industry sales data if a state decided to ban all types of flavored tobacco products, which would include menthol cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, electronic cigarettes, vapor products and moist chewing tobacco their store would […]
Some of the earliest dates for smoking cigarette and pipe tobacco go back nearly 4,000 years to South America. Tobacco was a part of Shaman rituals and it was only 100 years ago that it became known to Europe. So who did discover smoking tobacco? One of the earliest Europeans to discover the tobacco plant […]
Last month, President Trump gave a speech telling the American people that the United States needs to change its policy of working with Cuba. This is one more attempt at trying to undo everything President Obama has done while he was in office. While President, Mr. Obama made several changes with how the U.S. works […]
Gurkha Cigars is looking to purchase its own cigar factory. Owner Kaizad Hansotia is pursuing a partnership between his company and with American Caribbean Cigar, Inc factory located in Esteli, Nicaragua. It’s taken five years for these two companies to build a sustainable relationship working together. The new Nicaraguan factory will produce a large portion […]
R.J. Reynolds started the Prince Albert Tobacco company in 1907 and it quickly became the American brand of tobacco. It’s still one of the most popular pipe tobacco brands sold in the United States today. Most vintage Prince Albert collectables are red in color, where the tin cans are decorated with black and white […]
Oliva Cigar Company produces and manufactures multiple brands of premium cigars both grown and produced in Nicaragua and sold worldwide. The company began growing its premium tobacco in Pinar del Rio, Cuba in 1886 under the leadership of patriarch Melanio Oliva. In 1964 after the 1959 Cuban Revolution, Melanilo’s grandson Gilbert Oliva migrated to […]
Earlier this month the auction house C Gars Ltd from London in the United Kingdom held an online auction featuring over 300 lots of vintage Cuban cigars. The online auction featured several rare contributions including limited editions and long discontinued brands dating back to the Cuban embargo. The item that sold for the most was […]
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Jul
Jul
July 1935 was a great year for Alonso Menendez, as he bought the Particulares Cigar Factory. This sale included the lesser-known cigar called the Byron. Alonso took no time at all to start on his new brand, and Walla the Montecristo Cigar was born. The cigar’s name came from the famous novel The Count of […]
Late last June, 2017 a Georgia woman confessed to hiding contraband outside of Central State Prison in West Macon. According to an arrest warrant she was charged with “trading with inmates,” where she hid 72 packs of Bugler tobacco, four packs of rolling papers, three cans of Kodiac chewing tobacco and five bic lighters all […]
Gurkha cigars announced months ago that they would be debuting their new 15 Year Cellar Reserve at the 2017 IPCPR Convention & Trade show to honor the highly sought after Cellar Reserve 10th anniversary line. The Gurkha Cellar Reserve 15 Year is perfected with an Ecuadorian Rosado wrapper, a Nicaraguan binder and Condega, Esteli, Jalapa and […]
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Jul
Jul
There is a high demand for flavored cigars in the global market. This is marked by consumers’ quick-changing needs and specific preferences, economic conditions, and those customers’ standard of living. Several small and big vendors are selling flavored cigars based on price, quality, creativity, reputation, and product distribution. One way to stand out as a […]