Recently, I attended one of those “timeshare” tours where I was given a very hard push of a sales pitch to invest in a timeshare vacation property. The end result was that someone was looking at trying to pry $35,000.00 of my hard earned money for the right to enjoy a vacation at one of […]
One reason why I have opted for a “Pre-Review” as opposed to a full review is because there are times I am missing information to do a detailed assessment. My detailed assessments include I liked the cigar or not, but it also includes information about the blend and the vitolas available for the cigar. The […]
The name Manuel Quesada is well-known to the cigar community. And when you’ve met him, you know about the passion that he brings to the table. In the past couple of years, Quesada has been associated with the highly successful Quesada and Casa Magna brands, but it was the Fonseca line where Quesada had his […]
This is some dated news that was reported in Cigar Aficionado, but still noteworthy to mention. A fire occurred this past December 23rd at the Camacho Cigars’ warehouse in Danli, Honduras. While nobody was hurt in the fire, it did destroy quite a bit of Connecticut-seed Ecuadorian tobacco. This tobacco is used to as wrappers […]
The following is an article published by Cigar Rights of America Executive Director Glynn Loope. It documents the “State of Cigar Rights” currently in the United States. The article references battles against the Pleasure Police on taxation and smoking rights. This should be required reading by any Tobacco Enthusiast. Click here for the Article. As […]
Last year was a terrific year for the Torano Family Cigar Company. Not only did Torano to take back control of its own distribution, but they also released three new cigars in 2010. The one cigar that most excited me was the Master by Carlos Torano. This cigar rated #17 on my Top 30 Cigars of […]
El Primer Mundo Connecticut A few months ago, I was blown away by AJ Fernandez’s San Lotano Connecticut cigar. I ended up ranking this cigar #8 for 2010. This cigar proved to me that a Connecticut Shade wrapper can be something special. I’ve now found a second cigar to join this club – the El […]
Some more commentary – short and simple on the Raleigh NC Outdoor Smoking Ban Proposal. How about going back to fundamentals and using good old common courtesy? The IPCPR issued an article on this. This might seem obvious to many, but at the same time it can be effective. I can’t speak for cigarette smokers, […]
An update on the Raleigh Outdoor Smoking Ban…. The Raleigh City Council voted 6 to 2 to develop delay the vote on the Outdoor Smoking Ban until a ordinance is developed. Although the ban has delayed, this is not great news for tobacco enthusiasts – namely that an ordinance is being drafted. Yet buying some […]
As I mentioned previously, we need to keep a very close eye on the Outdoor Smoking Ban proposal going on in New York City. The fear I have is if this is passed, many other municipalities will follow suit. In fact, this has already been happening in several plans – like Asheville, NC and Great […]
