La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Magnifico La Aroma de Cuba was introduced as Ashton Cigars’ foray into the value-priced cigar-range (Sticks I categorize in the $5 to $7 price range that I would consider high quality) Over the past year, Ashton worked with the legendary Don Pepin Garcia to re-blend the base La Aroma […]
Cigar Rights of America has a great article commending the city of Galveston, Texas for rescinding the original tobacco ban imposed on the city. Say what you want on the CRA, but this is a terrific win for Cigar and Tobacco Enthusiasts. We should all commend Galveston and use this as a model when we […]
Are you ready? On October 1st, the world comes to Charlotte, NC – the cigar world that is. The Super Bowl of Cigars – the first annual “Lite Up Charlotte“. A huge cigarapoolza for cigar enthusiasts! The date is Saturday October 2nd and the action kicks off at 12 Noon. The location is Ballantyne Village […]
Today’s Cigar Store and lounge takes me to Milan Tobacconists – located in the heart of downtown Roanoke, Virginia. Milan Tobacconists has a very modern look to it, but it actually is a business that is nearly a century old – established in 1912. The web-site has a terrific history of this store. Currently owned […]
The following is the final installment of the “Tales from the IPCPR” series on Cigar Coop. The opinions expressed here are of Cigar Coop and Cigar Coop alone. Sure IPCPR was a learning experience and it was a blast, but it still was a convention and trade show. From coming out of this, I […]
Great news! The Smoking Ban passed earlier in Galveston, Texas and went into law this year has been revised. The original ban covered bars, restaurants, private clubs — including outdoor seating areas and within 15 feet of the doorways to such establishments. Well I think some people in Galveston woke up and realized the economic […]
Part of my battle against the Pleasure Police is to inform cigar enthusiasts of great places to go and enjoy a fine cigar. This will be the first of many places I will post on a semi-regular basis. Today’s first stop is Haddonfield, NJ – just 15 minutes across the Ben Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia. […]
A tropical storm has formed off the coast of Central America. Somehow they have deemed that this storm should be named Matthew. Normally, this wouldn’t be of interest to me, but given the location this is something worth watching. Namely, this thing is pretty close to Nicaragua and Honduras. We as cigar enthusiasts need to […]
The Art Deco Gran Toro Nestor Miranda and Don Pepin Garcia are rock stars in the Cigar business. Over the past year, Miranda and Pepin have collaborated on three sticks that are being launched under the Nestor Miranda brand of Miami Cigars – the Nestor Miranda Domincano, the 1989, and the new Nestor Miranda Art […]
The insanity just never ends. This time I take you to San Francisco, California….. First they took the right away to sell a legal tobacco product in local San Francisco pharmacies. That wasn’t enough for the Pleasure Police, now city supervisors decided to expand that scope to include large retail chains like supermarkets or discount […]
Lite up Charlotte is the first of its kind – CIGAR FESTIVAL in Charlotte. Everyone that purchases a ticket for the event will receive a coupon book with 18 coupons redeemable the day of the event. The coupon booklet also contains 18 other opportunities to save money. The $75 ticket is well worth the over […]
Don Pepin Garcia has truly established himself as one of the legends in the cigar business. One thing Pepin has done a great job at doing is collaborating with many of the big name cigar manufacturers and working on blends for them. For Ashton Cigars, Pepin worked on the San Cristobal blend. This cigar has […]
