A few weeks ago, I posted some information about what I consider the most important political action item I have posted to date. A proactive piece of bi-partisian legislation being proposed to give cigars an exemption to the FDA legislation to cigars (HR 1639). Today, the Cigar Rights of America has launched “Operation Cigar Liberty” […]
My Father Cigars’ El Picador The My Father El Picador was not a cigar I had heard of. It turns out this is a retail exclusive cigar to Empire Cigars in Raleigh, North Carolina. Retail exclusive cigars are not new to Don Pepin Garcia as he has released many with his collaborator Pete Johnson of […]
Probably the most anticipated release in the cigar pipeline right now is EO Brands’ 601 La Bomba. Back in February, I posted some preliminary information on this cigar which was high level. The release date is still targeted for May 11th, 2011. Currently, Cuenca Cigars in West Hollywood Florida has a pre-release on this cigar. […]
When it comes to the Indie Cigar market, the line I feel is the strongest is the Esteban Carreras line. Esteban Carreras was created by Craig Cunningham, a cigar retailer in Southern California. I’ve found an incredible amount of depth in the cigars in the Esteban Carreras portfolio. The cigar that I feel stands at […]
If you have been following this web-site, you know that I am a big fan of E.P. Carrillo cigars. E.P. Carrillo was founded by legendary cigar maker, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. Perez-Carrillo is famous for being the founder of the legendary La Gloria Cubana line. In 2000, the La Gloria Cubana line was sold to General […]
I’ve been talking about some changes in the direction of this web-site and the big change is I want to make this more of a hard-core web-site. In my opinion, part of accomplishing this goal is to provide a good balance of new cigar reviews as well as classic cigar reviews. Today is one of […]
Time to highlight some noteworthy events that happened in the world of cigars for April 2011. I’ll focus on noteworthy events and smokes that I explored on the Cigar Coop website and throw in a few other tidbits for kicks. This month seemed a little quieter than the previous month. Gary Arzt The month got […]
Photo from CRA Email Correspondence The following was an email sent to members of the Cigar Rights of America. This contains a letter from former California Governor Arnold Schwarzegger who vetoed a smoking ban back in 2007. With the new SB 575 lurking on the horizon, there is now a new Governor (Jerry Brown) and […]
Lately I’ve been trying to take this web-site into more of a hard-core direction in terms of cigar information. I’m not sure how successful this transition has been, but I’m trying. There are times where I realize I do need to take a step back and have a little fun. With tonight being the first […]
One thing I always look for with an Indie cigar is something unique that comes to the table. When I came across the Bad Dog Special Blend, this was a cigar that intrigued me. The distinguishing factor on this cigar is the unique wrapper that it brings to the table – the Rhodesian (Zimbabwe) wrapper. […]
