Ever wondered why we chose the name Cigar Reader? Well, in the cigar factories, there’s sometimes a guy who will read the newspaper to the rollers who are hard at work. The La Aurora factory in the Dominican Republic, giving me the chance to see this blog’s namesake for the first time.
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It’s not nearly as easy as you think! The proess involves a hefty amount of trial and error, carefulattention to flavor and strength … and a hell of a lot of smoking. But, if you navigate it properly, you’ll wind up with a tasy, complex cigar that you and thousands of people will enjoy. Head [...]
The home of Dunder Mifflin, Scranton, Pennsylvania, has banned smoking in their county parks along with the “discharge of spear guns” and the banning of all fireworks, even those deemed “safe and sane.” Likely the rule prohibiting smoking will have the largest impact on park-goers, as people were previously able to smoke, Mr. Davis said. [...]
The house was packed for Matt Booth and Room 101 last week at De La Concha.
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Look for the Quesada Tributo in cigar shops next week. The second Quesada to hit the market, following last year’s 35th Anniversary cigar, said to Cigar Aficionado that it would ship from the Dominican Republic by the end of the month and reach the United States the first week of June. The cigar is a [...]
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Yesterday, the Louisiana House Health & Welfare Committee killed Senate Bill 348, which essentially defeats just about every smoking ban measure proposed in Louisiana this year, according to an alert from the Cigar Rights of America. Senate Bill 348 would have prohibited smoking in bars only, and though it’s still on the Senate floor, the [...]
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If you’ve ever wanted to see first-hand how cigars are made, the time is right. As cigar manufacturers fight for more space on retailers’ shelves in the face of still-constrained consumers’ budgets, marketing efforts are getting personal – and highly interactive. Two years ago, in-store dinners were hot, and a year later, sponsored lounges indicted [...]
Is Bloomberg everywhere? I saw this sign in the La Aurora cigar factory down in the Dominican Republic. At some spots, smoking is prohibited in order to ensure that the product is not affected. Disclosure: La Aurora and Miami Cigar & Company picked up the tab for this trip. My opinions are my own.
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Cigars and other tobacco products have always been an easy target for government officials looking to drum up cash without having to make cuts. It’s hard to defend smokers’ rights, and it isn’t likely that a politician would feel the heat for nailing us for a few extra bucks. Well, it’s good to see that [...]
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Efforts to regulate tobacco seem tireless. Of course, it’s hard to argue with any measure aimed at keeping tobacco products out of the hands of minors – you’ll find in the cigar industry, for example, that this is widely and genuinely believed. Cigar companies do not want minors participating (not that many could even access [...]
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