Cigar Aficionado has some news about the Vintage La Palina cigar brand soon to be reborn thanks to Bill Paley. La Palina appeared first in 1896 and the new brand will be made of Honduran filler and an Ecuadoran wrapper. It will be made in Nassau at the Graycliff cigar factory.
Are you going to be in Carlsbad, California on June 24, 2010? If so, be sure to check out the Patriotic Cigar Social at Hennessy’s Carlsbad. For $21.95, you’ll receive a cigar from “The Cigar Grotto,” appetizers, BBQ ribs, corn on the cob and other food. Wash it down with a pint of Samuel Adams, [...]
Yesterday, I had my first El Gordito (aka the Calibre 58) after lunch, and it was nothing short of fantastic. The shorty from Miami Cigar Company is only 4 inches long, but it has a 58 ring gauge (as you probably figured out from the cigar’s alternative identity). It’s on the north side of medium [...]
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Can you imagine British Prime Minister Winston Churchill without a cigar? I can’t, you can’t … and most of the world can’t. The signature cigar was a part of the man and the persona. Well, there are people with better imaginations than you and I have. And, they are extinguishing the historical figure’s trademark ember.
Free cigars! For Father’s Day, Rocky’s Cigars is giving away a box of Partagas 160 Robustos. This prize is valued at more than $550, and it could be yours … free. All you have to do is register on the Rocky’s Cigars website. The winner will be announced on Monday, June 21, 2010. Click here [...]
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Clearly, everyone had a great time at the cigar event hosted by W. Curtis Draper and Oliva at the Sofitel in Washington, D.C. photos via W. Curtis Draper on Facebook
“Systemic risk” is one of those expressions that you know refers to something bad, even if you don’t know what it means. When I saw a headline in Google News mentioning systemic risk in the cigar industry last Sunday, I didn’t need to read the article (a press release by the New York Tobacconists Association) [...]
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