Bruce Lewis has been named Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Torano Cigars, a premium distributor and manufacturer in Miami. Our buddy Tom in Tampa Bay writes:
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When Uptown Cigar in Kingston, New York closed, a lot of people lost a good smoke shop. One fan, Bill Miller, wrote an impassioned note to the fans and owners of Uptown and, although the company is moving to Florida, something was lost in Kingston the day Uptown closed. Read on for part of the [...]
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While I rarely trust small dogs who talk about bacon – they’re often too entrenched in the topic to give it its proper due – I’m please to see these two talking about the upcoming International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association Show in New Orleans where, apparently, Smoke magazine has a booth (Hint: It’s [...]
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When I sat down with Kinky Friedman last month, he told me he’d be spending less time in Texas this year … because leaving Texas is far more “lucrative” for him. Well, he’s now launched the tour he discussed with me at Cigar Expo, the “Go West Young Kinky Tour of 2010.” This is his [...]
For those of you who like larger vitolas (cigar sizes), there’s good news for you, if you can get your hands on them. Habanos S.A., of Cuba, has just released their thickest Romeo y Julieta vitola, the Wide Churchill. At 5 1/8 inches and 55 ring gauge, this oversized robusto with a newly redesigned ornamental [...]
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Pipe smokers will not want to miss the Viprati Pipe Show at De La Concha on August 2, 2010. From 10 AM to 7 PM, Luigi Viprati will have a large collection of pipes on hand, and “brothers of the briar will be able see the latest works of art before they are taken to [...]
Ever have a cigar while watching the sun set? Well, there’s a new cigar happy hour that’s designed for just that: Barry, from acigarsmoker.com, introduced me to Cigar Mondays at Vetro NYC. It sounds wonderful – you get a premium cigar, butler served hors d’ouevres and your choice of a cognac, port, single malt or [...]
The Columbia, South Carolina City Council is revisiting the city’s smoking ban. The newly elected council has to decide whether The Tobacco Merchant is covered by it. The establishment was considered a bar by the city, because it sells beer and wine, as well as its core tobacco products, but The Tobacco Merchant doesn’t see [...]
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