Ever wanted to take a peak inside a Cuban cigar factory? Here’s your chance! Today’s photo of the day takes you inside the inside … Cuba and the factory within its borders. photo by hoyasmeg via Flickr
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Are you going to be in Nashville on July 17, 2010? If so, head out to CAO Headquarters for an unforgettable event. Hang with Cigar Dave for a live radio simulcast on XM and Sirius, chomp on food from Morton’s of Chicago (which alone is worth it) and put back some beer from Yazoo Brewery. [...]
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When it comes to cigars, pH matters. What’s pH? Remember, from your high school chemistry class, it’s a way to measure how acidic or alkaline a fluid is. According to the Tobacconist University (who, by the way, is doing god’s work for the cigar industry), cigar smoke has a pH as well. The typical cigar [...]
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Guillermo Leon and Nestor Miranda are about to gain their best audience yet: the Congressional Cigar Association. At a reception to be held on July 20, 2010, Leon and Miranda, in conjunction with W. Curtis Draper, will educate the CCA on the cigar industry. As anyone who followed the fight in Albany remembers, one of [...]
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As cigar smokers, we sometimes take for granted how much human effort actually goes into making that wonderfully crafted piece of tobacco. For most of us, smoking a premium cigar usually means just going to a local cigar shop and simply purchasing one. But as Jose Blanco, of La Aurora cigars, indicates during his famous [...]
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Strongman emeritus Fidel Castro is still hanging around, according to the latest from the BBC and Cuban television reporter Norelys Morales (on her blog). He was standing tall in the photos Morales revealed, wearing a godawful tracksuit (uniform of those too old not to know better) and smiling. It’s pretty clear that he’s no spring [...]
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El Gaucho, a cigar-friendly lounge in Washington State, is now closed because of arcane state tobacco laws. In attempt to stay in business, El Gaucho’s owner Paul Mackay renovated his shop and restructured his management, in hopes of complying with the state’s new tobacco laws. Still, Health Department investigators cited El Gaucho in April for [...]
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