The biggest cigar in the world is back! To protest the executive order issued by Orange County Mayor Richard T. Crotty that prohibits tobacco use in any workplace or public area on or in county property, Corona Cigar Co. has put the largest cigar in the world on display. I ran into this mammoth stick [...]
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Rocky Patel is celebrating his fifteenth anniversary in the cigar business with a new stick. Released last Friday, the 15th Anniversary is a medium dark, trunk-pressed cigar with an Ecuadoran tobacco wrapper from Habano seeds. The binder and filler are completely Nicaraguan. Cigar Aficionado reports: “I wanted to do something special to celebrate our 15 [...]
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It’s hurricane season, and the storms are starting to swirl. Bonnie, the current tropical storm, is pushing toward southern Florida, the most important location for the cigar industry in the United States. According to Cigar Aficionado (yesterday): Most of the companies in the premium sector of the American cigar industry make their headquarters in and [...]
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Can you believe it’s been 15 years since Rocky Patel entered the cigar industry? He is now one of the most recognized faces in the business and this weekend there was lots of good fun with Rocky Patel and the boys over at the Corona Cigar Company. Friday night was the 15th Anniversary cigar event [...]
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This weekend if you’re in the Orlando area don’t miss out on two great events. Corona Cigar Company is having a Rocky Patel weekend and your invited! Meet Rocky Patel Friday July 16th 5pm until midnight with the lovely Jack Daniel’s Girls at their downtown location and Saturday July 17th come meet Rocky and enjoy [...]
Pennsylvania is on its way to a budget, and it looks like the proposed cigar tax won’t be part of it. The tobacco tax, which is only expected to generate around $4 million in revenue for the state, is among the few items not yet finalized, but it isn’t expected to be a “budget-stopper.” Currently, [...]
In an effort to protect our rights to smoke cigars in the upcoming election, the Cigar Rights of America has endorsed its first candidate. Appropriately, it’s for a congressional race in Tampa, Florida – about as close to home for the cigar industry in this country as can be. The CRA has announced its support [...]
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Uptown Cigar Company, of Kingston, New York, is leaving town. After 14 years in its present location, owner Michelle Tuchman has decided to move the company down to Florida. The New York location will close on June 30, 2010, and the operation will begin in Florida on July 1, 2010. According to a statement from [...]
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