Visit De La Concha on September 23, 2010 to dine and smoke with master cigar maker Jose Fuego. He will be on hand to promote his latest cigar, the Xikar HC series. The in-store dinner starts at 8 PM and includes a three-course meal from Rue 57 and a full open bar. Tickets cost $125 [...]
It comes as no surprise: New Yorkers are going to Pennsylvania to by tobacco products. Why? Well, it could have something to do with the recent tax increase. Pennsylvania, essentially, is gaining the tax revenue that New York hoped to generate for itself. The number of cigarette tax stamps New York sold in July fell [...]
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The New York Association of Convenience Stores reports that cigarette sales by its members fell 25 percent to 35 percent last month. Does this means that people are quitting? Or, more realistically, is it because people are going across state lines, where the taxes aren’t severe? Let’s do the math on this one. There are [...]
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What do cigars and artisanal mozzarella cheeses have in common? They’re both handmade products that take lots of labor and time to produce a good quality product, according to our fellow brother of the leaf, Anthony Fauci, a partner in an awesome high-end mozzarella bar located in midtown Manhattan: Obika Here’s Anthony talking about two [...]
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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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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 [...]
Savinelli will be at De La Concha in New York on July 28, 2010. At this event, which runs from noon to 7 PM, you’ll be introduced to some new cigars from Savinelli, including the Liga Especial II series. Visit the store for the event, and you could win some great prizes being raffled, including [...]
The Big Smoke is coming back to New York City, but everything else is changing. This year, it will be on December 1, 2010 at Pier 92. Located at 711 12th Avenue (between W. 52nd Street and the West Side Highway), the event will have one expanded session, from 6 PM to 9:30 PM and [...]
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July 1, 2010, a new cigarette tax hike took effect in New York and just after a few weeks it looks like it is proving to be more troublesome than politicians thought. Now with smokers crossing state lines to pick up smokes and illegal smuggling operations it looks as if they are weighting their options. [...]
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