Tom Johansmeyer on August 11th, 2010

This dispatch is from Barry Stein, of A Cigar Smoker, delivered from the floor of IPCPR. Check back throughout the day and week for more. The IPCPR show officially kicked off yesterday, and the conversations Barry Stein, of A Cigar Smoker, had with cigar companies indicate that the crowds were a little lighter than usual. [...]

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Tom Johansmeyer on August 9th, 2010

This dispatch is from Barry Stein, of A Cigar Smoker, delivered from the floor of IPCPR. Check back throughout the day and week for more. The Cigar Rights of America panel at the IPCPR show was actively followed, according to the buzz on Twitter, and our correspondent on the floor of the show, A Cigar [...]

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Tom Johansmeyer on August 9th, 2010

This is the first in a series of dispatches that Barry Stein, of A Cigar Smoker, will deliver from the floor of IPCPR. Check back throughout the day and week for more. According to Barry, IPCPR in New Orleans on the first day is a “who’s who” of the cigar industry. The hot spot so [...]

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Tom Johansmeyer on June 23rd, 2010

New York tobacconist De La Concha will be hosting a free cigar blending seminar with La Aurora’s Jose Blanco on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 4 PM. If you can make it, I strongly encourage you to do so. This is a free seminar, but seating is limited to only 15 people, so contact De [...]

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Tom Johansmeyer on June 20th, 2010

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Tom Johansmeyer on June 19th, 2010

The New York Tobacconists Association has made it clear: the proposed OTP tax will put them out of business. According to ABC News:

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