Cigar News and Articles
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Ybor City Tax Troubles
Recently implemented tobacco tax to fund children's health care is causing cigar manufacturers and retailers in Ybor city Florida to fear smaller profits and ... » read full article
2009
Swedish Matchs View of Premium Cigars
That’s the world cigar situation as noted in the new Annual Report from Swedish Match, published in advance of its annual shareholder meeting scheduled ... » read full article
2009
Florida Senate Cigar Surcharge
A largely unnoticed, but especially insidious aspect of the Florida Senate Bill 1840, which would impose substantial new taxes on cigars as well as cigarettes, ... » read full article
2009
Three Basic Elements in any Cigar
There are three basic elements in any cigar: the filler, binder and wrapper leaves that are woven together by the skilled hands of the torcedor. But no matter ... » read full article
2009
Start of New Taxes
The number of premium cigars imported into the United States dove in January thanks to a strange crash in Honduran imports, but machine-made cigars continued ... » read full article
2009
Premium Cigar Imports Down
The number of premium cigars imported into the United States dove in January thanks to a strange crash in Honduran imports, but machine-made cigars continued ... » read full article
2009
Rocky's Special Stash
"Let’s just say the wrapper is going to be a Sumatra from Rocky’s special stash." That’s about all the information available from ... » read full article
2009
Cuban Embargo and Cigar Industry
The cigar industry is ready for full swing as restrictions on travel and trade to be lifted. President Barack Obama is poised to break the embargo ... » read full article
2009
Avo Limited Edition Blend
The annual Avo limited-edition blend is an early-season highlight for smokers and the start of Avo Uvezian’s months-long birthday celebration! He’s ... » read full article
2009
La Gloria Cubana Fan
Los Angeles – Larry Monte is a devoted La Gloria Cubana fan. He is also the owner of Monte’s Pueblo Pipe in Albuquerque, New Mexico and decided ... » read full article
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La Gloria Cubana Artesanos Retro Especiale has a Connecticut seed wrapper. The Mexican and Nicaraguan binder is enhanced by Nicaraguan and Dominican ligero and an additional peppering of proprietary Nicaraguan and Dominican leaf. 
