We recently received an email from our Friend Jesse from Cigar Jack about a possible smoking ban exemption in Ohio. He asked that we help spread the word, which we were more than happy to do. Check out his article and follow up on the progress here
Crazy potential tobacco tax hike
For those who have not heard about this yet. The Senate Finance Committee has scheduled a markup on Tuesday, July 17 on legislation dealing with the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The measure is expected to be reported out of committee. Funding would be almost totally via higher taxes on tobacco products. The cigarette […]
General News
Unfortunately, we don’t have a review for you today. Rather than let the site sit unposted on until , I decided to just post some useful information for anyone that is interested. Interesting Reading: If you haven’t read it already, take a look at The Burning Question (There are 3 parts total). It is an […]
Smoking in your vehicle
If you or your love ones have been recently in a car accident in michigan and do not know how to proceed, the best you can do is to hire an experience lawyer that guide you in the whole process and most important will help you to get the compensation for the damages that you […]
Dog Watch Social Club Contest
I wish I could promise to be able to provide a free box of cigars every month for the DWSC to give away but we’re like all of you, thats right…working for “the man”. So consider this offer a special treat. The Stogie Review has gifted the DWSC with a box (24) of Carlos Torano […]
Seed to Soul DVD
I encourage everyone who wants to learn more about the stogie making process to check out a film commissioned by CAO called Seed to Soul on DVD. Our friend Gary Manelski who is the Cigar Guide for About.com, recently reviewed this short documentary. I ordered myself a copy from CAO’s website and while it really […]
La Flor Dominicana News
More RTDA news, this time from Mike Cooperman at Bethesda Tobacco. We’ve been talking about the La Flor Dominicana event that Bethesda Tobacco is hosting next Wednesday (July 26th):
Anniversaries Everywhere!
RTDA news from Rich Perelman at CigarCyclopedia.com: Las Vegas, NV, July 18 “Anniversaries are important celebrations, whether for a birthday, wedding or a special event in one’s life.” Three cigars being showcased at the Retail Tobacco Dealers of America (RTDA) convention and trade show in Las Vegas celebrate significant milestones of some of the biggest […]
Cigar News: DC Cigar Tax
So on April 1st the DC Government imposed a new tax of 12% on cigars. Here is the catch, exempted from the tax are pipe tobacco and “premium” cigars, defined in the law as a cigar that costs more than $2. The new tax was created to increase the cost of inexpensive tobacco products to […]
Humidification Beads
I just placed my order for one pound of Heartfelt humidification beads. I saw great reviews on few websites i frequent, and I thought I would give them a try. From what I’ve read these beads are similar to silica beads with the exception that they absorb and release humidity. Sold in relative humidity ratings […]