Firecured: All things Tobacco

Regional Edition La Gloria Cubana Cigar Ships

2012-02-15T07:06:00.002-05:00

(Cigar Aficionado) The La Gloria Cubana Belux No. 1, a 2011 regional edition Cuban cigar created for Belgium and Luxembourg, went on sale yesterday.The cigar is a Genios size, measuring 5 1/2 inches by 52 ring. The only other Genios in the Cuban cigar portfolio is in the Cohiba Maduro 5 line. Continued

Zimbabwe Tobacco Sells for as Much as $4.75 a Kilogram

2012-02-15T07:04:00.000-05:00

Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) Zimbabwe’s tobacco-selling season started today with prices for flue-cured Virginia leaf selling for as much as $4.75 a kilogram, Agriculture Minister Joseph Made said.The opening price was $4.45 a kilogram (2.2 pounds) and the lowest was $1.70, Made said at the Boka Tobacco Auction Floor today in Harare, the capital. Continued

Grand re-opening of the Cigar Box Guitar Museum near Pittsburgh, PA

2012-02-15T01:19:00.001-05:00

(boingboing) The Speal’s Tavern Cigar Box Guitar Museum near Pittsburgh, PA has been expanded and improved for 2012. The museum now sports over 40 handmade instruments, cigar box amplifiers, antique photos and artwork along with historical facts and discoveries.The 2012 exhibit will be unveiled this Saturday, February 18 at 6pm followed by a special Mardi Gras blues concerty by museum creator and

Policeman to cop £1000 from cigar he was given by Churchill in 1950

2012-02-14T16:50:00.003-05:00

(Mirror) He was famed for his big cigars and rarely pictured without one.Now one of Sir Winston Churchill’s iconic smokes is set to fetch more than £1,000 when it goes under the hammer.The ex-prime minister gave the 7in J Cuesta to policeman Brian Bateman to thank him for organising his security during an official visit in 1950. Continued

The Return of Punch Rare Corojo Cigars

2012-02-14T16:42:00.002-05:00

(Cigar Aficionado) March will kick off the relaunch of Punch Rare Corojo, an annual limited-edition line made by General Cigar Co. set to be available from March 1 to May 31. The brand is defined by an Ecuadoran Sumatra wrapper that General says is grown in limited quantity. Continued

Karnataka tobacco auctions to close by March 15

2012-02-14T16:38:00.002-05:00

(The Hindu) The Tobacco Board, after marketing 75 per cent of the authorised tobacco crop in Karnataka, has allowed entry of unauthorised crop grown by registered growers on to the auction platforms from Monday (February 13).The board is also planning to close tobacco auctions in the State by March 15.... At the end of 113 days of auctions (on February 13), the board has marketed 76.45 mkg (7.18

Preservation Virginia to hold meeting on historic tobacco barns

2012-02-14T06:26:00.003-05:00

(newsadvance.com) Preservation Virginia will hold a meeting to introduce its project to preserve historic tobacco barns in Pittsylvania County.The meeting for the Pittsylvania County Historic Barns Project will be held at 6 p.m. Feb. 29 at the Olde Dominion Agricultural Complex at 19783 U.S. 29 in Chatham. Continued Photo: Tobacco Barn, West of Staunton (Roanoke) River between Turkey & Caesar's

Cup O’ Joes #2 Maricoxi Tobacco Review February 13th, 2012

2012-02-13T16:05:00.002-05:00

(Cyndi Dollins) The tin says this blend is a mix of Broken Virginia, Black Cavendish, and Golden Virginia with orange, chocolate, and honey flavors.When I opened the tin, the tin note smells really sweet. It’s made of mostly broken leaf with dark ribbons threading throughout. It has a pleasant moisture ratio—it’s moist enough to feel spongy without being soaked like many aromatics are when you

Illusione ~hl~ Maduro – 2010 Limited Release Cigar Review

2012-02-13T05:48:00.004-05:00

(Casas Fumando) Today’s cigar is one I’ve been waiting to get to for awhile. Not exactly sure why I let it sit for so long but I was down to my very last stick of these in my humidor and decided to get a long awaited review done of it! This is the Illsuione ~hl~ Maduro, also dubbed the “Holy Lance”.Now let’s make sure we don’t confuse this with the new release of Maduro cigars that Illusione has

1952 Lucky Strike Cigarette Commercial with Dorothy Collins

2012-02-11T15:17:00.002-05:00

More evidence that Don Draper was vastly overpaid.

Anyone for a tobacco flavoured cocktail?

2012-02-11T06:45:00.003-05:00

(Periscope Post) I went to Barts last night to sample their new tobacco-flavoured range of cocktails. Barts is a cool, speakeasy-style bar in Sloane Avenue that is hard to find but wonderful once you’re there, with cartoons and old clocks on the walls and fishing buckets hanging from the bar and lovely wooden tables and comfortable, squashy chairs. They are known for having some of the most

General Cigar Now Shipping New Macanudo and C.A.O. Sizes

2012-02-10T17:35:00.001-05:00

(Cigar Aficionado) New cigars are on their way to shelves from General Cigar Co. The company has shipped three new sizes of existing lines in the Macanudo and C.A.O. La Traviata cigar brands.The two new sizes in the Macanudo family are both in the extremely popular 6 by 60 size, the Macanudo Café Gigante and Macanudo Maduro Gigante. Continued

Smoke cigars, sip whiskey and swap stories? You bet!

2012-02-10T16:47:00.003-05:00

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. (tahoebonanza.com) Following an evening with Mark Twain at Piper's Opera House last month, a jovial looking fellow handed me a Churchill-sized cigar and extended a rare invitation.“A few of us boys are getting together in a barn in the Pine Nut Mountains this Thursday at two o'clock to smoke cigars, sip whiskey and swap stories. We'd enjoy the pleasure of your company if

Danville tobacco company partners with Institute

2012-02-10T16:22:00.002-05:00

(GoDanRiver.com) JTI Leaf Services in Danville partnered with the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research for needed laboratory services to ensure quality tobacco blends.... Having Institute lab and research technician Dana Lambert perform the needed tests on tobacco samples’ sugar and nicotine content ensures the quality of JTI Leaf Services’ tobacco blends, which are prepared based on leaf

Where to Smoke, Drink and WiFi When Flying Out of Nassau

2012-02-10T06:01:00.002-05:00

(jaunted.com) Work on the new international arrivals hall at Nassau's Lynden Pindling International Airport is still underway—but the departures areas are looking pretty nice and, as far as we could tell when flying out on Monday, functioning faster than they did in the past.One improvement you may be interested in if you like a cigar or a stiff drink before waving goodbye to the Bahamas is the

Heinemann Asia Pacific opens first wine & cigar concept store at Changi

2012-02-10T05:31:00.002-05:00

SINGAPORE (moodiereport.com) Heinemann Asia Pacific has opened its first duty free concept store, Vine & Leaf, in Singapore Changi Airport. Located at the Terminal 2 Departure Hall, the 98sq m retail store offers a selection of over 500 fine wines and cigars.Vine & Leaf is said to offer several ‘firsts’ in travel retail. These include a vintage interior design inspired by old world wineries, a

E.P. Carrillo's Newest Cigar Line Combines Maduro and Natural

2012-02-09T16:44:00.003-05:00

(Cigar Aficionado) Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, the man behind the E.P. Carrillo brand and the former maker of La Gloria Cubana cigars, is coming out with a new Short Run cigar.The new release, which will ship to retailers beginning in two to three weeks, will combine elements of the company’s New Wave Connecticut (which features a light-hued natural wrapper) and the company’s Core Maduro, a dark

First impressions of the new Balkan Sobranie Tobacco

2012-02-09T16:31:00.003-05:00

(harjoeric) Tasting the new Balkan Sobranie tobacco by Germain.

ACID Cigars: A Cult of Personality

2012-02-09T16:14:00.003-05:00

(Cigar Advisor) IF THERE EVER WAS A "STANDARD" for making infused premium cigars, ACID cigars would be it. Officially introduced at the RTDA (now the IPCPR) Trade Show in 1999, the brand took off like gangbusters and created one of the most unique "cult" followings by cigar smokers, perhaps second only to Padrón cigars. According to Perelman's Pocket Cyclopedia of Cigars, "The creative force

Cigar Bars Make A Comeback At Luxury Hotels

2012-02-09T13:42:00.001-05:00

(Forbes) Following worldwide bans on smoking in public places, cigar bars have become something of an endangered species. But we’ve spotted a few of the clubby, usually dimly lit dens making appearances once more—this time ensconced in luxury hotels. And in some of the new iterations, they’ve got technology on their side—advanced air filtration systems make spending time in one a breath of fresh

Tobacco store owner gets 5 years

2012-02-09T04:22:00.004-05:00

(Napa Valley Register) The former owner of Cigarettes Cheaper!, a man with long-standing Napa ties, was sentenced Wednesday in a San Jose federal courtroom to five years in federal prison for multiple counts of bank fraud, according to the U.S. District Attorney’s Office.... Authorities indicted Ned Roscoe and his father, John Roscoe, in 2007.The elder Roscoe pleaded in January 2011 to one count

Zimbabwe Tobacco Farmers Eye Rich Pickings

2012-02-09T04:18:00.001-05:00

(allAfrica.com) ZIMBABWE'S tobacco farmers could make rich pickings when the auction floors open next week as the world's main competitors expect low yields owing to floods.Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board chief executive officer Dr Andrew Matibiri said Brazil and the United States had their crops swept away by floods.He said the situation will create a deficit in the world market. Continued

Betabrand Reversible Smoking Jackets

2012-02-08T15:41:00.002-05:00

(Cigar Aficionado) The parlor-room smoking jacket tradition has been in a coma for a while now, but nostalgic style aficionados looking for a wild, modern alternative may have hope with the Reversible Smoking Jacket by Betabrand.On the conservative side, each of Betabrand’s five styles is a simple, well-tailored jacket. The interior flares occasionally if you leave it unbuttoned, but overall it

That Sweet Smell of Cigars

2012-02-08T04:11:00.003-05:00

By Adam Koford

New Cuban Cigar Bands Omit Old Company Names

2012-02-07T19:23:00.002-05:00

(Cigar Aficionado) Punch is not the only one. The Partagas band has lost the words “Cifuentes y Cia.,” which references the brand’s pre-revolution owner, and Romeo y Julieta no longer reads “Rodriguez Arguelles y Cia.” Continued