Let’s talk about the Padron Story. Since the inception of their company in 1964, the Padron family has been met with more adversity than most. From power struggles in Nicaragua to kidnapping and bombing attempts in Miami, the family has persevered through a barrage of hardships for one reason—to create the finest cigars imaginable. To […]
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By Erin Rigik, Associate Editor. Thanks to new flavors and price promotions, cigar sales at convenience stores remain as strong as ever. The cigar category at U.S. convenience stores totaled $2.38 billion for the 52 weeks ended April 21, 2013, up 3.73%, according to SymphonyIRI Convenience All Scan data. Unit sales, meanwhile totaled 1.46%, down
Taxation and legislation could present a rocky road for cigar manufacturers. Read More »
Taxation and legislation could present a rocky road for cigar manufacturers. Read More »
Today, April 11, 2013, marks the one-year anniversary of the creation of the premium cigar petition on the White House’s “We The People” platform; which asks the Obama Administration to “call off” the FDA from regulating premium cigars. With overwhelming speed, more than 37,300 Americans signed the petition; achieving the minimum 25,000 signature threshold in
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The Flor de las Antillas Toro was awarded Cigar Aficionado’s Top Cigar of 2012 From Cigar Aficionado The story of Cigar Aficionado’s 2012 Cigar of the Year begins in Cuba, the island home of José “Pepin” Garcia, his son Jaime and daughter, Janny. Pepin began rolling cigars at the age of 11 in his
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Wrapper: Mexican San Andres MaduroBinder: Nicaraguan ArganorsaFiller: Nicaraguan ArganorsaBody: MediumSize: 5 x 52 Yesterday, I reviewed the Condega F Corojo stick. Today is the Condega Maduro’s turn. Now I had smoked the Corojo before I reviewed it but no such preview with this stick. So here we go…The San Andres wrapper is more like an
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