Cigar News Online: June 2006

Friday, June 30, 2006

New tax, smoking ban haven t hurt cash flow

Olympian - Carton after carton of reopened cigarettes made their way down an assembly line one evening last week, as a crew of three fed in the cartons and an automated machine heated the tax or no drop in cigarette sales, balanced by a surge in cigar

Cigar aficionados boost camaraderie, esprit de corps

U.S. Marine Corps Bases Japan, Japan - Jun 15, 2006... CITY, Okinawa (Jun 16, 2006) -- Dense clouds of smoke slowly rise to the ceiling of the dimly lit room, filling it with a foggy haze as 30 cigar lovers talk ...

Daily Briefing: Close But No Cigar
Wonkette (satire), DC - Jun 28, 2006The proposed constitutional amendment to ban flag burning falls one vote short in the Senate. [WP; NYT; LAT]. Israel sends ground ...

Supreme Court Confirms General Cigar's Ownership of COHIBA ...
Business Wire (press release), CA - Jun 19, 2006NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2006--General Cigar Co., Inc. announced today that the Supreme Court has denied Cubatabaco's ...

Profile: Liberia's 'Mister Gus'

Dutch timber merchant Guus Kouwenhoven is to spend the next eight years in a prison cell - a far cry from the world of Montecristo cigars and Rolex watches that he once inhabited at the Hotel Africa on edge of Liberia's capital Monrovia.

Tara Gold's Partner Completes the Purchase of San Miguel Groupings and Discovers Montecristo II Zone
Tara Gold Resources Corp. (PINKSHEETS: TRGD)(Frankfurt: T8N) is pleased to announce that due to encouraging results onTara Gold's San Miguel Groupings project, payments of US$400,000 have beenmade by Paramount Gold ahead of schedule to complete the purchase of theSan Miguel Groupings from the underlying concession owners. The project islocated near Temoris, Chihuahua Mexico. In August, 2005, Tara

Tara Gold's Partner Completes the Purchase of San Miguel Groupings and Discovers Montecristo II Zone
Tara Gold Resources Corp. (Frankfurt: T8N) is pleased to announce that due to encouraging results on Tara Gold's San Miguel Groupings project, payments of US$400,000 have been made by Paramount Gold ahead of schedule to complete the purchase of the San Miguel Groupings from the underlying concession owners.

German plans airline for smokers
A German entrepreneur plans to launch the world's first smokers' airline next year, called Smintair.

... The smaller machine-made cigars are perfect for

... The smaller machine-made cigars are perfect for a short smoke after dinner, while waiting ... ring of the cigar, and the draw is easier than on the machine-made versions ...

Cigar Weekly: Interview with Chris Topper
Cigar Weekly: the Internet Cigar Community since 1997 ... New England associate our name to a quality machine made cigar. They're not accustomed to seeing a 4 ... that we make both machine made and hand made cigars. We've been ...

Cigar Vault Online
... that making a custom blend cigar for individuals adds to the ... making a good cigar "is the perfect thing". They aren't machine made, but hand made. They're hands made by ...

Domestic Cigars Machine Made Cigars from Payless Cigars
Payless Cigars specializes in domestic cigars, machine made cigars, premium cigars and cigar accessories at discount prices ... PREMIUM CIGARS. MACHINE MADE CIGARS. DOMESTIC CIGARS. CIGAR BUNDLES. NEW ARRIVALS ... Payless Cigars offers a wide selection of domestic and machine made cigars. To place your order ...

CNX | Cigar Counsel | Machine-Made Havanas

Machine-Made - these are cigars that are entirely machine made from start to finish. ... However, the machine-made cigar is typically far more consistent in ...

Domestic and Premium Machine-made Cigars by Altadis USA, Inc.
Featured domestic cigars: AyC Grenadiers, Backwoods, Dutch Masters, El Producto, Erik, Hav-A-Tampa Jewels, La Corona Whiffs, Miami Suites, Muriel, ...

Local artist happy to mix politics, craft

DAYTONA BEACH -- When Sara Fox exhibits her art, she doesn't go to a gallery. She converts the front rooms in her historic Daytona Beach cottage into an art space, and allows her bold, brassy mixed-media works to spill out onto the lawn.

Drive-Thru Pot Smoke Gives Pair Away
A pair of pot smokers picked the wrong day to use the drive-thru window at a KFC restaurant in Buffalo.

DH Realty News - Deccan Herald - Internet Edition
Looks like future developments of residential properties are not going to stop with just exotic themes and glamorous facilities. The developers promise to become more imaginative ....

Wine Calendar

- Robert Sinskey Vineyards Wine Dinner with Robert and Maria Sinskey is at 6 p.m. July 10.

Letters to the editor
I really enjoyed the first half of the Dance Academy's performance at Escanaba's junior high auditorium this past Mother's Day weekend. No doubt I'd have delighted in the second part of program as well. But with no thanks to some smokers, I'll never know.

Federal judge Elliott dies at 96
COLUMBUS Retired U-S District Court Judge J- Robert Elliott -- the nation's oldest federal district judge when he ended his 38-year career in 2000 -- died yesterday. He was 96.

AP's Cafferty Story Mentions NewsBusters As Cafferty Replays DeLay

News Busters - I don't see it as a stain , because it was illegitimate." (Or was that premature ?) Regardless of whether or not he broke a law, he LEAKED . Why does Clinton see this as not a leak? B/c according to him, Lewinsky was ravished by a cigar. hahaha

Homemade Humidor Album Page

Instead of a double seal (like the professional humidors I have seen in cigar st ... I copied the seal design from humidors I had seen in cigar stores. ...

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Thursday, June 29, 2006

Cigar makers burned by fakes

El Buen Habano, Spain - May 28, 2006... H. Upmann. General Cigar, based in New York, holds the rights to Cohiba, Partagas, Macanudo and other premium brands. Because cigars ...

SMOKING IS ALLOWED
Asbury Park Press, NJ - Jun 2, 2006... of cigars, everything from machine-rolled 50-cent Phillies to more expensive Arturo Fuentes, Monte Cristos, Ashtons, Don Diego, Padron and Macanudo cigars. ...

Supreme Court Confirms General Cigar's Ownership of COHIBA ...
Business Wire (press release), CA - Jun 19, 2006... Committed to delivering cigars of the finest quality, General Cigar produces Macanudo(R), Partagas(R), COHIBA(R), Punch(R), Excalibur(R), Hoyo de Monterrey(R ...

Coming soon, an airline exclusively for smokers!

New Kerala - On the website Schoppmann wrote about the old times when Lufthansa offered its passengers a vast selection of Montecristo cigars. He says airline smoking bans were prompted by a desire to economise on air conditioning systems. He promises to restore

German plans airline for smokers
BBC Europe - On the website Mr Schoppmann writes nostalgically about the old times when Lufthansa offered its passengers a vast selection of Montecristo cigars. He says airline smoking bans were prompted by a desire to economise on air conditioning systems. He

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Celebrating Cigars

As a postscript to our article about the smoking ban in Ontario, a gala party billed as Canada's "Last Big Smoke" was held in Toronto on May 30, one day...

Review of a Custom Made Cigar
A few months ago, we wrote about cigar catering services for special occasions. Finally, we got around to sampling some custom cigars created by the cigar caterer, CF Dominicana....

Cuban Cigars
Subsequent to the 1962 trade embargo with Cuba, Cuban cigars have been illegal in the United States. The Government's regulations became even more restrictive after September 30, 2004. ...

Are Smoking Bans Becoming Too Restrictive?
Public smoking bans have been in the news quite a bit lately. Not only are more localities considering and adopting bans against smoking in public, the bans are becoming...

Independence Day Cigars
Looking for the right Independence Day cigar to smoke on the 4th of July? Whether you are looking for cigars made in the U.S.A., or for a cigar with...

Cherry Pick of the Month (June)

The Toro, at 6 inches by 50 ring, will give you an hour of heady smoke and delightful flavor. You won't want to put this baby out!

Fresh New Layout and Spring Theme!
Spring season brings new life and JR Cigar delivers a new layout and design to match.

Weekly Special - June 7
I'll say this without the slightest bit of hesitation: the Nicaraguan version of the Cabanas is BETTER THAN THE CUBAN version.

General Cigar Sues Alleged Counterfeiters
They are seeking injunctions and damages for the marketing and distribution of counterfeit COHIBA cigars, trademark infringement, cybersquatting and deceptive trade practices.

$15 OFF Genuine Pre-Embargo Counterfeit Cuban Edicion Limitada

We've worked night and day to come up with our Genuine Counterfeit Edici n Limitada line. They are made by hand and are the same weight as those made by Habanos S. A., the retail arm of the Cuban cigar industry.

Weekly Special - June 7

I'll say this without the slightest bit of hesitation: the Nicaraguan version of the Cabanas is BETTER THAN THE CUBAN version.

Second Hand Smoke
We have written about smoking bans quite a bit lately, and now find ourselves reluctantly posting yet another article on this topic. On June 27, 2006, the U.S. Surgeon...

Close, But No Cigars for Churchill
Smoking bans are in the news everywhere, even in Scotland. According to the Times Online, an actor playing Winston Churchill cannot even smoke a cigar on stage, due to an...

New Cigars and Accessories Coming Soon
The Retail Tobacco Dealers of America will have their annual trade show in Las Vegas during July 17 to 19, 2006. The event is not open...

General Cigar Sues Alleged Counterfeiters

They are seeking injunctions and damages for the marketing and distribution of counterfeit COHIBA cigars, trademark infringement, cybersquatting and deceptive trade practices.

2006 Catalog No. 3 Available Now!
Our May - June catalog is online now ready for download. For all you cigar aficionados, check out of our fantastic cigar deals and new items.

Close, But No Cigars for Churchill

Smoking bans are in the news everywhere, even in Scotland. According to the Times Online, an actor playing Winston Churchill cannot even smoke a cigar on stage, due to an...

2006 Catalog No. 3 Available Now!

Our May - June catalog is online now ready for download. For all you cigar aficionados, check out of our fantastic cigar deals and new items.

Cherry Pick of the Month (June)
The Toro, at 6 inches by 50 ring, will give you an hour of heady smoke and delightful flavor. You won't want to put this baby out!

Weekly Special - June 7
I'll say this without the slightest bit of hesitation: the Nicaraguan version of the Cabanas is BETTER THAN THE CUBAN version.

Fresh New Layout and Spring Theme!
Spring season brings new life and JR Cigar delivers a new layout and design to match.

Cherry Pick of the Month (June)

The Toro, at 6 inches by 50 ring, will give you an hour of heady smoke and delightful flavor. You won't want to put this baby out!

Are Smoking Bans Becoming Too Restrictive?
Public smoking bans have been in the news quite a bit lately. Not only are more localities considering and adopting bans against smoking in public, the bans are becoming...

Fresh New Layout and Spring Theme!
Spring season brings new life and JR Cigar delivers a new layout and design to match.

General Cigar Sues Alleged Counterfeiters
They are seeking injunctions and damages for the marketing and distribution of counterfeit COHIBA cigars, trademark infringement, cybersquatting and deceptive trade practices.

Independence Day Cigars
Looking for the right Independence Day cigar to smoke on the 4th of July? Whether you are looking for cigars made in the U.S.A., or for a cigar with...

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

[TS] THE BUSINESS WORLD; Coming Soon To the U.S.: Cuban Cigars Made in Brazil

A small Brazilian company plans to go head to head with the world's most famous cigar brands.

JERRY SEINFELD; What's He Doing?
John DeAngelis letter on Rick Lyman's September 15 article scores Jerry Seinfeld for smoking cigars...

National Briefing Midwest: Illinois: Conviction In Cigar Smuggling
Chicago lawyer Richard Connors is convicted of smuggling thousands of Cuban cigars into United States in violation of trade embargo against Cuba (S)...

Surviving The Punk Life; When a Cigar Is Not Just a Cigar
Joan Kanel Slomanson letter on February 22 Urban Studies column on cigar smoking notes Dr Sigmund Freud lost jaw and life to cancer...

[TS] LONG ISLAND JOURNAL; Flying Not-So-Small Model Airplanes
Long Island Journal column; members of Meroke Radio Control Club, group of model hobbyists, fly miniature aircraft at Cedar Creek Park Aerodrome in Seaford; cigar aficionados relax in smoking lounge in back of Stogies and Tales, tobacco shop in Farmingdale owned by Robert Bussi; photo (M)...

World Briefing Americas: Cuba: U.S. Company Wins Cigar Appeal
Appeals Court rules that trademark of Cohiba cigars, made in Cuba, cannot be enforced in United States because of longstanding embargo against government of Pres Fidel Castro; General Cigar, American Company, sells cigars under Cohiba name in US (S)...

[TS] Smoke if You Have Money? Hardly, Mayor Says
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is once again slipping into the quicksand created by his citywide smoking ban - not over its existence, but over perceived inconsistencies in enforcing it.

ADVISORY: TRAVEL NOTES; Turning Up the Heat in Phoenix
Thirsty Camel Lounge at Phoenician resort in Scottsdale, Ariz, is offering its guests H Upmann Dunhill No 42 cigars dating from 1942 and other old, rare Cuban cigars, for between $150 and $600 each; photo (S)...

[TS] Recalling the Heyday Of Trenton's Cigar Industry
Margo Nash reviews exhibit on history of cigar making in Trenton, NJ, on view at Trenton City Museum; photos (M)...