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Gary's Cigars Blog July 2006 Archive

By Gary Manelski, About.com Guide to Cigars

A Frugal Cigar Connoisseur's Top 10 Cigars Under $2

Friday July 28, 2006
Here's a Top 10 list that was over ten years in the making. I have smoked hundreds of cigars since the early-to-mid 1990's, and many of them were less ... Read More

Against Higher Tobacco Taxes?

Wednesday July 26, 2006
Cigars, cigarettes, and other tobacco products may be getting more expensive in California next year, depending on whether Proposition 86 is passed in November. The purpose of the proposed ... Read More

Review of a New Cigar Film

Monday July 24, 2006
A number of new cigars and accessories were unveiled at the RTDA convention last week in Las Vegas. Instead of being the first to review one of the new ... Read More

Cigar Questions and Answers

Thursday July 20, 2006
We always try our best to answer your cigar questions and provide as much information about cigars as possible, whether in our cigar forum, via email, or here in our ... Read More

Marriott Goes Smoke Free

Wednesday July 19, 2006
I hate to spoil the upbeat mood in the cigar industry during the RTDA convention, but Marriott International Inc. has just announced that all of its hotels in the United ... Read More

RTDA Cigar News

Monday July 17, 2006
A new venture known as Panama Tabac Group S. A. is making its first public appearance at the RTDA convention in Las Vegas (Booth 1195). Fred A. Edwards of ... Read More

RTDA Annual Convention Is Starting

Saturday July 15, 2006
As previously reported, The Retail Tobacco Dealers of America's Annual Convention and Trade Show is happening in Las Vegas during July 17 through July 19, 2006. This is the ... Read More

It's Only Half a Cigar, Butt…

Thursday July 13, 2006
How much would you pay for a half-smoked cigar? How does $670 sound? That's about 100 times more than what I would pay for a premium un-smoked cigar. ... Read More

Great Deal on Premium Cigars

Wednesday July 12, 2006
The best way to sample a variety of several different cigars at below market prices is to purchase sampler packs on sale. Cigars International is now offering eight premium ... Read More

11 Years For Cigar Dave

Monday July 10, 2006
A long ash snappy salute to "The General", Cigar Dave Zeplowitz, on his 11th anniversary of hosting the Cigar Dave nationally syndicated radio show. The show originates from Tampa, Florida ... Read More

Review of a Super Fuerte Cigar

Saturday July 8, 2006
What is a Super Fuerte cigar? It just might have something to do with the blending of filler tobaccos inside of binder and wrapper leaves to create a certain ... Read More

New Camacho Cigars

Friday July 7, 2006
Camacho Cigars will soon begin shipping their Camacho Corojo and El Legend-Ario Authentic Corojo cigars with new 2004 Corojo Harvest tobacco. According to Christian L. Eiroa, President of Camacho Cigars, "My ... Read More

Cohiba Cigar News

Wednesday July 5, 2006
The Supreme Court has affirmed that General Cigar, a subsidiary of Swedish Match, is the only legitimate owner of the Cohiba brand in the United States. General's Dominican Cohibas ... Read More

Celebrate July 4th With Cigars

Saturday July 1, 2006
Saturday, July 1, is the beginning of a long Independence Day holiday weekend for many citizens of the United States. However, this could be the last 4th of July ... Read More

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