Archive for April, 2009

Gurkha Black Dragon: I Want One

I don’t even have to try the cigar to want one. The mere mention of the name makes me want to light one up right now. Doesn’t it just evoke a sense of excitement, a quickening of the blood? Gurkha Black Dragon. That sounds wonderful! Tom Johansmeyer recently reviewed this cigar at Luxist, and this is what he has to say: The box alone suggests that the contents are fascinating. Slick black with orange trim, the only reason you disturb the presentation is because you know what's inside. The Gurkha Black Dragon Tubo cigars sit within, each ...

Florida Cigar Makers Oppose Tax

Luxury goods and sin tax – these are terms that not many people like, but have to deal with. Those in Tampa, Florida, in particular are fuming because of a recent proposal to increase yet again the tax on tobacco. It seems to me that this is all that we are hearing lately. Increase, increase, increase. There doesn’t seem to be any respite in this area. The involved people are not taking these talks lightly, though. Cigar makers and retailers are actually getting together to try and oppose this proposed increase in tobacco tax. ...

Nebraskans Stogie Lovers Can Light Up

Maybe not right now, but pretty soon. This is the result of a bill that is in the works in the Nebraska Legislature. If the bill goes through the final approval stage, cigar lovers will be able to smoke in designated cigar bars in the state by September of this year. The Omaha World Herald has this report: Cigar smokers would be able light up in designated cigar bars sometime in early September under a bill given final approval by the Nebraska Legislature this morning. State lawmakers voted 27-22 to approve the cigar bar exemption, which had been ...

Cigar Party In Iraq

We Americans know how to appreciate those who do things for us, and perhaps the best example would be how we are taught to respect our military men. In the past decade, we have been involved in many wars, most controversial perhaps is the Iraq War. Even today, as the war has been officially over for quite some time, we still have troops in the country, carrying out their orders even if it means being away from their homeland, from their families. This is something that David Haddad of ...