TPE22: The Unexpected Trade Show
What is TPE? That is a question that even after almost two decades retailers and others in the tobacco industry in particular continue to...
Mile High Celebration: A Look Back at Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival 2019
For cigar enthusiasts, there is likely no better place to celebrate their passion and enjoy time spent with fellow cigar lovers than Smoker Friendly’s...
IPCPR’s Guide to Tobacco 21 Legislation
In Washington, there has recently been a flurry of action and discussion on the topic of raising the minimum purchase age for tobacco from...
Cigar Warning Mandate Decoded
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will require new warning label statements to be included on packaging and advertisements for cigars. Pursuant to...
Local Tobacco Ordinances
Over the past several years, anti-tobacco advocates have focused more of their attention and resources on proposing and lobbying for the adoption of local...
A Tale of 2 Cigars: A Look at Cornelius & Anthony’s New Mistress and...
The Bailey family has been involved in the tobacco business since 1866. For almost 130 years, the family focused on growing tobacco on their...
Her Roots Run Deep: An Interview With Maya Selva, Part 1
From the very beginning of its 24-year history, Maya Selva Cigars has had an international flair that reflects the global vision and character of...
Hitting All the Right Notes: Tabacalera USA’s Rafael Nodal, Part 1
In musical terms, an overture comes at the start of an opera, play or composition. It serves as a lead-up and introduction to something...
What You Don’t See: Behind the Scenes of Plasencia Cigars
300 hands. That’s a long-standing statistic shared throughout the cigar industry, and it relates to the production process that a single cigar passes through...
Sweet Pipes: A Look at Monjure International
Steve Monjure has been in the pipe and tobacco business for 21 years, establishing Monjure International in 1997 by representing the Italian pipe brands...
