GENERAL CIGAR TO CELEBRATE ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY National Cigar Event Series to Kick Off in July Richmond, VA—General Cigar will commemorate its golden anniversary with a ten-city tour that will hit chic, cigar-friendly venues across the U.S. beginning on July 27 at Chicago’s swanky Vertigo Lounge in the Dana Hotel, and ending on November 11 [...]

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Yesterday I had the great pleasure of attending the CAO Lady Liberty giveaway party.  I realized I would not be the only blogger on hand when David Jones of Tiki Bar Online sent an e-mail saying he’d be there and another message the day before asking if I could direct Jerry Cruz (yes, Don “Cruz”ado [...]

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 Richmond, VA—On July 14, 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in favor of General Cigar in the latest round of litigation in the Cohiba® trademark case, affirming that General Cigar is the rightful owner of the Cohiba trademark in the U.S.   According to Dan Carr, chief operating officer of General [...]

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First, let me apologize for the content, or lack there of as of late. I’ve been on a vacation of sorts and have really enjoyed the chance to reflect and relax. I have smoked many good cigars and tested some really nice lighters, so I can personally assure you that there will be some nice reviews [...]

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One of the greatest collections of Sir Winston Churchill memorabilia recently went under the hammer at Christie’s of London.  The collection was offered by the esteemed auction house on behalf of the Forbes family (yes the magazine) and was the first of three auctions.  The second auction will be held in December in New York [...]

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