Cigar box empty? Don’t be sad – use your imagination cacover

Cigar box empty? Don’t be sad – use your imagination

Reading Time: 3 minutes We did a Facebook post a couple of weeks ago about what cigar smokers do with their empties – and got some pretty interesting responses.

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Cigars – Just Like Jazz, Contentment Can Come in Every Stick cacover

Cigars – Just Like Jazz, Contentment Can Come in Every Stick

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By Arturo Sandoval | Grammy Award-winning Jazz Artist & CRA Member

I am an American, by choice. That’s a unique statement given that many among us are Americans simply by virtue of where they were born, but when you choose to live in a nation, to adopt its traditions, based upon a love for what it has to offer – well – that’s special.

I know something about oppression, too. Having left my homeland of Cuba for what I knew was the freedom America offered, you have to reflect on the cost of leaving behind relatives and friends in what you know is an oppressed nation. Globally, oppression of innocent citizens simply has to end, in all forms – which is why I write this.

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Why football season turns me into a cigar chain-smoking mess cacover

Why football season turns me into a cigar chain-smoking mess

Reading Time: < 1 minute As a coping mechanism, I have, over the years, turned to smoking at least five to six cigars in rapid succession during the games as opposed to turning…

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You’ll never believe what I found today on ebay! cacover

You’ll never believe what I found today on ebay!

We take some time to browse through eBay to find a variety of vintage cigar memorabilia, entertaining ourselves and learning about cigars at the same time.
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Cigarnival 2012: My Takeaway From The Event cacover

Cigarnival 2012: My Takeaway From The Event

Reading Time: 3 minutes My original thought was to write something that was a grand recap of everything that happened here at Leaf this past weekend, but “when someone sings his own praises, he always gets the tune too high.”

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Cigar Bars Offer the Best of Both Worlds cacover

Cigar Bars Offer the Best of Both Worlds

Cigar bars are unique places that allow you to enjoy both a premium cigar and an adult beverage at the same time, in spite of widening smoking bans.
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Tali-Banned Cigar Club cacover

Tali-Banned Cigar Club

Famous Smoke Shop received a generous care package from the Tali-Banned Cigar Club as a "thank you" for cigars the company donated to this military club.
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Cigars for Troops in Afghanistan cacover

Cigars for Troops in Afghanistan

Providing cigars for troops is a cause Famous Smoke Shop believes in strongly, and shared a thank you from active duty troops who received cigar donations.
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Happy New Year, It’s a Boy! cacover

Happy New Year, It’s a Boy!

Reading Time: 2 minutes As I unwrapped the bubblegum stick, I tried to envision a Cohiba or Padrón underneath the funky opaque cellophane.

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Is a portable heater safe for smoking cigars in a hunting blind? cacover

Is a portable heater safe for smoking cigars in a hunting blind?

Reading Time: < 1 minute Learning about cigars: Is a portable heater safe for smoking cigars in a hunting blind?

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