Cigar tax after cigar tax and I’ve had enough. While this blog is for pairing cigars with wines,  the situation with cigar taxes is getting out of control, with increases at the federal and state level.
On April 1, 2009 the Federal cigar tax went up from 4.75 cents a cigar to 40.26 cents a cigar. [...]

Continue reading...

Recently I’ve had the pleasure of watching the movie “El Benny”, which is based on the life and career of Benny More, one of Cuba’s most talented and famous musicians in history. The movie is centered around the span of his career ranging between the mid/late 1940’s through the early 1960’s. The score throughout and [...]

Continue reading...