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Cigars are a sign of power and wealth that’re enjoyed by both heroes and villains in the movies, on TV, and in comic books. Heroes often smoke cigars with Roger Moore’s incarnation as James Bond featuring the super spy smoking cigars in his early appearances. However, it’s often the bad guy who’s given the cigar as a way for the audience to understand the power and dominance the villain’s hoping to display as they take over the world or squash the hero. It’s very rare that smoking a cigar has been made to look as cool or menacing as it...

As you continuously read newspaper articles and watch TV, undoubtedly you may assume that smoking in general is losing its popularity, due to the abundance of health related ads that have proclaimed how bad cigarettes are due to the abundance of chemicals that manufacturers inject into their products. However, when it comes to cigars, there isn’t a lot of controversy going around about this type of product, primarily due to the fact that it’s rising in popularity based on the fact that many cigar manufacturers provide 100% natural tobacco within their products instead of an abundance of additional chemicals. Modern...

Since 1990 Fight Night has been raising funds to support low-income children in the Washington DC and Baltimore area. The proceeds from the black tie gala help fund health and educational services for elementary children in need. BnB Tobacco is proud to be the cigar sponsor for the event. On September 18 BnB Tobacco provided cigars for Taste of Fight Night. This exclusive cocktail hour event was held on the rooftop observatory of The Graham Georgetown. This event gave potential sponsors a taste of the main event, to be held on November 14th, 2013. In attendance were the B’s of...

Dating back as early as the 10th century with the Mayans puffing on tobacco leaves bound up with string to Columbus’ first visit to the Americas in 1492 and discovering the natives smoking cylindrical bundles of twisted tobacco leaves wrapped in dried palm or corn husks, cigar smoking has been a beloved tradition by many through the years. And of the many, that would include notable people of American politics. Since 2012 is a political year, what better time to blog about cigars and politics. For the first part of this two-part blog, I’m going to focus on cigar’s early...

Part two of my blog on cigars and politics takes a look at cigar usage in modern times and how it changed in the White House in the later years. Starting with fourth U.S. President James Madison’s term until approximately the mid-twentieth century, cigars had its own special place in the White House. For those who smoked, enjoying cigars was a way to alleviate stress, something to do while discussing important legislation or a relaxing after-dinner ritual to bond with dinner guests. For example, President Eisenhower enjoyed retiring to the Green Room with his male dinner guests for cigars and...