If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!The House of Representatives failed again on Thursday to override President Bush’s veto of the SCHIP bill that would have expanded the health program for low income children to adults and families who are not considered “low-income”. The […]

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One of our suppliers has sold their business. Madelaine Inc. was run by Jon Bixler and his wife from the small Northern California town of Willits for the last 13 years or so. They manufactured their own products which consisted of their popular PG Solution, Crystal Gels and more recently their new cigar […]

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Speaking of government and with the 2008 national elections not so far away, there are some candidates for the Presidency who are smokers, or know one:
• On the Democratic side, wunderkind Senator Barack Obama of Illinois is a cigarette smoker who says he wants to quit and is reportedly trying.
• Fellow Democrat Hillary Clinton is […]

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Ah, that is the question! We get asked this a lot and I thought I might jot down our thoughts on this topic in the wee hours of the night. A few decades ago, some smart aleck thought it would be great to wrap cigars in plastic wrap so they will stay fresh […]

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Having trouble keeping your humidity level in your humidor at acceptable levels? Colder weather always plagues cigar humidors as it has a drying effect and knocks down your humidity levels.
Try adding some passive devices to your humidors. Crystal Gels come in small jars that can easily fit in almost any size humidor. These add an […]

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Just when you thought the cigar industry dodged a bullet with the recent cigar tax issue, now the government is using the FDA to try and regulate how cigars are made! As Rich Perlman put it in his post at CigarCyclopedia, “Can you imagine some deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Food & Drug […]

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Our intention in creating this blog is to bring relevant news and articles to you regarding anything that is cigars. Since we are in the industry as owners of Humidor Vault, we thought that we might be able to bring useful information to our customers. We hope you find our posts informative and fun…that’s what […]

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