Gordon Mott's Blog Archives

August 2007

Dream Cigar Spot

Posted: 11:04 AM ET, August 31, 2007

Have you ever found yourself in a spot where you realize that it is the perfect location to have a cigar…and you didn’t have one with you? It happened to me last Saturday. Now, I didn’t have a cigar because it was a lunch at a restaurant in New York State, which means No Smoking, No Way. Read more

Your Industry

Posted: 12:13 PM ET, August 29, 2007

One of the great features of the cigar industry is how small it is. Yes, there are two very large publicly owned companies (Altadis and Swedish Match) that are big players, but the majority of the rest of the companies are family or individually owned. Read more

Starry, Starry Night

Posted: 11:07 AM ET, August 26, 2007

August 12th is always one of my favorite days of the year. It’s my daughter’s birthday. And, it is night for the annual Perseid meteor shower. Every year, I prepare her meal of choice: (fresh-made pesto on pasta, caprese salad with fresh mozzarella, and sweet corn from a farm stand. Read more

Starry, Starry Night

Posted: 04:35 PM ET, August 23, 2007

The Cigar Tax's Silver Lining

Posted: 09:28 AM ET, August 23, 2007

Within a few weeks, cigar smokers of America will know whether or not they are going to get socked with a huge new tax on their favorite product. The subject was on everybody’s mind at the RTDA trade show in early August in Houston. Everywhere you turned, small groups of manufacturers were huddled together in serious conversation, trying to strategize about the best ways to tackle the problem, and get legislators in Washington to listen to their plight. Read more

Back in the Saddle

Posted: 12:32 PM ET, August 21, 2007

Whew. I’m back at work after an extended break, which included four days in the middle of my vacation getting to and from and attending the RTDA convention. There were also 10 days on Martha’s Vineyard, and three days getting my daughter off to college in Ohio. Read more

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