I’ve always been sensitive to environmental issues.  I reduce consumption regularly, reuse when possible, and recycle religiously.  Yet I’ve never felt sufficiently motivated to spend twice the price on a product just because it says “Made in USA” or “Made in Canada” on it.  From experience my general feeling has always been that locally made products are generally higher quality, but rarely enough so to justify the price increase.
My mind is changing, though.

I thought I’d throw up some pics of my recent purchases over the last month or two.  Since getting a new humidor, I’ve made an effort to find good deals to get the thing (at least partially) filled.  In total, I’ve made 2 purchases from Taboo (LR sampler, Twist sampler, 2 Oliva Series V lancero, 2 Taboo maduros), 1 purchase from Atlantic (10 pack of J Fuego Gran Reserve Corojo #1 toro, 5-er of RP Vintage 1990 toro and another 5-er of robustos), and 1 purchase from CigarPlace (too much …

Jim Beam, owners of Canadian Club, are giving away Canadian flags with select bottles of CC on July 1st – Canada Day.  “We wanted to make sure that Canadians knew just how proud this 150-year-old brand is to be Canadian,” remarked Franco Timpano at Beam Global Canada.  “We should be proud of Canadian brands and this Canada Day Canadian Club is giving fans of the whisky yet another opportunity to get into the spirit.”
Founded in Walkerville, Ontario, Canadian Club marked its 150th anniversary in 2008 and continues to this day …