Special Announcement

Toraño Cigars and Fumée Inc. Announce Branded Lounge

Austin, TX (November 1, 2009) – Toraño Cigars and Fumée, Inc. have collaborated to launch the first Toraño branded lounge in Cedar Park, Texas, just north of Austin.

“We are thrilled to be working with the Toraño family.” says Fumée founder, Heather Haddad. “Charlie Toraño and I have been acquainted since I was graduate student trying to get an internship in the cigar industry. I am happy that today we are partners in this exciting and exclusive project to bring both of our companies to the forefront of the Texas cigar industry.”

The lounge, which opened last year, will showcase the entire line of Toraño cigars, including limited release and special edition product. The staff has been extensively trained on the Toraño family history and cigar line.

“Collaborating with Fumée is one step in our new direction of increasing interaction with the consumer.” says Charlie Toraño “With a branded lounge, we have a team of partners who are knowledgeable about our family history, and the passion that goes into each Toraño cigar, and can tell our story to our extended family, our consumers.”

A launch event has been scheduled for December 5th, 2009 from 4-8 PM. Charlie Toraño will personally attend.

Heads up out there, we have got a 20% discount on EVERYTHING in the estore until Friday. Have at it: http://fumeecigars.com/estore/cigars.html

Cheers,

Fumée

TXCMA Opposes “sneaky” pipe tax

Tax Was Hidden Last Minute in HB 2154

Austin, TX (July 15, 2009) – The Texas Cigar Merchants Association recently learned that HB 2154, a bill relating to physician education loan repayment, also contained a clause raising the tax on loose tobacco (pipe, smokeless and roll your own) by 325%. The bill, sponsored by Ruben Hinojosa (D) was co-sponsored by Rodney Ellis (D), a vocal supporter of HB 5, a smoking ban that failed to pass this year.

The Texas Cigar Merchants Association, which works to protect Texas tobacco retailers and their consumers, believes that Texans were duped. The bill, as it was originally written, contained no tobacco tax. The tax was added in on May 28^th, three days before the end of the session on June 1. The bill becomes law on September 1, 2009.

*****, *** of the Texas Cigar Merchants Association says, “Slipping a tobacco tax into an educational loan bill is sneaky and duplicitous. Texans were not informed about this tax and were not given the opportunity to voice their opinions about it. In an economy like this, raising taxes on a product like pipes, which is primarily used by retirees depending on social security, is an unnecessary burden. ”

The Texas Cigar Merchants Association is a non-profit comprised of retail tobacconists state-wide and can be found online at http://www.txcma.org.

Do you live on the Edge? Does this stick make you “Fury”ous? Are you super Impresso? Which of these Maduros tops your list? We wanna know.

What’s it gonna be?

FREE shipping with these bad boys for a limited time only..

Tonight at Fumee bike night, we had Napalm Motorbikes stop by with their custom chopper.

Check out these photos.

Hey everyone, for the next few weeks I’m going to be staying with my sister, Heather, here in Austin. Today is my first day working at Fumee, and so far she’s had me do some really exciting stuff, like doing her taxes, and dusting! Woohoo?

Until next time,
Nicole

Hey everybody just wanted to share my trip to New Braunfels with my badass family last weekend. We had a great time made even more radical with a couple of Kristoff’s with my brothers.

The Brothers Fatzinger

Cheers -

Seth

Patron makes Tim happy!

Ketel and Cigars at Fumee

Madeline is on crack?

Anthony says “Happy Memorial Day”

Below is our press release.

Fumée, Inc. is proud to announce the launch of its newly redesigned e-commerce shop at fumeecigars.com. For the past two years, Fumee has offered an online resource for premium and hard-to-find cigars, reviews, accessories, and make-your-own sample packs – enabling customers to mix and match cigars in the number and brands of their choosing.

As it has done in the past, the site allows customers to pick their “flavor profile”, and see recommended cigars for their particular taste. The accessories section now includes over 300 items, and the cigar selection has grown by dozens of new brands. Going forward, Fumee will focus on offering more full boxes for purchase, as well as single stick and mix-and-match box offerings.

“Our site was sufficient for us when we launched a year and a half ago. However, since then we’ve learned a lot, we’ve grown a lot, and we needed something to reflect the new, more professional Fumee.” says owner Heather Haddad. “We will be updating the site weekly with specials and sampler packs, and hope to become a place where customers can experience new, quality cigars at competitive prices.”

The updates on the website will be helpful to customers in a variety of ways, but most of all the layout is very intuitive and straight-forward. Customers will be able to find their desired cigars and check out with minimal effort. Comparing and searching for products will open up less pages – for instance, all sizes of a particular brand of cigar will be easily accessible on one page. Another helpful addition is that customers will be able to track the mailing of their order by signing into their account on the site.

Fumeecigars.com is the online portion of Fumee Inc, which also includes a cigar lounge in Cedar Park, TX.