This year the Battle of the Bands Competition has turned into 90’s Madness! While last year we selected artists, this year we have decided to focus on albums – specifically from the decade of the 1990s. To add to the fun, Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars and John McTavish of Developing Palates are participating. The […]
Micallef Cigars has announced it is re-releasing the Migdalia Special Edition on March 8th. The limited-edition release coincides with International Woman’s Day. The cigar is meant to pay homage to strong women, one of which is Migdalia Sanchez, for whom the cigar is named. Migdalia is the matriarch of the Gomez-Sanchez family; sons Edel and […]
The first two days of my trip I spent touring the facilities of Arturo Fuente Cigars. Every factory has its own charm, and finds many ways to impress me. I had heard the stories about Tabacalera A. Fuente, Chateau de la Fuente, and Cigar Family. Now was my first opportunity to see these up close […]
Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has announced an expansion and restructuring of its marketing department. This has been triggered by growth in the brand’s portfolio, which STG said grew more than 20%. The brands under STG include Macanudo, Cohiba, CAO, Punch, Partagas, La Gloria Cubana, Hoyo de Monterrey, Diesel, Punch, and others. Distribution for the brands […]
March 12th is Jas Sum Kral (JSK) Cigars’ founder Riste Ristevski’s annual Ristefari event. As has been the case in the past, Ristevski will be offering exclusive cigars to event attendees. The 2022 event will take place at Golden Leaf in Hobart, Indiana. Last year saw JSK release its JSK Tyrannical Buc Barber Pole in […]
t’s that time of the year, when the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announces nominations for induction. Tonight we break down the nominees who are eligible for 2022. We will tell you who gets in and who gets left off. In addition we will weigh in on thoughts on the new collaboration between Ed […]
Spare Notes is a series on Smokin Tabacco that I am collaborating on with Matthew Tabacco. It’s a platform where Matt and I can talk about topics and subjects that we haven’t covered on our shows in an agile, free-form open discussion forum. On this installment, we recap observations from Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2022 […]
Spare Notes is a new series on Smokin Tabacco that I am collaborating on with Matthew Tabacco. It’s a platform where Matt and I can talk about topics and subjects that we haven’t covered on our shows in an agile, free-form open discussion forum. On this installment, we will cover a potpourri of various topics […]
Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. On February 12, 2022, Micky Pegg of All Saints Cigars were the special guests. Catch the full show below (Note: […]
Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. On February 5, 2022, KMA Talk Radio hosted a media panel to recap 2021 in the cigar industry. Catch the […]
