Cigars International has announced that it will host “Virtual CIGARFest 2020”. It’s a virtual edition of the company’s annual CIGARFest event that was cancelled for 2020 due to the COVID pandemic. The Virtual CIGARFest 2020 event will begin October 16 at 10:30 AM EST and run through Saturday, October 17th at 5PM. All components of […]
Cigar News: Smoke Inn Taking The Great Smoke 2021 Virtual Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
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Smoke Inn has announced The Great Smoke 2021 will be a virtual event and not an in-person event. The change is due to the ongoing concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dubbed The Great Smoke “The Digital Experience” the event is slated for February 20, 2021. Smoke Inn has said the event will be broadcast in […]
Micallef Cigars Withdraws From 2020 Texas Cigar & Spirits Tasting
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Micallef Cigars has issued the following statement indicating the company has withdrawn its sponsorship and participation in the 2020 Texas Cigar & Spirits Tasting. Scheduled for October 10th in Fort Worth Texas, Micallef Cigars confirms they will not be sponsoring the event or attending. “We know an extraordinary experience is not possible with the current […]
Cigar News: Cigar Aficionado Cancels Florida and Las Vegas Big Smoke Events
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The last two major cigar consumer events of the 2020 season have been cancelled. Today Cigar Aficionado announced Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest and Big Smoke Las Vegas have both been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest had been scheduled to open on April 3, 2020 at the Hard Rock Hotel & […]
Cigar News: CIGARFest 2020 Cancelled
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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the cancellation of another major cigar event. Today, Cigars International announced it is cancelling its CIGARFest 2020 event scheduled for October 16th and 17th in Split Rock, Pennsylvania. CIGARFest is one of the largest consumer events in the country as Cigars International has reported attendance up to 6,500. Cigars […]
Cigar News: Two Guys Smoke Shop Cancels 2020 35th Anniversary
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Two Guys Smoke Shop’s annual Anniversary Party for 2020 has become the latest casualty of the pandemic. Today the retailer announced it is cancelling its 35th-anniversary party that was scheduled for September 16, 2020. Two Guys Smoke Shop says the reason was due to an order by Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker which lowered the cap […]
Cigar News: Espinosa Cigars Cancels La Zona Palooza 2020
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Espinosa Cigars has announced it has cancelled its 2020 La Zona Palooza event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company has said it will announce plans shortly for a virtual component to the event In a communication to the media, Erik Espinosa, President of Espinosa Cigars issued the following statement: La Zona Palooza is an […]
Cigar News: RoMa Craft Tobac Cancels September Date for WeaselFest 2020
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RoMa Craft Tobac has announced that Weaselfest 2020 will not take place this September. The following is a communication sent out to ticket holders: Weaselfest 2020 Ticketholders will have the option of reserving WeaselFest 2021 tickets at the 2020 price, exchanging a ticket for two El Catador de Los Gran Perfectos, or a partial refund. […]
Cigar News: TMG Optimistic on TPE 2021 Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
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With the COVID-19 pandemic wiping out the in-person 2020 Premium Cigar Association (PCA), 2020 Tobacconist Association of America (TAA), and InterTabac 2020 Trade Shows, some questions have arisen as far as 2021’s first tobacco trade show, Tobacco Plus Expo 2021 (TPE). Today TMG (Tobacco Media Group), announced it is optimistic that TPE 2021 will […]
Cigar News: Protocol Pool Party Year 1 Event Cigar Announced
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Protocol Cigars has announced a limited edition cigar known as the Protocol Pool Party Year 1. It’s a cigar that won’t be for sale, but available to attendees for the company’s Protocol Pool Party – being held Saturday August 1st, at the Oak Tree Lodge in Neptune, New Jersey. Produced at Erik Espinosa’s La Zona […]