Micallef Cigars has issued the following statement indicating the company has withdrawn its sponsorship and participation in the 2020 Texas Cigar & Spirits Tasting.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 […]
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 & […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: [themify_box style=”light-blue” ] Espinosa Premium […]
RoMa Craft Tobac has announced that Weaselfest 2020 will not take place this September. The following is a communication sent out to ticket holders: [themify_box ] After almost a year of planning, negotiating, promoting and preparing to bring you a cigar event like you’ve never seen before, we are extremely disappointed to deliver the news […]
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 […]
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 […]
At the time InterTabac 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Westfalenhallen Unternehmensgruppe, who organizes the Trade Show said there were plans to present a new alternative concept in place of InterTabac and its sister show InterSupply. This week Westfalenhallen Unternehmensgruppe announced ITShub. It’s an event will take place November 3-4 in Dortmund, Germany […]
With many companies announcing alternative events to cancellation of the 2020 PCA Trade Show, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust has announced its program – the DTT Timeshare Experience. As opposed to doing a virtual sales meeting, DTT will incorporate education, product knowledge, and business strategy. As for the “Timeshare” element, this is derived from the sales […]
