The cancellation of the 2021 and 2022 editions of Festival de Habano due to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in Habanos S.A. being unable to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the Cohiba brand. While it’s not a full-blown festival, Habanos S.A. has announced it will hold a gala evening to commemorate Cohiba’s 55th anniversary. The event […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition 117 – The 2022 La Zona Palooza Pre-Game Show
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This week, Espinosa Cigars will be bringing back its annual La Zona Palooza event after a two year absence. This year we will provide pre-game coverage as we are joining by Hector Alfonso, Sr., Director of Operations for Espinosa Cigars. We’ll get the rundown on this year’s event and give you the information you need […]
Cigar News: Procigar 2023 Festival Dates Announced
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The Association of Dominican Cigar Manufacturers, Procigar, has announced its 2023 festival will take place in the Dominican Republic from February 19 to 24, 2023. “We are very pleased to know that our festival participants have knowledge of where our tobacco grows and how our cigars are produced. Once again, we were able to demonstrate […]
Cigar News: Cigars International Revamps CIGARfest Event
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Cigars International has announced it is restructuring its annual CIGARfest event from a single large event to a series of regional events at its Cigars International Super Stores. Cigars International says the decision to restructure CIGARfest comes as Cigars International has grown its customer base across the U.S. and is expanding its retail footprint across the […]
Feature Story: Procigar 2022 Days One & Two, Part One
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I’m going to take a different approach for the first two recaps of my experience at Procigar. The first part will cover some general thoughts I had over the first two days. The second part will be devoted to Arturo Fuente Cigars, representatives of which I spent considerable time with. If you want a general […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Announces 2022 Barn Smoker Schedule
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After being cancelled for the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Drew Estate’s Barn Smoker events are returning for 2022. The Barn Smoker events feature interactive farm tours as well as activation stations for various brands including Undercrown, Herrera Estelí, Pappy Van Winkle, Joya de Nicaragua, Tabak Especial, and ACID. In addition, there […]
Cigar News: XXIII Festival Del Habano Cancelled
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For the second year in a row, Habanos S.A. has cancelled its Festival del Habano event. “Habanos, S.A. has been working to celebrate the 23rd Habanos Festival scheduled for February 2022, but we are forced to cancel said celebration due to the new epidemiological situation of the Coronavirus in the world,” commented Habanos S.A. in […]
Cigar News: Diet Sarsaparilla from Espinosa Cigars & Cigar Dojo Announced as Third TGS Event-Only Release
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Espinosa Cigars and Cigar Dojo have teamed up again. This time it’s for a cigar known as Diet Sarsaparilla. It’s an event-only release for the 2022 edition of The Great Smoke (TGS). The cigar features an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper over a double binder of Mexican and Nicaraguan tobaccos and all-Nicaraguan fillers. The cigar comes in […]
Cigar News: Davidoff Gastronomy Series Returns During Miami Art week
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The following is a press release announcing the return of Davidoff’s Gastronomy Series as a part of Miami Art Week:
Cigar News: Smoke Inn Unveils Details for The Great Smoke 2022
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While COVID-19 resulted in the cancellation of the in-person 2021 edition of The Great Smoke (TGS), the event went on with a high-profile virtual event that raised the bar in the cigar industry as a whole. For 2022, The Great Smoke will not only return with an in-person edition, but there will be a virtual […]