Casa Cuevas Cigars has announced the official launch event for “Sangre Nueva” will take place at Empire Social Lounge Downtown Dadeland on Saturday October 1st at 7:30PM. Empire Social Lounge Downtown Dadeland is located at 8955 Dadeland Blvd D107, Miami, FL 33156. Luis Cuevas Jr. and son Alec Cuevas, who blended the Sangre Nueva, […]
Last month, when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its proposed ban on flavored tobacco and menthol cigarettes, it also announced it would hold two listening sessions around these proposed standards. The listening sessions are scheduled from 10am to 4pm on June 13th and June 15th. These listening sessions will provide an opportunity […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
After having to postpone its 2020 event due to the COVID-10 pandemic, RoMa Craft Tobac has announced that tickets for its Weaselfest 2021 festival are available. The event is scheduled to take place the weekend of May 28-30 in Austin, Texas. The featured cigars will be included as a part of El Catador de Los […]
After being put on hiatus for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Drew Estate has announced it is resuming its Barn Smoker Event programs. The company will host three Barn Smokers beginning with the Connecticut Barn Smoker on Aug. 14-15 in the beautiful Connecticut River Valley. The Kentucky Barn Smoker will follow in Hopkinsville, […]
As many know, I am not a fan of event recaps and I’m not going to deliver one here. This past weekend, the mold for virtual events was broken as Abe Dababneh and Smoke Inn delivered what was dubbed “The Great Smoke 2021 – The Digital Experience.” It made history for cigar media and set […]
With the releasing of the “Party in a Box” for Smoke Inn’s 2021 The Great Smoke (TGS), many media people have been doing unboxing videos. Sorry to disappoint you, but we won’t be using a knife to show you opening up the mailing carton. Instead, we will be focusing on the 40 cigars included […]
On Saturday July 17th, Protocol Cigars will have it’s second annual Pool Party. Like last year, the company will offer a special exclusive cigar to all attendees. For this event, the company has announced that cigar will be its first barber pole offering. The cigar itself will feature a Mexican San Andres Maduro leaf and […]
