Davidoff has announced the nominees for its 2019 Golden Band Awards. The awards will officially be given out in Las Vegas during the time the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show is taking place. For 2019, Davidoff will hold a celebration on June 30th for the winners at a venue to be announced. The celebration […]
Announcement: 2019 Drew Estate Barnsmoker Dates
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Drew Estate has announced its 2019 Barn Smoker Schedule. This year, the events return to Florida, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Kentucky, and Louisiana. The Barn Smoker concept is an event unique to Drew Estate. It allows the consumer to go on-site to learn about how tobacco is grown and processed by the people who do the […]
Feature Story: Observations from The Great Smoke 2019
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President’s Day 2019 saw Smoke Inn put on its 13th annual “The Great Smoke” event. The main event was held on February 16th at the South Florida Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach, Florida. This was my sixth Great Smoke event in seven years. Over the years, I have seen this event grow into one of […]
Cigar News: Trinidad 50th and San Cristobal de La Habana 20th Anniversary to Highlight XXI Habano Festival
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On February 18, 2019, the XXI Habano Festival opens in Havana, Cuba. The city of Havana is celebrating its 500th anniversary, but the festival will showcase two brands celebrating anniversaries: Trinidad’s 50th and San Cristobal de La Habana’s 20th. In addition, Hoyo de Monterrey’s Gran Reserva Cosecha 2013 in a Double Robusto format will […]
Cigar News: 2019 Daniel Marshall Campfire Event Held to Celebrate Hahnenkamm-Rennen Ski Race
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One of Austria’s most luxurious ski resorts, Kitzbühel, is the home to Hahnenkamm-Rennen, an international alpine ski racing event, which has been held since 1931. Fans and celebrities from all over the world come to attend the race and its associated parties. This year the fifth annual Cigar & Tequila Cocktail Night was held […]
Announcement: Contest – Win a Ticket to The Great Smoke 2019
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The Great Smoke is one of the few must-go cigar events on my list. We are partnering with our friends from Smoke Inn to help you get a free ticket to the Main Event at the South Florida Fairgrounds on February 16, 2019. It’s very easy. Just “like” The Great Smoke Facebook page. Tag that page […]
Cigar News: Daniel Marshall “Cigars Meets Movies Campfire Event” Held at Famed Babelsberg Studio Theme Park
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Daniel Marshall recently took its “Modern Day Campfires” event to the oldest movie studio in the world, Babelsberg Studio Theme Park located in Potsdam, Berlin. According to Daniel Marshall, this marked the first time there has been a cigar event in a major motion picture theme park. The theme of the event was “Cigars Meet Movies”. […]
Cigar News: JRE Tobacco Company Bringing Back “The Original Factory Tour” for 2019
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In 2019, the Eiroa family will once again open the doors of its factory and farm to visitors in Honduras. Today JRE Tobacco Company, the venture owned by Julio and Justo Eiroa announced the return of “The Original Factory Tour”. It was the original cigar tourism program that was launched back when the Eiroas owned […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Postpones Cigar Safari Until Fall 2019
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The continuing civil unrest in Nicaragua has led to the postponement of one of the cigar industry’s most popular tourism programs, Drew Estate’s Cigar Safari. Typically Cigar Safari tickets go on sale in the May/June timeframe for the following year’s schedule. Because of the civil unrest, Drew Estate made a decision to originally postpone 2019 […]
Cigar News: 2019 Puro Sabor Festival Postponed for January
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Puro Sabor, Nicaragua’s annual cigar festival will not take place in January. Cámara Nicaraguense De Tabaceleros (Nicaraguan Chamber of Tobacco) has announced that “for reasons beyond our control” it is postponing the festival. While specific reasons were not disclosed, I believe it is safe to say that the festival is not taking place in January […]