Drew Estate has announced its 2018 Barn Smoker Schedule. This year, the events return to Florida, Connecticut, Kentucky, and Louisiana; but there also will be a new venue added – Strasburg, Pennsylvania. The Barn Smoker concept is an event unique to Drew Estate. It allows the consumer to go on-site to learn about how tobacco […]
Editor’s Note: This is the first year we are providing coverage from the annual Festival Del Habano that takes place in Havana, Cuba, This year, we worked with Nick Syris, who was my longtime co-host on the Smooth Draws Radio Show. Nick was on the ground in Havana at the festival and worked with me […]
Matt Booth’s first Room 101 branded line since his separation from Davidoff will be hitting the stores for a soft launch. Today Booth announced the new Room 101 Farce will have a soft-launch at four cigar events in Arizona starting Weds. 2/28. 2017 was a year of change for Booth. That year started with him […]
2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the Macanudo brand and General Cigar is rolling out the red carpet. Plans are for a full year of activity that includes special product launches, events, and retail promotions. In a press release, Jose de Castro, Vice President of Marketing, said, “In the 50 years since its launch, Macanudo […]
Folks who have followed me know I am not a fan of event recaps. The problem with an event recap is that it’s playing the same record every time – namely, we smoked, drank, ate, got a few photo ops, and had a good time. Therefore, folks know I try to avoid them. From my […]
The Cohiba Talismán Limited Edition 2017, a cigar that was first announced earlier this year at the XIX Habanos Festival in Cuba, made its worldwide debut last month. The cigar was officially launched at a November 7th event held at the Corinthia Hotel in London, England. The Cohiba Talisman is a 6 x 54 vitola. […]
Camp Camacho is back. After a near ten year hiatus, Camacho Cigars has announced it is bringing back its factory tour program to consumers. The company has opened a new guest house adjacent to its recently opened Diadema Cigars de Honduras S.A. in Danlí, Honduras. Camacho Cigars has established a new four-day, three-night program that […]
A one-of-a-kind HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco Humidor crafted by Daniel Marshall and containing special edition Daniel Marshall cigars was among the auction items supporting the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation’s Gala for the Global Ocean, September 28, 2017 in Monte Carlo. The auction raised over $14 million to support the Foundation’s initiatives […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, E.P. Carrillo officially showcased the return of the E.P. Carrillo Elencos. This Thursday, E.P. Carrillo Elencos will have an official launch at a small intimate event held at E.P. Carrillo’s EPC Cigar Lounge located in Little Havana, Miami. The launch will take place at a private ten-person blending seminar hosted […]
While he retired from a day-to-day role at General Cigar Company over three years ago, Benji Menendez is still very much a part of the General Cigar family. At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar Company held a private reception to honor Menendez for his 60+ years of service in the cigar industry. “Our […]