Larry Amoruso (4th from left) – flanked by the military We don’t promote a lot of events on this web-site anymore, but we do get some press releases or emails and from time to time will still do so. However, when this email came to me today, it was without question I was going to […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Natalie Wahlberg Diversified Marketing Strategies, Inc. 1.888.226.0330 Natalie@3dms.com Midwest Smoke Out names General Cigar Company premium presenting sponsor April 4, 2012- Hammond, Ind.,- The world-renowned General Cigar Company and nationally-acclaimed Midwest Smoke Out have joined forces to make this year’s April 19 even more outstanding. General Cigar Company will be […]
Midwest Smoke Out partners with Cigar Rights of America for exceptional evening March 14, 2012—Hammond, Ind.–Midwest Smoke Out and Cigar Rights of America (CRA) are partnering for an evening of luxury, gourmet foods, live entertainment—and of course, cigars— Thursday, April 19 from 5-10 p.m., minutes from Chicago at The Venue at Horseshoe Casino, in Hammond, […]
On May 23 2011, the Outdoor Smoking Ban takes affect in New York City. This ban was a huge defeat for cigar enthusiasts all over the world. With that dark day upon us, there were two informal events that have popped up this past week that will revolve around this event. This will be a […]
Time to highlight some noteworthy events that happened in the world of cigars for April 2011. I’ll focus on noteworthy events and smokes that I explored on the Cigar Coop website and throw in a few other tidbits for kicks. This month seemed a little quieter than the previous month. Gary Arzt The month got […]
Last night was pretty busy night from my perspective as I attended a terrific Oliveros event at Outland Cigars in Charlotte, NC. However, I really wanted to make a point to catch the webcast of the La Gloria Cubana Serie N virtual smoke featuring Team La Gloria Cubana (Michael Giannini, director of marketing; Rick Rodriguez, […]
If you have been following my ramblings, you know that 2010 was La Gloria Cubana’s year – they were the only brand to have three cigars in my Top 20 for Cigar of the Year. Much of what I liked was the innovation that was demonstrated by “Team La Gloria Cubana” (Team La Gloria members […]
A true friend to all cigar enthusiasts in the Carolinas, Oliveros’ Rafael Nodal will be at Outland Cigars on Thursday March 24th (Ballantyne Location) and Friday March 25th (South Park) location for a two day event extravaganza! Rafael has blended some of the finest cigars over the last few years. King Havano challenges the best […]
Cigar Coop (L), Manuel Quesada (R) One of the true gentlemen of the cigar industry, Manuel Quesada will be returning to Charlotte on Weds 2/23 at Outland Cigars “Gars and Growlers” event at the Olde Mecklenburg Brewery. I’ve had the occasion to meet Quesada several times. In can honestly say that each time I meet […]
Cigar Coop and Rocky Patel Making his rounds through the southeast, world-famous cigar-maker Rocky Patel made a stop in Greenville South Carolina at Outman Cigars for an event. As usually the case, Rocky drew a big crowd – I’m estimating about 150 people jam-packed Outman Cigars for a great evening. One thing that always strikes […]
