Daniel Marshall has recreated a one-of-a-kind Tiffany & Co humidor owned by the late Industrialist Henry Flagler for the Palm Beach Henry Flagler Museum. The humidor is on permanent display in the museum. Referring to Daniel Marshall, Flagler Museum Director John Blades said, “we knew there was only one person for the job.” At […]
Feature Story: In My Mind’s Eye: Espinosa La Zona Palooza 2023
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The first weekend of November 2023 saw Espinosa hold its annual fan fest, La Zona Palooza. The event took place at the company’s headquarters in Hialeah Gardens, just outside Miami, Florida, from November 2nd through November 4th. Over the past few years, a trend has been happening in the cigar industry where some cigar […]
Cigar News: 8th Annual Daniel Marshall “Kitzbuhel Campfire” Event Scheduled
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Daniel Marshall’s 8th annual Kitzbuhel Campfire Event is set to take place Saturday, January 20, 2024, at the Kitzbuhel Country Club, Austria on the Daniel Marshall Cigar Lounge & Terrace. Once again, the event will coincide with the famed Hahnenkamm-Rennen Ski competition. The event has not only attracted competitors from the ski competition but also […]
Feature Story: In My Mind’s Eye – Micallef Open House Weekend 2023
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For the third year in a row, Micallef Cigars opened up its company headquarters to its Ambassadors, brick-and-mortar partners, and friends. The Open House weekend takes place in mid-September when the company celebrates what it has termed Micallef Independence Day. Back in September, 2020, Micallef Cigars publicly severed ties with Cigars International, Thompson Cigar, and […]
Cigar News: Tatuaje Anarchy NFT Auctions Close
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The NFT Auctions for the Tatuaje Anarchy NFT package have closed. A total of six NFTs were auctioned for a total of $503,461.00 or an average of $83,910.17 per NFT package. Beginning on August 21 2023, the Tatuaje Anarchy NFTs were launched, one at a time, in 48-hour intervals. The winning bids for each of […]
Cigar News: Tatuaje Anarchy NFT Auctions Open August 21
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Starting August 21, 2023 at 12pm ET, the auctions to secure one of the six Tatuaje Anarchy NFTs will begin. The project is a collaboration between Smoke Inn, Tatuaje, S.T. Dupont, and Quality Importers. Bidding for the auctions will run for 48 hours. Each NFT auction will have a unique piece of artwork for the […]
Cigar News: Procigar 2024 Dates Announced
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Procigar has announced the dates for its annual festival will be February 18 to 23, 2024 in the Dominican Republic. This will mark the 16th edition of the festival. Procigar made the announcement of its dates on its social channels. Procigar is an organization of cigar manufacturers based in the Dominican Republic. Each year they […]
Feature Story: Observations from The Great Smoke 2023
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On March 18, 2023, Smoke Inn held its 17th annual “The Great Smoke” event. The main event was held at the South Florida Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach, Florida. Over the years, I have seen this event grow into one of the premier cigar events in the world. As I have done in the past, […]
Cigar News: Festival del Habano XXIII Concludes
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Festival del Habano XXIII came to a conclusion at a gala event held at the Pabexpo Fairgrounds in Havana, Cuba. Habanos S.A. reported 1,200 in attendance including Cuban President Miguel Díaz Canel and other government authorities. The evening featured the launch of the Partagás Línea Maestra, the Humidor Auction, Habanos S.A. awards, food, and music. The […]
Feature Story: Procigar 2023 – Santiago, Day Four
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Today we continue coverage of Procigar 2023, the Dominican Cigar Festival. This event took place in Santiago de los Caballeros in the Dominican Republic. Procigar 2023 was split between two cities: La Romana (February 19-21, 2023) and Santiago (February 21-24, 2023). Today we take a look at day four of the Santiago portion of Procigar […]