La Flor Dominicana and Hacking Gourmet will be doing a special Independence Day Episode of the Gourmet Smoke Sessions. The episode will feature the debut of the LFD “Stars and Stripes Cigar” as well as gourmet food preparation and an evening fireworks show. The event will be held in conjunction with Chicago-based retailer Jack Schwartz. […]
2021 is the 25th anniversary of Drew Estate. On the May 6th Freestyle Live show, the company announced plans to celebrate the milestone with a birthday bash entitled “DE25”. The event will take place at the Southfork Ranch (made famous by the television series “Dallas”) in Parker, Texas. In addition to the party, Drew Estate […]
Casa de Montecristo is teaming up with the Red Meat Lovers Club for two cigar dinners in Texas. Dubbed the Montecristo Steak, the event will raise funds for two local charities. Attendees will be among the first in the nation to experience the new Montecristo Epic Vintage 12. The event will also feature a first […]
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, […]
Earlier this year, it was announced that the ProCigar Festival 2021 would not be held in February because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Today the Association of Dominican Cigar Manufacturers (Procigar), announced that due to the safety restrictions still in place in the Dominican Republic that ProCigar Festival 2021 is officially cancelled. At the same time, […]
On Wednesday, March 31st, J.C. Newman Cigar Company will celebrate its 111th anniversary. The company is planning a big day to commemorate the occasion, but one of the highlights will be a return to the lectors to its facility. It’s the first time since 1931 that the lectors have been a part of the cigar […]
The Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA) has announced it has cancelled its 2021 Annual Meeting and Convention due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. The event had been scheduled to take place April 11-15, 2021 at Casa de Campo in the Dominican Republic. This is the second consecutive year the TAA has cancelled its Annual Meeting […]
La Flor Dominicana has announced it will host a charity event called “An Evening of Appreciation.” It’s an event that benefits the Movember Foundation and men’s health. The event will also feature an exclusive cigar called The Litto Gomez “Mustache” cigar. Scheduled for December 16th, the event will be hosted by Empire Social Lounge in […]
The 2021 ProCigar Festival has officially been cancelled in February due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ProCigar is a cigar festival held annually in the Dominican Republic. Typically, the festival is held in the month of February. At the time of the 2020 Festival, it had completed a few weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic had led […]
In a move that was expected, XXIII Festival del Habano, the 23rd installment of the Habanos Festival has been cancelled due to the “global context” which is assumed to be the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival had been scheduled for February 2021. Habanos SA has not provided more details as for the cancellation. Habanos SA did […]
