For Episode 258, Abe Dababneh returns! Abe’s been on a “book tour” promoting The Great Smoke (TGS). As we approach the date, we’ve heard the interviews and now is the chance for us to come from a unique perspective. Yes, we will get you the skinny on everything with TGS 2023, but we’ll also […]
Prime Time Special Edition 114: Abe Dababneh, The 2022 TGS Pre-Game Show
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Tonight, the one and only “Honest Abe” Dababneh aka “Ming”, aka “Big Delicious” returns to Prime Time. Abe is the architect behind on the grandest annual cigar events in the country, The Great Smoke. With the 2022 event slated for this month, we’ll give you everything you need to know about this event – Prime […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition 114 – Abe Dababneh, The 2022 TGS Pre-Game Show
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Tonight, the one and only “Honest Abe” Dababneh aka “Ming”, aka “Big Delicious” returns to Prime Time. Abe is the architect behind on the grandest annual cigar events in the country, The Great Smoke. With the 2022 event slated for this month, we’ll give you everything you need to know about this event – Prime […]
Cigar News: Diet Sarsaparilla from Espinosa Cigars & Cigar Dojo Announced as Third TGS Event-Only Release
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Espinosa Cigars and Cigar Dojo have teamed up again. This time it’s for a cigar known as Diet Sarsaparilla. It’s an event-only release for the 2022 edition of The Great Smoke (TGS). The cigar features an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper over a double binder of Mexican and Nicaraguan tobaccos and all-Nicaraguan fillers. The cigar comes in […]
Cigar News: Smoke Inn Unveils Details for The Great Smoke 2022
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While COVID-19 resulted in the cancellation of the in-person 2021 edition of The Great Smoke (TGS), the event went on with a high-profile virtual event that raised the bar in the cigar industry as a whole. For 2022, The Great Smoke will not only return with an in-person edition, but there will be a virtual […]
Feature Story: The Great Smoke Digital Experience Brings Historical Broadcast to Cigar Enthusiasts
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As many know, I am not a fan of event recaps and I’m not going to deliver one here. This past weekend, the mold for virtual events was broken as Abe Dababneh and Smoke Inn delivered what was dubbed “The Great Smoke 2021 – The Digital Experience.” It made history for cigar media and set […]
Cigar News: Aged Tatuaje CQ2 Release Planned for Great Smoke Event Exclusive
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At Smoke Inn’s Great Smoke Digital Event scheduled for Saturday February 20th, 2021, there will be six manufacturers offering exclusive cigars for ticket holders. One of the cigars is a release that has been sitting in the aging room of Tatuaje Cigars. The cigar is the Tatuaje CQ2, a limited edition cigar first released by […]
Cigar News: Perdomo 20th Anniversary Belicoso Event Exclusive Planned for Great Smoke
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At Smoke Inn’s Great Smoke Digital Event scheduled for Saturday February 20th, 2021, there will be six manufacturers offering exclusive cigars for ticket holders. One of the manufacturers is Perdomo Cigars which will be delivering two exclusive cigars from its Perdomo 20th Anniversary line – each in the form of a Belicoso. The two belicosos […]
Cigar News: Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust DTT-EX-38 Event Exclusive to Debut at 2021 Great Smoke
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At Smoke Inn’s Great Smoke Digital Event scheduled for Saturday February 20th, 2021, there will be six manufacturers offering exclusive cigars for ticket holders. One of the cigars comes from Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust and it’s a blend created by Steve Saka. In a statement, Saka explained the background behind this cigar: The blend itself […]
The Blog: The Great Smoke 2021 – Not an Unboxing: 40 for 40
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With the releasing of the “Party in a Box” for Smoke Inn’s 2021 The Great Smoke (TGS), many media people have been doing unboxing videos. Sorry to disappoint you, but we won’t be using a knife to show you opening up the mailing carton. Instead, we will be focusing on the 40 cigars included […]