Alec Bradley Cigar Company announced today that their perennial limited edition Black Market Filthy Hooligan Barber Pole and Black Market Filthy Hooligan Shamrock cigars are now on preorder to tobacconists. Both cigars feature bright green Candela wrappers- the Filthy Hooligan Barber Pole is accentuated by a dark Nicaraguan wrapper, while the Filthy Hooligan Shamrock is…
Smoking and Flirting | San Cassiano (I)
In town of St. Kassian is the luxurious gourmet hotel Ciasa Salares with a fantastic view of the Dolomites. For us connoisseurs, however, one room in particular must be included: the cigar lounge.
Micallef Cigars Releases the Micallef A Gordo
Micallef A Gordo is the blend’s second vitola and marks the first anniversary of the original, a Churchill, coming to market.
The Great Lakes Smoke Show
The Great Lakes Smoke Show – Coming out of Northern Illinois is a wonderful online smoke show that is absolutely a blast to watch.
Cigars International cancels Cigarfest 2021
Cigars International is canceling CIGARfest 2021, due to renewed health and safety concerns surrounding the COVID-19 virus.
Las Vegas
Even Las Vegas has its limitations, at least when it comes to smoking. But there are still plenty of great cigar spots in the city, both on and off the Strip.
Art de Vivre Festival | September 10th to 12th (Andorra)
It’s more than obvious that we all desire to get back to normal. Apart from death and economic damage, the COVID-19 pandemic has upended our social life, a social life that is crucial in the tobacco world. This desire for normalcy can be perceived with the return of the great North American trade festivals – the TPE and the PCA, which have been held this year (not the Intertabac in Dortmund), with the recent announcement that Procigar will be held in 2022 in the Dominican Republic from February 22-25, and it will be held in person, and, finally, with the official announcement for the 1st Festival Art de Vivre (Art of Living) that will be held in Andorra from September 10th to 12th.
Cigar Smoking World Championship 2021
Rocky Patel has partnered with the Cigar Smoking World Championship (CSWC) to be held in Split, Croatia on September 17th – 19th, 2021.
Cigar Trophy Awards 2021 | September 16, 2021
On Thursday, September 16, 2021, we will be presenting the most anticipated and popular consumer awards in the industry, the Cigar Trophy Awards.
Drew Estate Announces Suspension of In-Person Events
Drew Estate announced the cancellation of its 2021 Barn Smoker season, as well as the postponement of DE25 (Drew Estate’s 25th Anniversary Celebration at Southfork Ranch in Dallas, TX) due to increasing health and safety concerns resulting from the rise of the COVID-19 Delta Variant, which continues to spread rapidly throughout the country. For the same reasons, effective August 14th, Drew Estate personnel will not attend any multi-vendor events, trade shows, and, until further notice, will not attend any Drew Estate In-Store Events in person (all of which we will seek to work with our retail partners to hold virtually for the time being).
1 Vitola, 3 Types of Storage
What effect does storage have on a cigar? Our humidor expert Marc André presented three of the same yet completely differently stored cigars to 45
testers.
Light em Up Lounge – August / September
At the Light em Up Lounge, cigar lovers from around the world come together to celebrate the culture around handmade premium cigars with industry icons.