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TAA Moving To The Fall
At the opening meeting of the Tobacconists’ Association of America trade show this morning, the organization announced it was moving next year’s show to the fall.
PCA Moving To Spring: 2024 Show Happening In March
For years, the cigar industry has complained about the summertime date of the Premium Cigar Association’s annual trade show. The PCA listened and next year, the show will be in …
2022 By The Numbers
A deep dive into a year of Cigar Aficionado ratings shows some interesting trends.
The Factory And Fields Of My Father Cigars In Nicaragua
We walk you through My Father’s vertically-integrated cigar operation, highlighting some of its day-to-day activities at the factory in Estelí as well as a few of its tobacco …
2023 Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest Evening
The third annual Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest was capped off this past Saturday with a lively evening where cigar industry luminaries and passionate aficionados gathered in the same …
Sales And Profits Rise At STG, One Of World’s Biggest Cigar Companies
Despite growth, owner of Macanudo, La Gloria, CAO and Alec Bradley calls 2022 a challenging year.
2023 Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest Seminars: Rocky Patel And Jack Daniel’s
The final seminar of Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest was a pairing of cigars and whisky, but not just any cigar and not just any whisky.
2023 Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest Seminars: The Fuente And Padrón Cigar Project
Attendees had the pleasure of peering behind the curtain of the layered relationship between the Fuente and Padrón familes from the men leading the charge, Carlos “Carlito” Fuente …
2023 Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest Seminars: Marvin Shanken Makes Surprise Appearance
What was supposed to be a Big Smoke seminar with the cigar industry’s heaviest hitters ended up being a bit of a roast, and nobody was spared.