The first time I met Terence Reilly was at Mickey Blakes in Southington, CT when they held an Oktoberfest event with the release of the Quesada Oktoberfest. There, I “interviewed” in a segment called “Sharing a moment with Terence Reilly” … Continue reading
Arielle of La Sirena Cigars and Jessica Levine, northeast cigar rep for Miami Cigars were at Castro’s Back Room this past thursday. As usual, Eric, owner of Castro’s Back Room had plenty of small batch brews readily available for his customers. For those of you that … Continue reading
To kick off the opening of the recently moved location in Hooksett, Kurt Kendall, owner of Twins Smoke Shop and Arturo Fuente held an all day event on Friday. Not only were there a large selection of Arturo Fuente cigars … Continue reading
This past Friday (4/19), Jon Carney of La Flor Dominicana held an event at Castro’s Back Room called “A Night in Santiago”. This new concept essentially takes cigar aficionados on a virtual journey through Santiago. At this specific event, tickets … Continue reading
“A Night in Santiago” is a new concept that is getting initiated in the New England/New York region by Jon Carney and La Flor Dominicana. This cigar event essentially immerses the smoker in a setting most similar to what one … Continue reading
As stated in my previous post, Ursula and I went on a road trip spanning about 14 states. This was one of the reasons why I was not able to post frequently. We started in New Hampshire and visited … Continue reading
Kicking off the grand re-opening of Tasty Tobacco Shop at the new location in the Granite Town Plaza was Kurt Kendall and his 7-20-4 cigars. Owners Rick Fells and Jon wanted to make the opening special and what better way … Continue reading
Jon Carney of La Flor Dominicana and Tobacco Haven held a Doomsday cigar event this past Friday. What ultimately made it was the unveiling of the Meaner Digger, a ten inch barber pole cigar. The Meaner Digger was limited to … Continue reading
Tyler Shea of Blowin’ Smoke hosted an Ashton Cigar Tasting event along with cigar rep Andy Green. For only $30, a participant received their choice of 3 Ashton branded cigars based upon their strength preference as well as the opportunity … Continue reading
Mickey Blake’s Cigars and Golf held a La Duena event this past Wednesday. In attendance for this event was Jeremy Soares, Janny Garcia, Jose Ortega, Pete Johnson, K.C. Johnson and Edgar. Cigars available for purchase ranged from the Don Pepin … Continue reading
As a cigar brand owner, Sean Williams made his first visit to the New England region, and more specifically New Hampshire this past weekend. He stopped by several shops that have supported him for the past few years but held … Continue reading
Steve Saka and Marvin Samel were in town along with Drew Estate Rep John Hart for a wonderful event and Kurt Kendall was even surprised with a beautiful custom cake to celebrate his birthday thanks to Jenny. There was a … Continue reading
Federal Cigar hosted it’s annual Cigar Family Charitable Foundation Toast Across America (TAA) Event at Plaistow this past weekend. In attendance was Carlito Fuente who was an absolute delight to speak with and those who attended are certainly appreciative for … Continue reading
Milford, NH hosted their 23rd annual Pumpkin festival this past weekend. Joining in on the celebrations was Tasty Tobacco Shop along with Gate City promoting their newly released lines (Calle Black and Calle Red). Beer and wine tasting, chili cookoff, … Continue reading
262 and cigar rep Brett Bowersox held an event at Tobacco Haven in New Hampshire this past week. Nick, the manager for Tobacco Haven picked out Samuel Adams Dark Depth to pair with the 262 cigars on hand. If you’re … Continue reading
Glen Case, founder of Kristoff Cigars along with Mike Ferraro held an event at Castro’s Back Room this past Tuesday. Kristoff Cigars was established in 2004 for almost every type of discriminating cigar smoker. The company makes maduros, corojos, to … Continue reading
Terence Reilly and Quesada Cigar Company held an event hosted by Lou, Joe and Marco of Mickey Blake’s Cigars and Golf located in Connecticut this past Friday (9/7). In speaking with Terence during the event, I realized that he truly … Continue reading
Bedford Village Inn held it’s 6th annual cigar dinner teaming up with Blowin Smoke this past Thursday (8/30/12) The turnout for this event was tremendous and even greater than expected. Blowin Smoke provided an array of cigars starting with a … Continue reading
This past Saturday, Gate City Cigars unveiled their latest cigar line at Castro’s Back Room in Nashua, NH. Gate City Cigars is owned by two seasoned smokers and passionate entrepreneurs, Mike and Pano. The Calle Red has a … Continue reading
Litto Gomez, founder of La Flor Dominicana made the trip up to Twins Smoke Shop in New Hampshire. Many LFD fans, including me were looking forward to this when Jon Carney (@lfdcarney) gave us the heads up a few months … Continue reading
The first annual CANH Golf Tournament was held at Amherst Country Club located in Amherst, NH on June 1st, 2012. The objective of the tournament was to raise funds and awareness against any possible legislation that prevent us from enjoying one of life’s finest pleasures. Included … Continue reading
The first annual CANH Golf Tournament was held at Amherst Country Club located in Amherst, NH on June 1st, 2012. The objective of the tournament was to raise funds and awareness against any possible legislation that prevent us from enjoying … Continue reading
Nestor Miranda and Miami Ike came up from Miami to hold an event at Twins Smoke Shop with Kurt Kendall on Wednesday. Of course, the timing couldn’t have been better with the Celtics and Heat going head to head. You … Continue reading
The weather was absolutely perfect for holding the El Tiante event this past Saturday at Twin Smoke Shop in Londonderry. Former baseball great Luis Tiant showed up to autograph baseballs and take pictures with some of his fans. Also representing … Continue reading