Pictures: Terence Reilly of Quesada Cigars at Castro’s Back Room (5/9/13)

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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

Pictures: Arielle of La Sirena Cigars at Castro’s Back Room (5-2-13)

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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

Pictures: Twins Smoke Shop Grand Opening with Arturo Fuente (4/26/13)

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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

Pictures: “A Night in Santiago” with La Flor Dominicana at Castro’s Back Room

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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

La Flor Dominicana presents “A Night in Santiago” at Castro’s Back Room

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“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

Traveling Stogie’s Road Trip!

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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

Pictures: 7-20-4 Event with Kurt Kendall at Tasty Tobacco Shop (3/22/2013)

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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

Pictures: La Flor Dominicana Meaner Digger Doomsday event at Tobacco Haven

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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

Pictures: Ashton Cigar Tasting Event at Blowin’ Smoke (12/13/12)

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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

Pictures: La Duena Event with Pete Johnson and Janny Garcia at Mickey Blakes (12/5/12)

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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

Pictures: Sean Williams of El Primer Mundo at Castro’s Back Room (11/30/12)

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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

Pictures: Drew Estate with Steve Saka and Marvin Samel at Twins Smoke Shop (10/19/12)

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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

Pictures: Annual CFCF Toast Across America Event with Carlito Fuente at Federal Cigar (10/6/12)

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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

Pictures: 23rd Annual Milford Pumpkin Festival (10/5/12)

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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

Pictures: 262 Event at Tobacco Haven (9/21/12)

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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

Pictures: Kristoff Cigars Event at Castro’s Back Room (9-18-12)

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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

Pictures: Quesada Oktoberfest event at Mickey Blakes (9/7/12)

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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

Pictures: Blowin Smoke All Star Dinner Cigar Event (8/30/12)

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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

Pictures: Premiere of Calle Red/Black from Gate City Cigars at Castro’s Back Room (8/18/12)

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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

Pictures: Litto Gomez at Twins Smoke Shop (8/16/12)

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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

Pictures: Cigar Association of New Hampshire Golf Tournament (6/1/12) Part 2

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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

Pictures: Cigar Association of New Hampshire Golf Tournament (6/1/12) Part 1

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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

Pictures: Nestor Miranda at Twins Smoke Shop (5/30/12)

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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

Pictures: El Tiante event at Twins Smoke Shop (5/19/12)

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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