The much anticipated 11th Annual Draper’s Little Puff in Washington DC is quickly approaching. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at the W. Curtis Draper website. If you’re going to be in the DC area on Friday, September 24, 2010, you should go to this worthwhile event. The “Little Puff” is W. Curtis Draper’s, Washington DC’s premier [...]
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This is the first in a series of dispatches that Barry Stein, of A Cigar Smoker, will deliver from the floor of IPCPR. Check back throughout the day and week for more. According to Barry, IPCPR in New Orleans on the first day is a “who’s who” of the cigar industry. The hot spot so [...]
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For a while there, it started to look like Cuba’s economy was going to implode. With international cigar sales slowing and with weak domestic consumption (i.e. industrial goods, beer and eggs) things were looking so bleak for Cuba, it even seemed like lifting the trade embargo wouldn’t help out Cuba that much.
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As I walked in, I picked up a crystal chalice and a pamphlet describing each whiskey, cigar, and their recommended pairings. I was a bit surprised to find that there were no guides to lead us through the tasting experience. (I may very well be spoiled by Jose Blanco’s blending event). But extremely helpful BaDC [...]
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What’s the best way to show our own soldiers that we support them? Send them some cigars! It might be the only way our heroes can come together to get their minds off of the daunting realities of war. The enjoyment and camaraderie that naturally follow are priceless, as our very own (and former soldier) [...]
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