What do cigars and artisanal mozzarella cheeses have in common? They’re both handmade products that take lots of labor and time to produce a good quality product, according to our fellow brother of the leaf, Anthony Fauci, a partner in an awesome high-end mozzarella bar located in midtown Manhattan: Obika Here’s Anthony talking about two [...]
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While I rarely trust small dogs who talk about bacon – they’re often too entrenched in the topic to give it its proper due – I’m please to see these two talking about the upcoming International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association Show in New Orleans where, apparently, Smoke magazine has a booth (Hint: It’s [...]
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When I sat down with Kinky Friedman last month, he told me he’d be spending less time in Texas this year … because leaving Texas is far more “lucrative” for him. Well, he’s now launched the tour he discussed with me at Cigar Expo, the “Go West Young Kinky Tour of 2010.” This is his [...]
Last week, Ed wrote a program at City Cigars in Richardson, Texas, that sends sticks to military personnel serving overseas — and “overseas” means something much different now than when I served. The local Fox station down there decided to run with the story, and since I’ll never pass up a story about getting cigars [...]
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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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Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com Check out the thoughts of Camacho‘s Christian Eiroa on Fidel Castro and the latest developments in the cigar industry. Watch other videos on Cigar Reader >> via W. Curtis Draper
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Ernesto Carrillo, of EP Carrillo, takes time out of Cigar Expo to talk to me and Barry from A Cigar Smoker about the new cigars he’s bringing to market. Subscribe to e-mail updates from Cigar Reader >>
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We’re now in the run-up to the IPCPR show, and everyone’s dying to know what the cigar manufacturers have up their sleeves … for the event and the rest of the year. Sam Leccia has some ideas for NUB, as you’ll see in the video below.
