Visit De La Concha on September 23, 2010 to dine and smoke with master cigar maker Jose Fuego. He will be on hand to promote his latest cigar, the Xikar HC series. The in-store dinner starts at 8 PM and includes a three-course meal from Rue 57 and a full open bar. Tickets cost $125 [...]
This dispatch is from Barry Stein, of A Cigar Smoker, delivered from the floor of IPCPR. Check back throughout the day and week for more. The Cigar Rights of America panel at the IPCPR show was actively followed, according to the buzz on Twitter, and our correspondent on the floor of the show, A Cigar [...]
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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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Pipe smokers will not want to miss the Viprati Pipe Show at De La Concha on August 2, 2010. From 10 AM to 7 PM, Luigi Viprati will have a large collection of pipes on hand, and “brothers of the briar will be able see the latest works of art before they are taken to [...]
Savinelli will be at De La Concha in New York on July 28, 2010. At this event, which runs from noon to 7 PM, you’ll be introduced to some new cigars from Savinelli, including the Liga Especial II series. Visit the store for the event, and you could win some great prizes being raffled, including [...]
How do you plan to spend the World Cup Finals? I, alas, will be in transit, so I won’t be in town for the big event. Those of you in the New York City area, however, can pick up a ticket for the get-together at De La Concha. For $25, you’ll get a seat in [...]
Winston Churchill is coming to De La Concha in Manhattan on July 14, 2010 from 1 PM to 6 PM. Of course, I’m talking about the cigar – there won’t be the rotting stinking corpse of a prime minister stretched across the three tables at the front of the shop. Show up for some special [...]
At the Drew Estate cigar dinner hosted by De La Concha last week, there was an unannounced guest: Edward III. Not royalty exactly, but certainly a presence that was appreciated. Absinthe is back, and it’s better than ever! I’ve been a big fan of la fee verte since happening upon a basement absinthe bar in [...]
Jose Blanco’s cigar tasting seminar must have been great: I received e-mail right after it ended excitedly reporting on the experience. Having sat through the session at the La Aurora factory in the Dominican Republic last month, I wasn’t surprised. It’s a great program. Blanco explains from top to bottom how a cigar is blended, [...]
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