Tom Johansmeyer on August 19th, 2010

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 [...]

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Edward Chin on August 5th, 2010

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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Tom Johansmeyer on July 27th, 2010

The Big Smoke is coming back to New York City, but everything else is changing. This year, it will be on December 1, 2010 at Pier 92. Located at 711 12th Avenue (between W. 52nd Street and the West Side Highway), the event will have one expanded session, from 6 PM to 9:30 PM and [...]

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Tom Johansmeyer on July 5th, 2010

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 [...]

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Tom Johansmeyer on June 28th, 2010

A packed house had a great time last week at the Drew Estate/De La Concha cigar event in New York City. Weren’t there? Check out the photo gallery below to see what you missed!

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Tom Johansmeyer on June 25th, 2010

Marvin Samel of Drew Estate talks about dirty rats and the bloggers who expose them to cigar smokers across the country. Marvin was in New York Cit for a Drew Estate cigar event at De La Concha. See below for photos from previous Drew Estate event, featuring the Dirty Rat.

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Tom Johansmeyer on June 22nd, 2010

Despite the smoking ban and an active anti-cigar movement in New York City, there are (fortunately) plenty of places where you can smoke. De La Concha, Club Macanudo and Cigar Inn are just the start. And, there are plenty of parks and public places where you can cut and light. The most unusual smoking location, [...]

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Tom Johansmeyer on June 21st, 2010

I ran into Michael Herklots, the general manager of the two named Davidoff stores in Manhattan, at Rick’s Cabaret last week. Up on the roof, at an event hosted by A Cigar Smoker, Herklots slipped me an unbanded stick. Shrouded in a rich, oily wrapper, it was nothing short of gorgeous. Herklots explained that he [...]

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Tom Johansmeyer on June 20th, 2010

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