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This Year’s Interviews at The Great Smoke It’s no secret that The Great Smoke 2023 is almost upon us. We know our audience, and especially the Smoke Inn Socialites are chomping at the bit in anticipation. Before the festivities kick off though, we thought it might be cool to do …

Cigar Culture Interview #2 Michael Herklots is a well-known name in the cigar universe. The current principal managing member of Ferio Tego LLC began his cigar career at Davidoff in 2002. He moved to Nat Sherman in 2011. When Altria decided the retail cigar part of the business wasn’t for …

Cigar Culture Interview #2 Michael Herklots is a well-known name in the cigar universe. The current principal managing member of Ferio Tego LLC began his cigar career at Davidoff in 2002. He moved to Nat Sherman in 2011. When Altria decided the retail cigar part of the business wasn’t for …

A Closer Look at Cigar Wrappers In part one of The Lowdown on Cigar Wrappers, we covered the basics more or less. But there’s a lot more to cigar wrappers than the core categories and shades. Overall there are at least 50 distinct different types of cigar wrapper, probably more. …

In today’s world it’s safe to say that we all know someone who is sober (abstaining from alcohol or anything else that causes intoxication).  Some choose sobriety due to issues with substance abuse.  Others may choose a sober lifestyle for any number of reasons.  Whatever the case, many of our …

What is a Cigar Wrapper? We’ve all got varying degrees of knowledge when it comes to cigar construction and anatomy. Let’s face it—There is A LOT to know about cigars. If you’re a true aficionado, you never stop learning. Most of us know that cigar wrapper or capa is the …

One of the most important aspects of the cigar life is history and heritage. Cigars and cigarmaking are one of the few traditional Old World crafts that remains unsullied by the passage of time. If anything, cigars are enjoying a renaissance period where quality and selection are better than they’ve …

Cigars and Philanthropy It’s no secret that the cigar life appeals to a broad cross-section of society. But cigars have also long been associated with the wealthy. Well, there happens to be something that connects them both that you may not be aware of. No, it’s not golf we’re thinking …

With the COVID pandemic more or less in our rearview mirror and a few rough years behind us, most of us are looking forward to 2023 with guarded optimism. It’s finally safe to come out of our caves again and enjoy public music, live performance and cigar events again. Here’s …

The Great Smoke 2023: Membership Has Its Privileges The Great Smoke season is officially underway, so we thought we’d do a little recap/update on our favorite event of the year. The Great Smoke itself runs from March 16th-19th which is just 59 short days away at the time of writing. …