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Apr 9, 2024 | 
cigaraficionado.com | Laudisi Enterprises |Garrett Rutledge
No city in America has a richer history with cigars than Tampa, and for the fourth annual Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest, Cigar City was once again the center of the cigar world. A sold-out crowd of ardent aficionados traveled from across the country to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa this past weekend for a lively evening to celebrate cigars and fine spirits with the biggest names in the cigar industry.
Marvin R.
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Apr 3, 2024 | 
cigaraficionado.com | Laudisi Enterprises |Garrett Rutledge
Exotic cars and high-end cigars have a lot in common. The shared emphasis on craftsmanship, style and quality—and the connection to luxury—tend to bridge these two communities. And where else better to enjoy cars and cigars than the Motor City? This June, the 10th annual Cars and Cigars Smoke Detroit will bring together aficionados from both worlds for a celebration in the name of philanthropy.
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Apr 1, 2024 | 
cigaraficionado.com | Laudisi Enterprises |Gregory Mottola
If you were thinking about going to the Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest in Tampa this weekend, it’s too late. The show has completely sold out. The good news is, you’ll have another opportunity to attend a Big Smoke in the fall.
For those of you who were able to secure a ticket, there’s a lot to look forward to.
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Apr 1, 2024 | 
cigaraficionado.com | Laudisi Enterprises |David Savona
One of the benefits of a Big Smoke is getting a chance to meet some of the big names behind your favorite cigars. At the Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest in Tampa, taking place Saturday April 6, one of those namesakes will be actor Chazz Palminteri.
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Mar 26, 2024 | 
cigaraficionado.com | Laudisi Enterprises |Thomas Pappalardo
New York is a fairly tough city in terms of its smoking laws and can be difficult to navigate when searching for a cigar-friendly space, but there are still some safe havens if one knows where to look. Located in downtown Manhattan, Soho Cigar Bar, (originally known as Circa Tabac), celebrated a quarter century in business on March 5 with an evening bash.
"We are thrilled to reach this incredible milestone and celebrate 25 years of Soho Cigar Bar," says Lee Ringelheim, owner of Soho Cigar Bar.
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Mar 15, 2024 | 
cigaraficionado.com | Laudisi Enterprises |Gregory Mottola
The cigar industry might not be booming in terms of growth, but it isn’t crashing either. The year-end numbers for premium cigar imports into the United States for 2023 have come in, and they’re slightly higher than 2022, indicating a market plateau amid a still relatively robust cigar market.
According to a report issued by the Cigar Association of America, the United States imported an estimated 467.6 million premium cigars in 2023, a 0.7 percent increase over 2022.
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
cigaraficionado.com | Cigar Aficionado |Thomas Pappalardo |Laudisi Enterprises
Laudisi Enterprises, a company that specializes in premium pipes and pipe tobacco, has expanded into the premium cigar market with its acquisition of boutique cigarmaker Caldwell Cigar Co. Laudisi is the parent of Smokingpipes.com, Kapp & Peterson, Laudisi Distribution Group and Cornell & Diehl. Laudisi Distribution Group began handling fulfillment of Caldwell and Lost & Found cigar orders to retailers and distribution on March 8 after the deal was signed on February 9.
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Feb 15, 2024 | 
cigaraficionado.com | Laudisi Enterprises |Thomas Pappalardo
What To Expect At Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest 2024 | Fill up your lighters and make space in your humidor because Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest is coming to town. For one night only lovers of the finer things in life can rub shoulders with some of the biggest names in both the cigar and whisky industries who will be in attendance for the ultimate night of pairing.
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Nov 16, 2023 | 
cigaraficionado.com | Laudisi Enterprises |Gregory Mottola
Ever since the embargo on Cuba outlawed the sale of Cuban cigars in the United States, the division of cigar sales has been fairly straightforward: cigar lovers in the United States smoke non-Cuban cigars and the rest of the world smokes predominantly Havanas. The signing of the embargo in 1962 left American smokers with no choice in the matter, and international cigar enthusiasts born and raised on Cuban cigars saw no reason to try anything different.
