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After waking up early on the third and last day of the Tobacco Plus Expo 2021 and running around frantically for four hours trying to…

My second full day covering the TPE 2021 Convention did not start with nearly as much chaos as the previous day and I was able to…

So you want to know what the TPE trade show floor looks like. Here’s a 360° view walkthrough of the cigar portion of the trade show…

I expected my first trip to cover an event in 15 months to encounter issues. I was not wrong. My travel days always seem to start out early, and…

As part of my multiple former careers and my current one as co-owner of this website, I have attended more conventions and trade shows than…

Today, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed that it was moving forward with plans to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes and at…

Today and tomorrow, the Fuente & Meerapfel Present: Meet The Professor live show is hosting a 26-hour live stream. At 9:00 P.M. EDT I will…

If you’re looking to hear someone other than Charlie Minato talk about The Consensus, year-end lists, and a whole bunch of other things related to…

In case you haven’t seen enough of me on video in the last week, I’ll be appearing on Developing Palates’ media panel show this evening….

Like last year, I’m going to start off the Awards Week at halfwheel with a look back at some of the data from 2020. I guess…

It’s December, which means it’s time to see the annual lists of what people thought were the best cigars of 2020. Every list is unique,…