Events & Festivals

I flew into Santo Domingo—the capital of the Dominican Republic—on Monday to visit the Arturo Fuente Cigar Club, a lounge I’ve heard lots about but…

On the first page of the menu at Tei-An, there’s a rule: you serve sake with soba, not sushi. I’m not sure if the Japanese…

There are many cigar events and many people hosting cigar events, but many years ago when we thought of doing an event of our own,…

My fifth year covering the Festival Del Habano in Cuba did not end the way that I was expecting. On my second flight from Miami…

Friday started out very much like the other days I had spent in Cuba, but ended with quite a bit more history-making excitement than anyone…

As has been the case for the past five years, the fourth day of the Festival del Habano was reserved for one major event: visiting…

After the lull in both activities and stress from running around on Tuesday, I knew that Wednesday would be very different in that regard, but…

Last night’s humidor auction at the XXII Festival del Habano set multiple records for the Habanos S.A., the Cuban cigar conglomerate. In total, six lots…

While I did wake up early to get some work done before my second full day in Cuba officially started, it would end up being…

After going to bed a bit earlier than normal when I am in Cuba—if 1 a.m. could ever be called “early”—I woke up four hours…

When registration for Procigar 2020 opened late last year there was a very obvious change. Normally, Procigar features the optional first two days in Casa…