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2021 Smokin Tabacco Awards: Man of the Year – Michael Herklots

January 10, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
When Altria made the announcement that it would be shutting down Nat Sherman International, the cigar division, many people were sad to see such a long standing iconic brand disappear.... Read more

2021 Smokin Tabacco Awards: Retailer of the Year 2021 – Smoke Inn

January 9, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
It is no secret that Smoke Inn is one of the biggest and most popular cigar shops in the United States. Owned and operated by Abe Dababneh and run by... Read more

2021 Smokin Tabacco Awards: Woman of the Year – Liana Fuente

January 9, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
In 2012, Arturo Fuente celebrated their 100th anniversary. Second generation Carlos Fuente Sr. and third generation Carlos “Carlito” Fuente Jr. celebrated this with some great releases that year. In addition,... Read more

The Smokin Tabacco Show: Abe Dababneh Talks TGS 2022

January 7, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Abe Dababneh and Alex Tavella stop by to talk about The Great Smoke 2021 and all of the things they went through to make it happen. We then talk about... Read more

The Smokin Tabacco Show: Happy Birthday Ferio Tego!

January 7, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
This week, we celebrate the first birthday of Ferio Tego with the 2021 Smokin Tabacco “Man of the Year” Michael Herklots. We talk about the growth of the first year... Read more

Spare Notes Series #12: Who Is Ranking High on Cigar of the Year Lists

January 3, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
This week, we review the Smokin Tabacco Cigar of the year list and compare it to other lists including to what’s been named on the Cigar Coop list and we... Read more

The Smokin Tabacco Show: 2021 Year in Review

December 30, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
This week we celebrate 2021 in our Year in Review episode. Jon Carney rejoins us to reminisce on the year and everything we all accomplished as well as the industry... Read more

All Saints Cigars To Raise Prices in 2022

December 30, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
Due to increased costs associated with the production and transportation of their products, All Saints CIgars will administer a cost adjustment across all brands and sizes of All Saints Cigars... Read more

Gurkha Will Not Raise Prices in 2022

December 29, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
Gurkha Cigar Group International management has announced that 2022 will bring no pricing increase across all core domestic lines, with the only exception of their sampler bags. “Although suppliers have... Read more

Cigar of the Year 2021 #1: Drew Estate “Undercrown 10” Toro

December 23, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
First of all congratulations to Drew Estate! They are the winners of Smokin Tabacco’s 2021 Cigar of the Year! What they have done with Undercrown 10 has been fun to... Read more