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Cigar Master Blenders Series Introduction Welcome to the first installment of a new series on the Smoke Inn Blog that we’re calling the Cigar Master Blender Series. In each of these pieces, we will profile one of the cigar industry experts known as Master Blenders. If you’re new to the …

The Ashton Cigar Family Legacy If someone were to ask you to list the first 5 brands that come to mind when you think “premium cigars” the chances are excellent that Ashton Cigars would be among them. One of the younger of the established legacy cigar brands, Ashton Cigars was …

All the heavy-hitters in the audience know by now that the theme of next year’s The Great Smoke event is Year of the Dragon. That got us thinking about zodiac cigars, which are a thing, in case you didn’t know. The Chinese zodiac and astrological themes are interesting in general …

Much Ado About Macanudo In the pantheon of cigar greats, there are a few iconic, legacy brands which act as standard bearers. For many of us these are the brands which introduce us into the luxuriant world of premium cigars. They hold a special place in our hearts for that …

Smoke Inn’s annual event, The Great Smoke for the 2023 season launched under the theme, Mardi Gras Madness The festivities officially wrapped up with the Sunday Brunch event on March 19th hosted by Aganorsa’s Terence Reiley. But the Saturday Night beforehand at the South Florida Fairground was the main event. …

Montecristo Cigars Tour In last week’s blog, we revealed the history of the Montecristo cigar brand, from it’s beginning out of the Particulares Cigar brand in Cuba to the way it survived the Castro regime by way of Spain’s Canary Islands and finally to The Dominican Republic, where the American …

Montecristo Cigars History Revealed From the Montecristo White Label to the Montecristo 1935 Anniversary NicaraguaMontecristo is one of the world’s most celebrated premium cigar brands  But how did it get there? How much do you really know about this storied brand? Here, Smoke Inn takes a deep dive into Montecristo’s …

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 …