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Cigar Culture Interview #1: Amanda Micallef – Part 2   This is part two of our interview with Amanda Micallef, Vice President of Marketing at Micallef Cigars. If you haven’t had a chance to read the first installment, you can check that out here.   SMOKE INN:  How the increase …

Cigar Culture Interview #1 This is just the first in what we hope will be a regular stream of interviews on the Smoke Inn Blog. In addition to our reviews, event coverage and historical trivia we are going to try and get inside the minds of some of the more …

Welcome to The Fabulous Story of Puro, a 1995 documentary film about the puro cigar. Our review of the cigar documentary, Hand Rolled: A Film About Cigars, executive produced by our friend, Pete Johnson of Tatuaje Cigars was pretty popular. We enjoyed revisiting the film and writing that piece—so here’s …

We thought we’d try something a little different this week and a cigar movie review. This is our first cigar movie review, but it probably won’t be the last. This time around we decided to cover the cigar documentary Hand Rolled: A Film About Cigars. You can watch it yourself …

Part III – Legacy Cigar Brands Legacy Cigar Brands – Part III will be our final installment on this series, at least for now. But we realize there will inevitably a brand or two that didn’t get mentioned in the pantheon of cigar legends that someone thinks should have been. …

Part I – Legacy Cigar Brands If there’s anything that runs deep in cigar culture, it’s tradition. Fine cigars are one of the few things left in this world that are still made following time-honored traditions. While there is plenty of innovation in cigar manufacturing, what you never see is …

Where Cigars Are Made vs. Where Tobacco is Grown. In our “Where Do Cigars Come From” piece we took a broad look at the history of tobacco cultivation and cigar production. The truth is that handcrafting cigars is an art and skill. There are more countries and regions which produce …

The PCA Convention & International Trade Show The annual PCA Convention & International Trade Show is the place to be if you want to hear about the latest cigar types and the top cigars 2022 has to offer. This exclusive show, presented by the Premium Cigar Association is only open …

How are Cigars Made? – Part 2 In our first installment of How are Cigars Made, we took a look at the motivations of cigar makers. The inspiration that fueled the creation of our favorite smokes. We also examined the heritage of the craft and the parts, pieces and layers …