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Cigar Talk

New pickup times for Benji Menendez Chicago Social

December 7, 2009

You spoke, they listened. Partagas, our sponsor for tonight's #cigarchat, announced the addition of more shuttle buses to take Chicagoans to tomorrow's Benji Menendez Social at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Ind. Here's a list of departure times and locations: 3:50 pm, 5:50 pm Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, 2233 S. Martin Luther King Drive 4:10 [...]

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Trial and Error Cigar Pairings

December 4, 2009

I'm going to do some more detailed posts and maybe videos discussing pairing up cigars with different things, below are a few that I've stumbled upon that have either gone very well or very badly. Cigars with Rum: Well this is the default partner to cigars I'm sure we've all tried. I've tried a few [...]

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What will you be smoking on Thanksgiving Day?

November 24, 2009

I'll probably be lighting up either an Oliva Serie V or a Torano Exoduo 50 Years. Looks like the weather is going to be a bit chilly out here at my parents. What will you be smoking? Well I was trying to embed a Twitter Stream in here, but having some problems. So just add [...]

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Questions for Jonathan Drew

November 15, 2009

We'll be interviewing Jonathan Drew of Drew Estate Cigars in the next couple of days. Recently, we wrote what turned out to be a popular post about cigar branding and marketing, so questions you have could be about that, about his groundbreaking ACID line -- or anything else you'd like. Please leave any questions you [...]

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A simple lesson in cigar branding from Drew Estate

October 22, 2009

Over the last several years, cigar brands have started to get more involved in the digital space. Some start and are regularly involved in social networks. Many companies have hopped on the Twitter bandwagon. For the most part, it's been a desperate game of catch-up in the digital space for what have always been very [...]

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Another #cigarchat?

August 19, 2009

Apparently the first one went so well, some of you have wondered when the next #cigarchat will be. Why not this Thursday? Same bat time, same bat channel. Thursday, 7-9 pm CST. See you all there!

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New date for #cigarchat: August 13, 7pm CST

August 6, 2009

Hello, all. If you haven't heard, Twitter's been having major issues today. We were scheduled to host the first ever #cigarchat this evening at 7pm, but we're going to have to postpone it to next week. We humbly apologize for the late notice. Our new #cigarchat date and time: Thursday, Aug. 13 2009. 7-9 pm [...]

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CigarJack to host first #cigarchat

July 31, 2009

The internet is a big, big place. Cigar-related digital conversations are happening on blogs, in forums and on social networks all over the world. With more and more of our readers jumping on Twitter, we decided to put some skin in the game there as well. Next Thursday, from 7-9pm CST, CigarJack will host the [...]

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What will you smoke this Memorial Day Weekend?

May 24, 2009

I'm about to go out for a stroll with a Don Pepin Garcia Blue Label Generoso, but what are you lighting up this holiday weekend?

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What will you smoke during the Super Bowl?

January 29, 2009

My team, the New York Giants, won't be in it this year, so I won't be smoking anything too special. How about you?

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