Since starting FineTobaccoNYC as a little blog about two and a half years ago, I’ve had the chance to meet some pretty influential people in the cigar industry. From cigar manufacturers, brand reps, lounge owners, and tobacco lobbyists, the list goes on. One thing I’ve found to be true in my meetings with various industry […]
On Monday, November 12th, Michael Herklots, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman, and staff hosted a special event honoring veterans and members of the New York Police Department at the Nat Sherman Townhouse. I was grateful to receive an invite from Michael and Pat Felitti and to be there to smoke, meet some of the guests, and […]
Jack Daniel’s Sinatra Select is a special edition whiskey crafted to honor Frank Sinatra’s fifty-year friendship with Jack Daniel’s. Frank was a fiercely loyal, lifetime fan of the brand, and Sinatra Select was designed to be both a classic expression of style and an homage to two American icons. This exclusive outpouring of the distiller’s […]
A photo is worth a thousands words. The photo below of a WWI vet is no different, though you might say it is worth a thousand cigars as well. The following is a post that dropped in the LA Times on November 7th, 2012. The article is basically a redux of an earlier article published […]
The people of Forks Township, Pennsylvania can rest easy now that Tariq Jahad Yusuf Jackson, 22, has been arrested for allegedly suiting up in a ski mask and gloves, arming himself with a sawed-off shotgun, and robbing the local “Chubby’s Convenience Store” of some cash and $8 in Black & Mild cigars. He then escaped via bicycle […]
Top of the morning to you all on this beautiful Sunday, and welcome to our first installment of Sunday Cigar Shots, via the Instagram hash tag #FineTobaccoNYC. We’ve selected three of the best instagram cigar shots submitted to #FineTobaccoNYC for your viewing pleasure, and we encourage you to Follow the users who snapped these photos! […]
Bunnahabhain has announced that it will release a one-off rare single malt that has lain undiscovered for four decades at the Islay distillery. Bunnahabhain distillery, which is located on the north-east of the isle, will release only 750 bottles, which will be individually numbered and hand signed. Hidden for 40 years, the whisky quietly matured […]
We are delighted to announce the release of the first in a series of one-off, regional Scotch whisky blends under the Great King Street label: the “New York Blend”. Created for the 2012 New York Whisky Fest, the whisky is dedicated to Patrick J. Duffy, the man who legend has it was responsible for the […]
Just received an email invite/announcement from Alberto Rosario from Davidoff Geneva about an upcoming event celebrating the AVO 25th Anniversary. Take a look below for details. ~~~~~ Good afternoon, this email serves as an invitation to come and join us and celebrate Avo Cigars 25th Anniversary! Hosted by the Classic Car club located in Soho. The event will […]
November 7, 2012 (West Palm Beach, FL) – December 21, 2012 marks the conclusion of the 13th Ba’ak’tun in the Mesoamerican Long Count Calendar. It is believed that Armageddon would overtake the peoples of the world and all creation at this time. On December 14th, be prepared to smoke the last cigar you will ever […]
The Glenrothes single Speyside malt whisky, distributed by Maxxium UK is bolstering its range even further with the unveiling of a new series of single cask bottlings from the late 1960s and 1970s. Since 1994 The Glenrothes has released less than one single cask a year. However, The Glenrothes newest series, The Extraordinary Cask Collection, will […]
Speyburn Distillery, the producer of Speyburn Single Malt Scotch Whisky, is pleased to announce that the successor of the World Whiskies Awards 2012 Gold-Medal-winning Speyburn 25 Year Old will soon be available in markets around the world featuring exciting new packaging. The relaunch of the much-admired premium expression of Speyburn follows a successful year for […]