Texas Cigar Festival 2012
The 2012 Texas Cigar Festival, Saturday, April 14, was a rollicking good time. Another sold-out crowd of 625 cigar-loving folks gathered in the gigantic tent in the parking area behind the Serious Cigars store - Champions location. Guests were greeted with gift bags containing 29 premium cigars, shirts or caps and a cutter, along with other literature from the exhibitors.
Guests strolled “cigar alley” and schmoozed with more than 30 cigar manufacturers and other cigar-related vendors. They enjoyed great food, great drinks, including popular beer wall. Some of our more adventurous guests enjoyed riding the mechanical bull.
The cigar manufacturers and other exhibitors are what make this such an exciting event. Thanks to you all! Here is a list of the manufacturers, along with the cigar they provided for the gift bag:
601 Cigars - La Bomba Napalm
Alec Bradley - Prensado Churchill
Altadis U.S.A. - Montecristo White Rothchilde
Arturo Fuente - Double Chateau Fuente Sun Grown
Ashton - San Cristobal Elegancia Pyramid
Casa Fernandez - Miami Toro
Casa Magna - Oscuro Churchill Gordo
My Father Cigars - Blue Invictos
Discovery Series - Santa Rosa Toro
Drew Estate - Joya de Nicaragua Cabinetta Toro
EP Carrillo - Core Line Maduro Predilectos
Esteban Carreras - 211 Sixty
Gran Habano - varied
Gurkha - Seduction XO
J Fuego - Grand Reserve Corojo No. 1 Belicoso
Kristoff - varied
La Flor Dominicana - varied
Nestor Miranda - La Sirena Robusto
Nub - Connecticut 464T
Oliva - Series O Toro
Padron - 2000 Maduro
Perdomo - ESV 2002 Robusto
Rocky Patel - Zen Robusto
Room 101 - Connecticut 213c
San Lotano - Oval Petite Robusto
Tatuaje - La Riqueza No. 4
Torano Family - Vault Robusto
Xikar HC - Habano Belicoso
Other attendees included: Cigar Rights of America, Humidipak, Real Men Smoke Cigars, and The Guayabera Lady.
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Texas Cigar Festival 2011 - Recap
The 2011 Texas Cigar Festival opened to a sold-out crowd on Saturday, April 16, 2011. Like last year, we transformed the parking area behind the Serious Cigars store - Champions location - into a gigantic tented festival. Six hundred guests and more than 30 cigar manufacturers and other cigar-related vendors mingled, enjoyed great food and drinks, and smoked cigars. This year's sculpture was the Texas flag.
With early check-in beginning at noon, entry into the festival was smooth as glass when the doors opened at 6:30pm. Guests were greeted with gift bags containing 28 premium cigars, shirts or caps and cutter, along with other literature from the exhibitors.
The cigar manufacturers and other exhibitors are what make this such an exciting event. Thanks to you all! Here is a list of the manufacturers, along with the cigar they provided for the gift bag:
601 - Eddie Ortega 601 Blue Robusto
Alec Bradley – Alan Rubin Family Blend M23
Altadis U.S.A. - Jose Siejas Mi Dominicana Robusto
Arturo Fuente – Cynthia Fuente Double Chateau Fuente SunGrown
Ashton La Aroma de Cuba Magnifico
Camacho - Christian Eiroa Corojo Nacionales Maduro
Carlos Toraño – Charlie Toraño Virtuoso Encore
Davidoff Avo No. 3
Discovery Series – Brian Jensen Santa Rosa Discovery Series Robusto
Drew Estate - Jonathon Drew Acid Toast
EP Carrillo - Ernesto & Ernie Carillo Core Line Predilectos
Esteban Carreras - Craig Cunningham 187 Sixty or 5150 Sixty
Gran Habano – George Rico #5 Blend Robusto
Illusione – Dion Gillato Avalitos
J Fuego - Jesus Fuego Corojo No. 1 Delirium
Kristoff – Glen Case Kristoff Robusto
La Flor Dominicana - Antonio Gomez Ligero 400
My Father Cigars – Janny Garcia Jaime Garcia Reserva Special
Nestor Miranda – Nestor Miranda Special Selection Pyramid
Nub Connecticut 460
Oliva - Jeff Nolen & Dave Wagner Series G Cameroon Toro
Padron - Orlando Padron Jr. 3000 Maduro
Perdomo - Arthur Kemper Patriarch Churchill Connecticut
Rocky Patel Cigars - Rocky & Nish Patel Decade Robusto
Quesada – Manuel Quesada Tributo Manolin
Tatuaje - Pete Johnson El Triunfador No. 2 Belicoso Fino
Xikar HC - Kurt Van Keppel Habano Grande
Other attendees included: Cigar Rights of America, Glenlivet, Humidipak, Real Men Smoke Cigars, Sip Smoke Savor, and The Guayabera Lady.
Pics are also available on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/seriouscigars
The first-ever Texas Cigar Festival, held on Saturday, April 24, 2010, was a great success! We transformed the huge parking area behind the Serious Cigars store into a gigantic tented festival. More than five hundred guests enjoyed an excellent buffet of heavy hors d oeuvres, fine wine and spirits, and beer. Attendees met cigar manufacturers and other exhibitors, listened to great music and smoked fantastic cigars. We even had a sculpture of Texas, made from cigar boxes.
As the guests entered the event, they were greeted with gift bags containing 21 premium cigars (including new releases), shirts or caps, cutter, coffee samples, the latest issue of Cigar Press Magazine, along with other literature from the exhibitors.
The cigar manufacturers and other exhibitors made this an unforgettable evening. Thanks to you all! Here is a list of the manufacturers, along with the cigar they provided for the gift bag:
601 - Eddie Ortega Cubao #5
Alec Bradley Tempus Centuria
Ashton Puro del Sol Corona Grande
Camacho - Christian Eiroa Room 101 - 305
CAO - Tim Ozgener La Traviata Favorito or Divino
Carlos Toraño - Carlos Llaca Exodus 1959 50 Years
Drew Estate - Jonathon Drew Tabak Especial Negra
Balada Perfecto
El Rey de los Habanos - Pepin, Jaime & Janny Jaime Ligero Especial
EP Carrillo - Ernesto & Ernie Carillo Inaugural Encore
Esteban Carreras - Craig Cunningham Habano Natural
J Fuego - Jesus Fuego Corojo No. 1 Toro
La Flor Dominicana - Litto Gomez Air Bender Guerros
Nub/Cain - Sam Leccia Nub Habano 460
Oliva - Jeff Nolen & Dave Wagner Connecticut Toro
Padron - Orlando Padron Jr. Classic 2000
Partagas -Benji Menendez Benji Master Series
Perdomo - Arthur Kemper Patriarch Connecticut Churchill
Reyes Family Cigars Family Premier Perfecto
Rocky Patel Cigars - Rocky & Nish Patel Patel Bros. Toro
Tatuaje - Pete Johnson El Triunfador #4
Xikar HC - Kurt Van Keppel Criollo Robusto
Other attendees included: Cigar Rights of America, S.T. Dupont, Brizard & Co., Humidipak, Sip, Smoke & Savor, Cigar Press Magazine, and The Guayabera Lady.
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