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Big Ronnie & Crazy Paul’s Holiday Tour

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In March 2011, I was fortunate enough to be invited to Camp Camacho in Honduras, to tour the fields and factories and observe what a Central American premium hand rolled cigar manufacturing was all about. Of the many new lifelong friends I made on the trip, one of my favorites is a madman from Kansas, named Paul. Besides being one of the funniest guys I’ve met through cigars, Paul has a voracious apetite for all things consumable, cigars being one of his favorite.

Paul recently spent an afternoon with me running around NYC with me to visit my favorite shops. My goal was not to “WOW” Paul with the NYC scene, but rather let him reconnect with some buddies who were also on the Honduras Trip. Paul is a student in Kansas and a PT employee at The West Side Humidor in Witchita, Kansas. He’s got a better palate than I, and working at a cigar shop, certainly tries a lot more than I do.

The 3 midtown shops that we visited were Davidoff Madison Ave., DeLaConcha & The Grand Havana Room, we also visited O.K. Cigars in SoHo.

Here’s a few pics of the man in Honduras:

Paul Roping Dinner after a school vist.
Paul Roping Dinner

Our Man, Chillaxin in deep thought back at the Camp Camacho Hacienda
Paul Chillaxin

Our first stop was Davidoff of Geneva’s Madison Ave. Flagship Location (Davidoff Madison Ave.). We were able to catch Chris and Lino and share a cigar while we were there. These are 2 extremely knowledgeable, extremely personable guys. We had a great time in Honduras w/them.

Hanging with Lino & Chris from Davidoff Madison Ave.
Lino and Chris from Davidoff Madison

Davidoff Madison Ave.
Paul outside Davidoff Madison Ave.

Next, we went to see Ron and Chris from DeLaConcha. Ron was out of the shop with his family for the holiday, but we were able to chat & smoke with Chris while we were there. I love chatting w/Chris. He always makes me laugh.

Hanging with Chris from DeLaConcha
Chris from DeLaConcha

DeLaConcha
Paul outside DeLaConcha

Then, we went to my stomping ground, The Grand Havana Room for a smoke and some Flor de Cana Rum, that made us reminisce about our ossified times in Honduras. Good times.

Grand Havana Room
Paul outside The Grand Havana Room

Lastly, we took the subway downtown to SoHo and tried to catch Len at O.K. Cigars. He was out for the holiday as well, but we toured the shop and fell in love with come classic tobbaciana on sale. Great shop if you are ever downtown looking for a smoke. We didn’t take any pics here (probably, because of the rum at our last stop.)

I had a great time running around the city with Paul and I hope that we can do it again soon. I’ll come to Kansas too, really. Say hello to Ryan and Gordon also!

From Paul:

“Rolling through New York with Big Sexy him self was a blast. The man has his finger on the thriving pulse of the smoking comunity”.

Well said Paul.

Big Ronnie out.

Event Recap: Zino Platinum 10th Anniversary Event at Davidoff Madison

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As previously reported on finetobaccoclub.com/, Davidoff of Geneva marked the 10th Anniversary of their “Zino Platinum” line with an event at their U.S. flagship store, Davidoff Madison Ave.

Zino Platinum Event @ Davidoff Madison

As a finetobaccoclub.com/ Contributing Editor and CRA Ambassador, I was happy to attend the event and see my friends Louis and Chris (among others) at the Madison Ave. shop.

For the tenth anniversary, we commissioned URNY, a local Brooklyn artist to create some artwork that expresses the spirit and attitude of the Zino line. Guest met the artist as they were at the shop creating their great artwork and also signing giveaways and boxes for those who purchased a box of these great smokes. This new blend of cigar is a spectacular medium bodied smoke in a Toro format.

Big Ronnie and the Artists; Fernando Romero & Mike Baca
Big Ronnie and the Artists; Fernando Romero & Mike Baca
Fernando & Mike of UR New York
Fernando & Mike of UR New York

Fernando & Mike of UR New York

It was a very nice catered event with a complimentary Chivas Blended Scotch Whisky bar. A great evening at our Madison Avenue Lounge.

Big Ronnie out.

Photo Credit: Billi Kid, Public Works Dept. Thanks Billi!

Zino Platinum Tenth Anniversary Event at Davidoff Madison

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Davidoff Madison Ave. is having a special event this Thursday that you probably don’t want to miss. As per our announcement a few weeks ago, the Zino Platinum Ten Year Anniversary was celebrated (in part) with some new, artistically inspired boxes. Well, now is your chance to experience the artistic side of tobacco, and try one of Davidoff’s newest cigars.

We should have an FTNYC representative on the scene reporting, so we’ll get back to you with some photos and a recap of the event.

Davidoff New York Partners with Alfred Dunhill London

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From the Davidoff New York newsletter:

“We are elated to tell you of our new partnership with Alfred Dunhill London. As of this writing the Davidoff of Geneva Flagship on Madison Avenue and 53rd Street is an official ‘White Spot’ merchant carrying the full line of Pipes, Lighters, and smoking accessories. In searching for partners to round out our accessories business, Dunhill was a logical choice in being a global luxury brand with our same values steeped in quality and craftsmanship. On your next visit to our boutique, I am sure you will be delighted with the new Dunhill section.”