Last Friday we had the privilege of having one of the most popular figures in the cigar industry at Empire Cigars – Don Pepin Garcia!
Pepin showed up promptly at 3pm and the festivities began with Empanadas and Mojitos. Our pal Hal Rubin, the owner, also splurged on a few bottles of Zaya, a 12-year old [...]
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Pepin Event at Empire Cigars
Posted in Cigar News & Notes, Store Events, tagged Don Pepin, Don Pepin Garcia, My Father, Tabacos Baez, Tatuaje on June 11, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Pepin Garcia at Empire Cigars June 5th!!!
Posted in Cigar News & Notes, Store Events, tagged Don Pepin Garcia, Empire Cigars, La Riqueza, Tabacos Baez, Tatuaje on May 28, 2009 | 7 Comments »
June 5th @ 5pm!! This should be an awesome event! I’ll be there taking pictures and trying to shmooze with the man behind Tatuaje, DPG, San Cristobal, Cabaiguan, Tabacos Baez, La Riqueza, La Aroma de Cuba Edicion Especial and many others! Be there or miss out on an oppurtunity to speak with a legend in [...]
AVO Companero Dinner – Empire Cigars
Posted in Cigar News & Notes, Store Events, tagged AVO, AVO 787, AVO Companero, AVO Signature, AVO XO, Empire Cigars on April 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Wow! What a blast! I was lucky to be one of a lucky 100 to get tickets to the AVO Companero dinner at Sullivan’s in Raleigh, NC hosted by Empire Cigars and the birthday boy himself, Mr. Avo Uvezian!
I arrived at 6pm sharp at Sullivan’s and was escorted to the back room where I was [...]
La Flor Dominicana Event @ Empire Cigars!
Posted in Cigar News & Notes, Store Events, tagged La Flor Dominicana on August 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Last night, which happened to be the Grand Opening of Empire Cigars (formerly Capital City Cigars), featured the unveiling of a brand new cigar for our buddy Hal Rubin – the Cheroot by La Flor Dominicana. A review of the Cheroot will foloow soon.
During the night, the featured cigar was the Cheroot, but it was [...]
Capital City Cigars 1st Annual “Pork ‘n Puff”!
Posted in Cigar News & Notes, Store Events on July 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hal, Larry and Derek have a great event planned. Check out their website here for more information.



