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CFCF Announces Arturo Sandoval Music School | Cigar News

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Arturo Sandoval Music School

This week the Cigar Family Charitable Foundation (CFCF) announced the Arturo Sandoval Music School at its newly inaugurated Academy of Arts. The school is named in honor of legendary musician Arturo Sandoval.

Sandoval is well-known cigar enthusiast and a long-time supporter of CFCF. In the music world, he is a a multi-award-winning jazz trumpeter, pianist, and composer. He has received multiple Grammys, the Latin Grammys Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. On Sunday, December 8, 2024, he will become a Kennedy Center Honors recipient.

Earlier this week, the Cigar Family Charitable Foundation (CFCF) inaugurated its Academy of Arts, which the Arturo Sandoval Music School is a part of. Located in the 23-acre Cigar Family project in Bonao, Dominican Republic, the Cigar Family Academy of Arts supports music, arts, and dance programs.

The Fuente and Newman families founded CFCF. CFCF supplies families in the Dominican Republic with education, health care, vocational training, and clean water.

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Smoke Inn 2024 Advent Calendar Day 6 | The Blog

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Smoke Inn 2024 Advent Calendar Day 6

Today, we look at what was inside the 2024 Smoke Inn Advent Calendar for day 6. Warning: spoiler alert.

An Advent calendar counts down the days until Christmas. This tradition is believed to have originated with the German Lutherans. The calendar features moveable parts, such as flaps, doors, or pockets, that reveal a daily surprise. In 2021, Smoke Inn released its first Advent Calendar, where the “surprise” is a different cigar daily. For the first time since 2021, Smoke Inn has redesigned the package.

Today’s reveal is the Aladino Toro  from JRE Tobacco Company, the company run by Julio and Justo Eiroa.  The Aladino was one of JRE’s original lines to be introduced to the market. The blend consists of tobacco that the Eiroa family is synonymous with – Authentic Corojo grown on the Eiroa family farms in Honduras.

 

SPECIFICATIONS

  • Wrapper: Authentic Corojo (Honduras)
    Binder:  Authentic Corojo (Honduras)
    Filler: Authentic Corojo (Honduras)
  • Country of Origin: Honduras
  • Factory: Fabrica de Puros Aladino at Las Lomas Jamastran.
  • Toro: 6 x 50
  • Price: $11.00

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Kelsey Plum and Kingmakers Light Up Las Vegas

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Kelsey Plum, WNBA All-Star and entrepreneur, recently teamed up with Kingmakers to host an unforgettable evening at Resorts World’s Eight Lounge in Las Vegas to announce that the Kelsey Plum Signature Toro (52 x 6) cigar, made by Kingmakers, is now available to premium tobacco retailers everywhere.

Set against the vibrant backdrop of Resorts World, the event, which brought together more than 100 cigar aficionados, featured curated hors d’oeuvres, specialty cocktails and live entertainment. Guests enjoyed a sophisticated atmosphere that seamlessly celebrated the elegance of the cigar lifestyle, which featured Kingmakers’ Kelsey Plum Signature Toro—a cigar crafted to embody Plum’s dynamic personality and refined taste.

Kingmakers approached Plum about creating her own cigar line after witnessing the Las Vegas Aces player celebrate winning the WNBA championship by enjoying a cigar in 2022. She repeated the celebration with a fine cigar after the Aces won the championship again in 2023. Blended to her own specifications, the Kelsey Plum Signature Toro cigar features a delightfully mild but flavorful blend of velvety smooth Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper and Nicaraguan binder and filler tobaccos that offers notes of toasted nuts, sweet cream and peppery spice.

Plum took to Instagram and quoted lyrics from Young Jeezy’s Go Crazy to describe the event, which even featured her signature logo lighting up the Resorts World façade.

“My cigar, now sold in lounges. If you would have told me that a couple years ago when I smoked my first cigar in this same lounge, I would have laughed. Your life can look a lot different in a short time….in the best way. Won’t HE do it. They say the truth shall come to the light, everybody grab ya shades cause ya girl that bright.”

The Kelsey Plum Signature Toro cigar is a collaboration between Plum and Kingmakers that officially debuted in late June to coincide with the start of the WNBA’s 2024 season. Now, the cigar is available for distribution to premium tobacconists everywhere. For more information about Kingmakers and the Kelsey Plum Signature Toro, visit KingmakersCigars.com or contact the Kingmakers team at [email protected].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About Kingmakers Cigars: About Kingmakers
Kingmakers is redefining the world of premium cigars through a bold fusion of traditional craftsmanship and modern ingenuity. More than a brand, Kingmakers is a lifestyle that celebrates artistry, exclusivity and personal triumph. From exclusive collaborations with icons such as WNBA All-Star Kelsey Plum and renown country music artists Midland to the meticulously crafted Signature Series—including No. 1 Persona, No. 2 Resolver and No. 3 Inkwell—Kingmakers delivers