如果你的新年愿望是參觀一個主要的煙葉產(chǎn)區(qū),，那么接下來的幾個雪茄節(jié),，每一個都能滿足你的愿望,，包括了實地考察,、參觀工廠,、歡慶晚宴,。
雪茄節(jié)的季節(jié)從本月就開始了,，尼加拉瓜雪茄節(jié),，又稱為“Puro Sabor”（西班牙語指純粹的口味）,，將從1月22日開幕,，持續(xù)到1月27日。雪茄節(jié)從首都馬那瓜開始,，延續(xù)到尼加拉瓜的雪茄制造中心埃斯特利,，在那里你才開始進入真正的沉浸式體驗。在埃斯特利,，你能夠參觀雪茄行業(yè)最熱門的雪茄制造商的雪茄廠,，包括帕德龍、奧利瓦,、洛基帕特爾,、A.J. 費爾南德斯、普拉森西亞,、老爹,、阿加諾薩、喬亞,。
如果你對多米尼加雪茄感興趣,，那么可以參加ProCigar雪茄節(jié)，2月18日到23日在多米尼加共和國舉辦,?；顒影才旁趦蓚€地區(qū)，第一部分在海邊,，第二部分在山區(qū),。第一部分的活動從多米尼加的東南部港口城市拉羅馬納開始，坎波之家度假村,，這里有白色的沙灘,，有可以抽茄的餐廳，有泳池,。這部分的最后一個環(huán)節(jié)是參觀加西亞雪茄廠,，這家大型雪茄廠負(fù)責(zé)生產(chǎn)非古版本的蒙特、烏普曼,、羅密歐與朱麗葉雪茄,。
上圖是普拉森西亞公司的內(nèi)斯特·安德烈斯
第二部分是在圣地亞哥，這里出品了很多優(yōu)質(zhì)的多米尼加雪茄,，包括剛剛獲得2023年度最佳雪茄稱號的富恩特巨著X城堡珍藏（Fuente Fuente OpusX Reserva d’Chateau）系列,。在圣地亞哥,，你可以參觀多米尼加共和國的主要雪茄制造商的煙草農(nóng)場和工廠，富恩特,、美國阿塔迪斯煙草公司,、EPC雪茄、拉奧羅拉公司,、多米尼加之花,、通用雪茄、奎薩達雪茄,、大衛(wèi)杜夫等,。大多數(shù)雪茄制造商都會出席活動，你有機會可以看到你喜歡的那些雪茄品牌背后的人物,。
多米尼加的ProCigar雪茄節(jié)結(jié)束不久,，古巴哈伯納斯雪茄節(jié)就登場了。一年中的大部分時間,，哈伯納斯公司都不會對外披露古巴雪茄行業(yè)的情況,。一年一度的古巴雪茄節(jié)是哈伯納斯公司向雪茄愛好者敞開大門的一周，時間是2月26日到3月1日,。今年將展示著名的比那爾德里奧（Pinar del Río）地區(qū)的煙葉農(nóng)場,，并開放參觀烏普曼雪茄廠、皇冠雪茄廠,。哈瓦那雪茄節(jié)也會提前展示今年即將上市的最新款雪茄,，提供試吸的樣品。今年的古巴雪茄節(jié)是第24屆,。
上圖是古巴的皇冠雪茄廠
不想離開美國,？那么你可以參加南海岸美食紅酒節(jié)，這是一個包羅美食,、紅酒和雪茄的慶?；顒印,；顒又?， Cigar Aficionado雜志社將舉辦一場雪茄晚會，電視名人蓋伊·菲埃里主持,，他去年還出現(xiàn)在某一期的《雪茄愛好者》雜志封面上,。美食紅酒節(jié)是2月22日到25日舉辦，其中的雪茄晚會是2月23日（周五）舉辦,，11點開始,，在金普頓安格爾酒店（Kimpton Angler’s Hotel）的露臺舉辦。
如果你是一個雄心勃勃的雪茄愛好者，你可以嘗試一下個人記錄,，參加所有的雪茄節(jié),。沒有比這更棒的度過冬天的方式了。
If one of your New Year’s resolutions was to visit a major tobacco-growing region in 2024, then there are a few cigar festivals coming up, each one full of field trips, factory tours and celebratory smoking dinners.
Cigar festival season starts this month with Puro Sabor, commonly referred to as the Nicaraguan Cigar Festival. It begins in the capital city of Managua but the true immersive experience doesn’t kick off until you arrive in Estelí, which is the country’s cigar-making epicenter. There, you’ll be able to visit the cigar factories and tobacco fields of some of the hottest producers in the industry, including Padrón, Oliva, Rocky Patel, A.J. Fernandez, Plasencia, My Father Cigars, Aganorsa Leaf and Joya de Nicaragua. Puro Sabor goes from January 22 to January 27.
Should you be curious about Dominican Cigars, the ProCigar Festival takes place February 18 to February 23 in the Dominican Republic. This cigar-centric excursion is divided into two parts, one coastal and one in the mountains. Part I begins in La Romana at the all-inclusive Casa de Campo resort, where you can go to the white-sand beaches or lounge at the cigar-friendly restaurants and pool. This portion concludes with a tour of Tabacalera de Garcia, the large factory responsible for brands such as Montecristo, H. Upmann and Romeo y Julieta. Part II brings you to Santiago, where most premium Dominican cigars are made (including our Cigar of the Year, the Fuente Fuente OpusX Reserva d’Chateau). From there, you’ll have the choice to visit the tobacco farms and factories of the country’s major cigarmakers: Arturo Fuente, Altadis U.S.A., EPC Cigar Co., La Aurora, La Flor Dominicana, General Cigar, Quesada Cigars, Davidoff and more. Most of the cigarmakers are in attendance giving you the chance to meet the men (and women) behind your favorite brands.
Shortly after ProCigar wraps up, Cuba’s Habanos Festival begins. Most of the year, Habanos keeps Cuba’s cigar industry closed off to the world. The annual festival, however, is the one week where Habanos opens its doors to cigar fans, showing off select farms in the famed Pinar del Río region, and offering walking tours of such factories as H. Upmann and La Corona. The Habanos Festival is also a showcase for the year’s upcoming products, offering sneak peaks and advanced samples of cigar brands and sizes that have yet to hit the market. Evening events and cigar banquets keep the party going well into the night. Now in its 24th year, the festival takes place from February 26 to March 1.
Don’t want to leave the country? You can always go to the South Beach Food & Wine Festival, which is an all-encompassing celebration of food, wine and even cigars. At the festival, Cigar Aficionado magazine is presenting a late-night cigar soiree hosted by television personality and cigar lover Guy Fieri, who appeared on our cover last year. Although the Festival goes from February 22 to 25, this intimate cigar event happens on Friday, February 23 on the rooftop of the Kimpton Angler’s Hotel. It starts at 11 pm.
If you’re an ambitious cigar fan and feel like festival hopping all season long, try going for a personal record and attend all of them. You might have to sacrifice a day of one festival in order to make the next, but it’s certainly possible to achieve. We’ve done it here at Cigar Aficionado and believe there’s no better way to spend the winter.
