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Hunters & Frankau reveal details of Cuaba Yara LCDH exclusive at Ignite UK trade show
UK cigar importer and distributor Hunters & Frankau has used the IGNITE UK trade show at Whittlebury Hall to place a spotlight on a new Cuban cigar from Cuaba, marking the brand’s 30th anniversary. The new release, the Cuaba Yara, will be produced exclusively for La Casa del Habano retail outlets and is set to be…
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IGNITE 2026: UK Tobacco Retailers Conference & Show – Live Updates
Live updates 🚨 from IGNITE 2026 — the UK Tobacco Retailers Conference & Show 2026, running from 15–17 May at Whittlebury Park in Northamptonshire. Sunday 17th May 2026 16:00 🇬🇧 And just like that… IGNITE 2026 comes to a close! It was an absolute pleasure to attend such a fantastic event and meet so many incredible people.…
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IGNITE 2025: Live Reporting
Live coverage from IGNITE 2025 — the UK’s premier trade show for independent tobacco retailers, running from the 16th to 18th May in Northamptonshire, UK. Discover more about the cigars debuting this weekend here. 16.00 And that’s a wrap! 🎉 What an incredible event — AITS did a fantastic job hosting. This was truly a…
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IGNITE 2025: From cigars to industry insights, the UK’s tobacco trade show kicks off this weekend
It’s that time of year again – IGNITE 2025, the UK’s leading trade show for independent tobacco retailers, returns this weekend for its 2025 edition from 16–18 May at Whittlebury Hall, Northamptonshire (near Silverstone Circuit motor racing track). Launched in 2021 by the Association of Independent Tobacco Specialists (AITS), IGNITE quickly established itself as the…
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Cigars at the AITS Lords Lunch at Lords Cricket Ground
Cor blimey, it’s not every day you receive an invitation to the AITS Lords Lunch. When the invite landed in my DMs, I knew I couldn’t resist. I had to book a day off work as annual leave to attend. It was very last minute, as a spare place had become available. What an honour…