在今年3月4日舉辦的大煙熏遇見威士忌的研討會(huì)上，觀眾們將享受一次特別的招待。他們將抽到富恩特雪茄公司和帕德龍雪茄公司聯(lián)合出品的一款紀(jì)念雙方父親的雪茄，這款聯(lián)合發(fā)行的雪茄是為了紀(jì)念何塞·奧蘭多·帕德隆、老卡洛斯·富恩特。屆時(shí)，小卡洛斯·富恩特和豪爾赫·帕德隆還將登臺(tái)和觀眾見面，講述雪茄制作背后的故事。

這是在好萊塢舉辦的研討會(huì)的內(nèi)容之一。還將有一場(chǎng)關(guān)于日本威士忌的研討會(huì)和品鑒會(huì)，一場(chǎng)關(guān)于雪茄行業(yè)的過(guò)去和未來(lái)的全明星制造商研討會(huì)，包括埃內(nèi)斯托·佩雷斯·卡里略（Ernesto Perez Carrillo）和力圖·戈麥斯（Litto Gomez）都會(huì)出席。

觀眾們還可以品嘗到2022年度排名第二名的雪茄，雪茄制造商洛基·帕特爾（Rocky Patel）將登上研討會(huì)的舞臺(tái)，與觀眾分享他的洛基·帕特爾六十（測(cè)評(píng)得分96分），現(xiàn)場(chǎng)的觀眾將會(huì)品嘗到《威士忌倡導(dǎo)者》2022年度的第一名，杰克·丹尼爾的Bonded（測(cè)評(píng)得分97分）用來(lái)搭配洛基·帕特爾的這款雪茄。

富恩特/帕德龍的這款紀(jì)念父親的雪茄項(xiàng)目是行業(yè)內(nèi)獨(dú)一無(wú)二的，這盒雪茄的一半是富恩特公司生產(chǎn)，另外一半是帕德龍公司生產(chǎn)。Cigar Aficionado 雜志曾經(jīng)就這個(gè)項(xiàng)目專門寫了報(bào)道《兩個(gè)雪茄家族的故事》。

在大煙熏活動(dòng)之后，這些限量版雪茄將會(huì)裝在特殊的包裝盒里發(fā)售。小卡洛斯·富恩特（Carlos Fuente Jr.）和豪爾赫·帕德龍（Jorge Padrón）會(huì)和與觀眾分享這些雪茄的原型版本，同時(shí)他們會(huì)介紹是什么讓他們?cè)谶@個(gè)歷史性項(xiàng)目中走到了一起。

在大煙熏遇見威士忌研討會(huì)上討論這個(gè)項(xiàng)目再合適不過(guò)，本身這個(gè)項(xiàng)目的創(chuàng)意就是在威士忌和雪茄中醞釀出來(lái)的。

研討會(huì)安排在2023年的3月4日舉辦，目前還有少量票在出售，可以登錄bigsmokewhichyfest.com了解詳情。

The audience at the Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest seminars on March 4 are in for a special treat. They will be among the only people in the world to smoke a special prototype of the cigars being made by Padrón and Fuente in the project that honors each of their fathers. The audience will get a prototype cigar made by Fuente in honor of Jose Orlando Padron, and a prototype cigar made by Padron to honor Carlos Fuente Sr. They will also hear from the men behind the cigars, Carlos Fuente Jr. and Jorge Padrón.

That is only one of the seminars that will take place March 4 in Hollywood, Florida. There will also be a seminar and tasting on Japanese whiskies (Hibiki Harmony, Hakashu 12 and Yamazaki 12 will be poured); an all-star seminar on the past and future of the cigar business featuring some of the biggest names in cigars, including Ernesto Perez-Carrillo and Litto Gomez; plus a tasting of the No. 2 Cigar of 2022 paired with the No. 1 whisky of 2022. Cigar star Rocky Patel will be on stage for that seminar, sharing his Rocky Patel Sixty Sixty (a 96 pointer) with the audience. The smoke will be paired with Jack Daniel’s Bonded (a 97 pointer), Whisky Advocate’s No. 1 Whisky of 2022.

The Fuente/Padrón project is unique. Both of the companies are coming together to create a special humidor filled with cigars, half of them made by Fuente, half made by Padrón. The project was the focus of Cigar Aficionado’s September/October 2022 cover story called “A Tale Of Two Cigar Families.”?

These aren’t the final versions of the cigars—those will be sold in very limited form in special humidors, with a release date after the Big Smoke. But Carlos Fuente Jr. and Jorge Padrón have agreed to share prototype versions of these cigars with the audience as they discuss what brought them together on this historic project.

It's fitting that this special project will be discussed at Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest, for the idea was hatched over cigars and whisky.?

The seminars take place March 4. Seating is limited, but tickets are still available. For more information and to buy tickets, visit bigsmokewhiskyfest.com