| The Midwest Cigar Summit Hall of Fame |
| 2007 Inductees Honoring the best of the best for places to smoke cigars |
| Midwest Cigar Summit: Hall Of Fame |
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Jimmy's Bar--West Peoria, IL
Town of Havana, IL
Metropolitan Society--Fairfield, NJ
| 2008 Inductees Honoring the People that make Cigar Smoking Fun |
Kinky Friedman--Humorist, Author, Musician, Politician, and owner of
Kinky Friedman Cigars
Gene Arganese--President/Founder of Arganese Cigars
Rolando Reyes--President of Reyes Family Cigars
Kinky Friedman Cigars
Gene Arganese--President/Founder of Arganese Cigars
Rolando Reyes--President of Reyes Family Cigars
| 2009 Inductees The People, Places, and Things that You Love About Cigars |
Tommy Zarzecki--Man's Man, Cigar Enthusiast Supreme, and owner of
planetzman.com
Greg Woith--Founder of the Midwest Cigar Summit
Gentleman's Cigar Society--On a mission to further the cigar enthusiast
network in Central Illinois.
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Greg Woith--Founder of the Midwest Cigar Summit
Gentleman's Cigar Society--On a mission to further the cigar enthusiast
network in Central Illinois.
| Jimmy's Bar |
| Terry Ewing enjoys a cigar in Havana, IL |
| The entrance to the Metropolitan Society |
| Kinky Friedman |
| Lucas Woith and Gene Arganese pose after Gene's induction ceremony into the Midwest Cigar Summit Hall of Fame |
| Rolando Reyes poses with some of his prize cigars. |
| Tommy Zarzecki in the XM Studios following one of his appearances on the Ron & Fez Show |
| From left to right, 2008 inductee Gene Arganese, 2010 inductee Jeff McSweeney, and 2009 inductee Greg Woith enjoy their cigars at Jimmy's Bar, a 2007 inductee |
| The GCS has been furthering the crusade for cigar enjoyment since their founding in 2000 |
| 2010 Inductees The People, Places, and Things That We Love About Cigars |
Pete Johnson--Founder of Tatuaje Cigars, named the hottest cigar brand in the country by
Smoke Magazine
Jeff McSweeney--Official Graphic Designer of the Midwest Cigar Summit, founding member
of the GCS, and indispensable in creating the Midwest Cigar Summit
Cigar Rights of America--One of the best grass roots groups in the country, CRA fights for
the rights of cigar enthusiasts around the country
Smoke Magazine
Jeff McSweeney--Official Graphic Designer of the Midwest Cigar Summit, founding member
of the GCS, and indispensable in creating the Midwest Cigar Summit
Cigar Rights of America--One of the best grass roots groups in the country, CRA fights for
the rights of cigar enthusiasts around the country
| Pete Johnson poses in the latest Tatuaje Cigars ad, shot by the legendary Manny Iriarte |
| Jeff McSweeney celebrates our final night in Santiago |
Cigar Rights of America is
doing great work in the world
of cigars, fighting cigar taxes,
smoking banks, and the
oppression of the personal
freedoms of cigar enthusiasts
around the country.
doing great work in the world
of cigars, fighting cigar taxes,
smoking banks, and the
oppression of the personal
freedoms of cigar enthusiasts
around the country.