Monday, June 21 2010
By Gary Korb
It's big. It's VERY big. More specifically, it's GARGANTUAN! And it's coming to the Famous Smoke Shop Cigar Expo on Saturday, June 26th. Guinness, are you getting this?
Being touted as the world's largest "smokeable" cigar, George Rico of Gran Habano Cigars has created what he's calling the longest and biggest cigar in the world. Scheduled to be on display under the main Vendors tent at the Expo, with enough encouragement, George may even light it up. If so, it might be a good idea to alert the authorities at the local fire house to be on standby. His fear is that once his super-stogie gets going, it will get so hot under the tent, the tent itself might become part of the ash.
Blended with the same tobaccos as used in the Gran Habano No.5 Corojo cigars, the stick is appropriately called The "Gigante," and measures 18.9 feet long, by 3.3 feet wide. It's probably also fair to presume the cigar will be very full-bodied. 
If you don't have a ticket to the Famous Smoke Shop Cigar Expo, at least you can peruse the photos George sent to Famous Smoke Shop Retail Store manager, David Zayas, shown here.
So, will the world's largest cigar receive an "outstanding" rating, or will the Lehigh Valley be consumed in a fragrant fog?
For more details contact Dave in the store.
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