While HVC hasn’t been around for 500 years, the company is set to celebrate the city they called home for so many years. The city of Havana was founded by the Spanish on November 16th, 1519. To celebrate it’s 500th Anniversary, HVC (Havana City) Cigars has created a unique blend using the finest tobaccos from Aganorsa Leaf. The HVC 500 Years Anniversary will sport a Corojo ’99 wrapper, binder from Jalapa with fillers consisting of […]
This morning, the U.S. Small Business Administration held a public roundtable on the regulation of premium cigars at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. Fourth generation cigar maker Drew Newman testified alongside Premium Cigar Association President John Anderson. Drew described his family’s 124-year history of rolling premium cigars. Using The American as an example, he explained how premium cigars are handcrafted and why they are different from cigarettes and all other tobacco products. Drew discussed […]
Davidoff of Geneva USA, the US based subsidiary of Oettinger Davidoff AG, is pleased to announce two important changes effective September 3, 2019. Lana Fraser Director Brand Marketing, has been appointed Director, Head of Marketing for Davidoff of Geneva Americas. Jeffrey Guagliardo Director Key Accounts, has been named Director, Head of Sales for Davidoff of Geneva USA. Both Lana and Jeffrey succeed Dylan Austin who had the dual role of heading Sales and Marketing for […]
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) has announced that plans for CigarCon, a consumer event held in conjunction with its annual convention and trade show, will not take place in 2020 and will be considered for 2021. In addition to the date change, the PCA has also created a sub-committee to focus exclusively on CigarCon and expects participation from all classes of retailer and associate membership. “Our goal in announcing CigarCon at our 2019 trade show […]
In 2006 Two Guys Smoke Shop owner David Garofalo came up with a concept that would become one of the most sought after limited edition cigars each Independence Day. The cigar came to fruition when Don Pepin Garcia was visiting Two Guys Smoke Shop for a series of events. It was at one of these events that Garofalo asked Garcia to roll a cigar with a fuse on it. After some hesitation Garcia rolled the […]
In Gulliver’s Travels, Gulliver was held captive by the people of Lilliput before he reached an agreement with the King where he would be permitted to roam free as long as he didn’t hurt the small people of the Island. Eventually he was charged with Treason before escaping. One could look at this tale and draw similarities to the Cigar Industry. The big companies are out to hurt the little companies, but have those small […]
Facebook and Instagram have unveiled a new policy that will restrict posts containing tobacco. The new policy which will be welcome by some manufacturers and most retailers will see the social media giants prohibit all private sales, trades, transfers and gifting of alcohol and tobacco products. In the past many hard to find cigars have undergone price gouging in the secondary market which has thrived on Facebook. Meanwhile, brands will have to restrict their content […]
As the comment period came to a close, on behalf of a coalition that includes 108 premium cigar companies, Cigar Rights of America (CRA) filed public comments, making the case that a one-size-fits-all approach to regulation of premium cigars, does not work. The sixty-one page document with almost a dozen attachments makes the case that premium cigars should be exempt from federal regulation, given the clear evidence from credible third-party studies that premium cigars do […]
J.C. Newman Cigar Company, the manufacturer of the popular Brick House cigar, is excited to announce the limited-edition Brick House ‘Ciento por Ciento’ is arriving to TAA retailers this week. Handcrafted in J.C. Newman’s Nicaraguan factory, Puros de Estelí Nicaragua, S.A. (J.C. Newman PENSA), Ciento por Ciento only uses tobaccos grown in the rich, volcanic soils of Nicaragua. It is the first Nicaraguan puro blend in the Brick House line, hence the name, which means […]
Not all of us have had the honor of traveling to Nicaragua, Honduras or the Dominican Republic and for those who haven’t the art of making cigars is often lost. Foundation has released a time-lapse video sharing the extensive process about how their cigars are made. The 11-minute video spans an entire year, though the whole process to create a cigar can take much longer due to tobacco aging and long fermentation periods. The video […]