Oettinger Davidoff AG, the world-leading producer of premium cigars headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, has appointed Mag. Isabella Keusch (38) to take over the new and critical role of Global Director Training & Development within Oettinger Davidoff AG as of September 1st, 2016. In her new position, Isabella Keusch will further develop Oettinger Davidoff’s training program on a global scale which will, among other innovations, soon see the launch of the Davidoff Academy. Isabella Keusch joined […]
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Belgian family business J. Cortès recently signed an agreement for acquisition of the USA-based Oliva Cigars family business with branches in Miami and Nicaragua. With this acquisition, J. Cortès aims to diversify its product portfolio and further establish its position in the worldwide market. The combined annual turnover equals 100 million dollar. A family business firmly branching out in two continents, is unprecedented in the cigar industry. When you hear CEO Fred Vandermarliere, you hear […]
Nomad Cigar Company has announced they will release ‘Martial Law’ at this year’s IPCPR show in July. Martial Law’s blend utilizes all four tobacco regions of Nicaragua; Jalapa, Condega, Esteli, and Ometepe. Packaged in a 12 count box, with dividers, Martial Law marks Nomad’s 8th Nicaraguan blend and 11th blend overall in its portfolio of offerings. “The Esteli Lot 8613 has been one of my most popular blends. I love the rustic nature of it […]
Over the past three years Dr. Gaby Kafie and the Reyes Family of Tabacalera Puros Aliados have managed to bring to market 3 blends. All of which are permanent blends, a Habano maduro, a Ecuador Connecticut, and a Ecuador Sumatra blend. At Kafie 1901 Cigars there has always been a vision to offer connoisseurs a great variety of blends, all distinct in flavors and aroma. “LA UNION” represents 3 important factors in the life of […]
Drew Estate announced today the launch of the Drew Diplomat Event Series, an event tour that makes stops across the United States at Drew Diplomat Retailers. The final stop of this tour will take place on August 6, 2016 at the second annual Connecticut Barn Smoker, held on the same Connecticut River Valley farm that produces the wrapper for Drew Estate’s Liga Privada No. 9 and Liga Privada T52 cigars. The Liga Privada Unico Serie […]
To the excitement of aficionados who seek excellent quality at everyday value prices, a new Cusano bundle selection is now available in three outstanding blends, including a new full-flavored Nicaraguan taste offering. The popular Cusano M1 and P1 lines will carryover, but have been repackaged and converted to 16-count bundles units. Manufactured at AgroIndustrias Laepe in Honduras, the Cusano bundle selection lines deliver taste and value that are sure to get your attention. All Cusano […]
The distribution company for Hirochi Robaina, White Hat, will be featuring two new product lines at this year’s IPCPR: H.R. Claro. and H.R. Blue. The H.R. Claro is a complex “Cubanesque” blend that Don Omar González Alemán spent over a year perfecting. “I can’t stop smoking the samples. This is one of my absolute favorite cigars because it’s approachable anytime with some amazing flavors that keep my interest with subtlety, nuance, and complexity. I think […]
PIONEER. EXPLORER. DISCOVERER. Zino Davidoff was all of these, and more. Henke Kelner, Davidoff’s globally acclaimed cigar visionary, embodies that same daring spirit today. His endless pursuit to bring the cigar aficionado new tastes, experiences and pleasures, led him and his team of experts to the Yamasá region. A harsh and unforgiving swampland where others had tried and failed to grow tobacco, and which would ultimately deliver an incredible intensity and complexity. Everyone said it […]
(Basel, Switzerland – June 2016) To delight cigar lovers who are looking for fine quality cigars at great value, Cusano is expanding its premium range with the addition of a new medium-to-full body Nicaragua Estelí line. Blended with fine Nicaraguan and Dominican filler tobaccos and refined with a Negro San Andrés wrapper from Mexico, this line is designed for aficionados seeking the daily pleasure of a great-tasting cigar to enjoy calmly at their leisure or […]
The much-anticipated CroMagnon Firecracker from Roma Craft Tobac is leaving Nica Sueno today and headed toward New Hampshire’s Two Guys Smoke Shop. On May 19, 2007, Two Guys Smoke Shop owner David Garofalo asked Jose “Don” Pepin Garcia to roll him a short cigar and to put a long pig tail on it. And so the birth of the firecracker came from an idea. The cigar has seen versions made by My Father Cigars, Jose […]