The third company of what will be a growing list over the next couple of weeks has announced a price increase beginning on February 1st. That company is Altadis USA. As goes with most manufacturers, the company cited the on-goin rising costs of raw materials and manufacturing. Brands like Romeo y Julieta and Montecristo will see an increase ranging from 1-3% although not every brand will see an increase as a select few will even […]
Gran Habano Welcomes New Vice President of Sales Miami, Florida, January 8, 2016 – Gran Habano is proud to announce the appointment of John A. Gonzalez as their new Vice President of Sales. Gonzalez will be working closely with owner, George Rico, to manage Gran Habano’s sales team to design and implement sales promotional programs to further cultivate customer relationships. He joins Gran Habano Cigars at an exciting time for the company as it is expected […]
Two Guys Smoke Shop Announces Cigar Rep of the Year (New Hampshire) – Cigar Shop retailer Two Guys Smoke Shop with locations in Salem, Seabrook and Nashua, New Hampshire has been in the business of selling cigars for over thirty years. Owner and founder David Garofalo says that the representatives (Reps) of the cigar companies he deals with play an important role in his company’s success. Two Guys Smoke Shop is the highest volume independently […]
It’s the new year and along comes with it price increases. General Cigar sent out its updated price list this week and included was a price increase that has a rough average of 2%. Not all the brands are affected though, but brands such as Macanudo and Cohiba were. This is the second year in a row General has raised its prices.
The Davidoff Winston Churchill cigar range introduces its new Limited Edition ‘The Raconteur’ 2016 Basel, January 2016. Davidoff is proud to announce ‘The Raconteur’, a new Limited Edition of Gran Toro cigars. Inspired by the world’s most iconic cigar aficionado, Sir Winston Churchill, and named after an aspect of his personality as a master wordsmith. The cigars will celebrate some of his most renowned and memorable sayings. Sir Winston Churchill personified the notion of ‘Time […]
Nate McIntyre who recently parted ways with Cubanacan Cigars as Director of Sales has landed with Miami Cigar & Company. Prior to working for Cubanacan he served in the same position for House of Emilio. According to the Vice President of Miami Cigar & Company, Jason Wood “Nate McIntyre brings the experience, passion, strong relationships, and industry knowledge which will only strengthen our team. We feel strongly that the addition of McIntyre will help us […]
It was a busy year for The Cigar Authority and while we won’t name our cigar of the year until the Saturday before the super bowl we wanted to take the time to share some of our top podcasts and posts for the year. Without everyone checking the site and listening to the show this wouldn’t be possible so we wanted to say thank you. Have a Happy New Year! We had over 1 million […]
Davidoff unveils new Nicaragua Box Pressed coming March 2016. An Adventure for the Adventurous. Basel, December 2015. Davidoff Cigars has unveiled its new Davidoff Nicaragua Box Pressed, arriving in late March 2016 – the first ever box pressed cigar from Davidoff. Davidoff Nicaragua Box Pressed follows on the heels of the acclaimed Davidoff Nicaragua line – Cigar Aficionado’s Top 3 cigar of 2013 & Cigar Journal’s Best Brand / DR – in 2015 – and […]
LA AURORA EARNS TWO AWARDS AT THE DOMINICAN CIGAR AWARDS Master blender Manuel Inoa comes away with the “Cigar Personality of the Year” award. (Miami, Florida) December 16, 2015 – The Dominican Cigar Review, noted as the most important cigar magazine in the Dominican Republic, presented the third annual Dominican Cigar Review Award with La Aurora taking home top honors in two categories. The Dominican Cigar Review Awards ceremony brings together journalists, celebrated industry authorities, […]
A silver lining in the forthcoming budget fails to materialize as the House of Representatives has released a bill that has been referred to as omnibus and that the exemption for cigars was removed from that final proposal. While the bill moves before a vote of the House and Senate there still remains a slim chance that the language could miraculously find its way back into to bill. It is believed that the language which was […]