CAO CIGARS ANNOUNCES SPONSORSHIP OF AMAZING SURF ADVENTURES’ OPERATION SURF PROGRAM Richmond, VA – CAO Cigars announces that the brand will donate a portion of the proceeds from its small batch cigar called CAO Honor to the Amazing Surf Adventures (ASA) Operation Surf program benefitting wounded military heroes. CAO’s donation will support ASA’s 13th Operation Surf event which will be held starting today through October 19, 2015. Twenty four wounded active-duty and veteran heroes from […]
E.P, Carrillo Cigar Company has promoted David Spirt from Territory Manager of Florida to the role of VP of Sales. Mr. Spirt has been a part of the industry since 2009 when he started with XIKAR before moving over to E.P. Carrillo in 2013. During his time at EPC David was promoted to Director of Corporate Accounts as well as handling in-house and international accounts where the company has shown growth over the past two […]
A representative from My Father Cigars shared on social media this afternoon that the My Father, Don Pepin Garcia Original is being released as a Demi Tasse size measuring 4.5 x 32. Despite the graphic referring to the units as tins, a company representative informed The Cigar Authority that they would be in cardboard boxes referred to as a “petaca”. The Don “Pepin” Garcia Original “Blue Label” is made from 100% Nicaraguan tobacco and features a Corojo […]
At the 2014 IPCPR in Las Vegas, the Padron family unveiled a limited edition humidor designed by Nelson Alfonso who has designed Behike as well as Atabey, Byron and Bandolero stateside via Selected Tobacco. The original humidor which saw a price increase just before shipping was packaged with 50 numbered cigars and gave the owner the ability to refill the cigars at selected times, however the cigars would not be shipped to the consumer directly, […]
La Aurora and Padilla Cigars Reach Amicable Settlement Padilla will change their current logo to avoid any potential consumer confusion with logos used by La Aurora October 5, 2015 – La Aurora, the original factory in the Dominican Republic, and Padilla Cigars have finally signed an amicable agreement in which La Aurora will allow Padilla Cigars to use an alternate version of their current logo, “to reflect a sufficiently abstract version of a lion design […]
Drew Estate Announces New Event-Only Kentucky Fire Cured “Yard Bird” Miami, FL – Drew Estate announces today the release of a new size of their popular Kentucky Fire Cured blend, called “Yard Bird”. The new size will be available exclusively at Drew Estate events, and will be making its first appearance at the second annual Kentucky Barn Smoker, taking place on October 3rd in the Hopkinsville, KY. Attendees of the sold-out event will be the […]
Oettinger Davidoff AG signs Joint Venture agreement for China with Sparkle Roll Group Limited Basel/Switzerland, October 2, 2015. Oettinger Davidoff AG, the worldwide leading manufacturer of premium cigars, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, and Sparkle Roll Group Limited, a publicly listed company in Hong Kong (Stock Code: 0970.HK), principally engaged in the distributorships and dealerships of top-tier branded consumer goods, announced today the entering into a Shareholder’s Agreement to form a new Joint Venture Company for […]
The latest creation from Room 101 has a name that reminds me of Saturday morning cartoons from back in the day and it is headed to retailers. According to information sent by Davidoff, the parent company of Room 101, “One small puff for man, one giant cascade of flavor for mankind is what our dear friend and comrade in arms Johnny Tobacconaut seeks to deliver unto you. We escape the day-to-day ether we know so […]
The new Camacho Limited Edition 2015 which is part of the Camacho Brotherhood Series is set to hit the shelves of local tobacconists. Limited to 4,000 boxes and a total of 80 thousand cigars the new Shellback is described as, “Our Brotherhood Series crosses the line from bold to fearless. Initiating a rite of passage that begins at Lat. 0° Ecuador, ending deep in the heart of Nicaragua. Built with uniquely sweet and spicy tobacco wrapped […]
The Last Chance to Try a Historic Cigar It was late in 2009 when at Two Guys Smoke Shop we began preparing for our 25th Anniversary Party. We asked every manufacturer that we were dealing with (in any large capacity) if they wanted to take part in our big event. At Two Guys Smoke Shop’s 25th Silver Anniversary event, we would be giving away a Rolls Royce Silver Spur and 250 4oz pure silver bars […]