According to their Facebook page, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust will ship their initial orders to select purveyors on the estimated date of November 1st, 2015. According to the posting all orders will be truncated though retailers will receive an equitable share of their first order with the balance to be fulfilled ASAP. The posting goes on to say that the company received “5-fold” the amount of orders at the IPCPR than they anticipated and that Steve […]
Drew Estate Announces Alliance Cigar Exclusive Kentucky Fire Cured Fightn’ 69th Miami, FL – Drew Estate announced the release of their new Kentucky Fire Cured Fightn’ 69th today. The new cigar is being produced exclusively for Alliance Cigar in Hauppauge, NY. The new Fightn’ 69th is based upon the popular Kentucky Fire Cured blend, featuring Kentucky seed tobacco, grown and fire cured in Kentucky. The new size is a 5 1⁄2 x 52 parejo that […]
Rafael Nodal has announced Charlie Lopez as Director of Sales for Boutique Blends; the company behind cigars such as La Boheme, Aging Room and Swag. Prior to being name the Director of Sales, Charlie worked for the company for 2.5 years as an account manager in the Florida market where is he based. According to a press release from Boutique Blends, “Charlie’s broad knowledge of different aspects of our industry, along with his exceptional organizational […]
GRAN HABANO APPOINTS NEW NATIONAL SALES MANAGER Gran Habano is pleased to announced the appointment of Heather Payne as their new National Sales Manager. Ms. Payne will be responsible for sales team leadership, driving revenue, collaborating with management to develop sales strategies and improve brand recognition. She joins Gran Habano Cigars from the financial services industry and comes to the company with twenty years of progressive experience in sales, marketing and corporate management. Her past […]
The following list was compiled from multiple sources, and is complete as we know it. We invite anyone to leave a comment letting us know of any changes or additions to this 2016 Habanos cigar release list. Regular Production Cohiba Media Siglo – Medio Siglo H Upmann Magnum 54 – Magnum 54 Partagas Capitols – Mareva Partagas Serie E No. 2 – Duke Combinaciones Seleccion Robustos (With 6 Cigars) Combinaciones Seleccion Pirámides (With 6 Cigars) […]
Oettinger Davidoff appoints new Head Europe and Global Travel Retail Martin Kaufmann becomes Senior Vice President Europe and Global Travel Retail of Oettinger Davidoff AG. He will be joining the company on September 1, 2015. Albert Manzone, Head Europe, will be leaving the company and Christian Vonthron, Head Global Travel Retail, will be taking early retirement. Oettinger Davidoff AG, the worldwide leading manufacturer of premium cigars, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, has appointed Martin Kaufmann (48) […]
La Aurora presents La Aurora Training Kit Emerald to the international markets in the IPCPR A unique product in the World that is portable and practical cigar tasting seminar which demonstrates again La Aurora’s innovative character Four “grados puros”, a 1903 Edition Emerald Doble Figurado #3, a multiwrapper cigar, a cutter, a lighter, a booklet with the instructions and a DVD with tips to optimize the smoke by Guillermo León, La Aurora president July, 31st […]
What exactly is a Boutique Cigar? Another Editorial by David Garofalo I got a lot of emails and calls about last week’s Editorial I wrote calling “The End of the Boutique Boom” so I thought we would clarify a bit because there is plenty of confusion on exactly what a “Boutique” Cigar Brand really is… so let’s dig in. Boutique, pronounced bo͞oˈtēk is a noun and according to the dictionary it means a small store […]
GURKHA SHOWCASES FIRST-EVER LANCERO WITH THE CLASSIC CIGAR: HAVANA BLEND Fort Lauderdale, FL – In keeping with consumer demand, Gurkha Cigars, known internationally as much for their super premium luxury cigars as well as for their innovation, has created their first Lancero-sized cigar in The Classic Cigar: Havana Blend. “Gurkha Cigars has a reputation for out-of-the-box thinking,” said National Sales Manager Juan Lopez. “We follow the market closely and listen to what consumers and our […]
Since March 14, 1958 the Cuban Embargo has been in place preventing amongst other things the sale of Cuban cigars in the United States. Earlier this year, President Obama moved to remove Cuba from the list of countries that support terrorism and to normalize relations. As those relations return to a sense of normalcy both countries have begun establishing an embassy in each others homeland. Now a bill is about to be filed that would […]