The owner of Kafie Trading Company has reached a distribution agreement with Oscar Orlando Ferrera, the proprietor of Tabacos San Jeronimo. Dr. Gaby Kafie is excited to have discovered in his travels to his country of birth, Honduras a brand of cigars that has been in existence for decades in the Central America premium cigar market. Tabacalera San Jeronimo is an artisanal cigar manufacturer located in Danli, Honduras. Oscar, the owner takes great pride in […]
One of the surprises this year for me is a brand from United Cigar called Fleur de la Reine. It is a cigar that I never heard of until I moved to New Hampshire, and United Cigar is a brand that you should begin to hear a lot about in 2015. According to their website, “Bold and rich with spicy, full flavor, Fleur de la Reine is made up of a blend of Honduran and […]
Davidoff has announced the official opening of its Flagship Store and Cigar Lounge in Houston, Texas. ‘Davidoff of Geneva – since 1911’ Houston occupies a spectacular 2,000 square feet premium space in Oliver McMillan’s upscale River Oaks District – located in the Houston loop. The store is a beautiful illustration of Davidoff’s global retail concept, which features a luxury environment and guest experience. Guests are ushered into a premium cigar retail space, flanked by a walk-in […]
We all have our skeletons in the closet, and for me it is the first few cigars I smoked when I took up this hobby of mine that would eventually lead to a career that the FDA is trying to take away from me. The skeletons for me are the first two cigars I smoked on a regular basis, Macanudo Robust and Por Larranaga. Eventually I would make it over to the Padron 2000 Natural […]
In a blog posting on the official website for Illusione Cigars, Dion Giolito the President of the company addressed the future of Illusione. The posting titled, “Forces Beyond Your Kontrol” stated: “In lieu of current FDA rulings, we have come to the decision that we are 100% committed to you the retailer and the Cigar Industry respectively. At this time, we are moving forward to maintain all brands within the illusione portfolio and will submit […]
Last week, La Flor Dominicana launched their new TAA cigar at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Seabrook, NH. Those in attendance included legendary brand owner Litto Gomez, Vice President of Sales Jonathan M. Carney, and North Eastern Sales Representative John Gallogly II. The LFD 48th TAA commemorates the Tobacconists Association of America and the band of retailers that are a part of it. This release marks the sixth time they have released a cigar for […]
Black Label Trading Company had announced the appointment of Derek Matthews as their National Sales Manager for both BLTC and Black Works Studio premium cigar brands. Mr. Matthews, an avid cigar enthusiast and Certified Retail Tobacconist, brings years of cigar retail experience and expertise in sales and marketing, promotions, special events and management to Black Label Trading Co. He will be responsible for sales team leadership, collaborating with management to develop growth strategies and implementing […]
Earlier this year, West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin proposed raising the tobacco tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products which includes cigars. Today a third reading by the West Virginia House of Delegates is scheduled to for today’s budget session which is now on its seventh day. Each day the session costs tax payers $35,000. The bill which saw the language to strip taxes on e-cigarettes and vapor liquid from the proposal on Monday […]
Today I had no idea what to put up for review, so I asked my co-worker to pick me out a cigar. The only requirement was that it had to be a corona or smaller. The result is today’s 22N / 83W review. The numbers on the cigar are coordinates for Cuba, specifically Hacienda el Corojo, a plantation that once (1930 – 1990) grew arguably the best tobacco in the world. Today, having low yield and […]
10 Years, a decade. Not a long time in the grand scheme of life, but for a cigar company it is an accomplishment. That accomplishment has been reached by Sean Williams who launched El Primer Mundo a decade ago and this June the company will release a special 10th Anniversary cigar that will be limited to only 100 shops nationwide. The 10th year Anniversary will be made at De Los Reyes in Santiago, Dominican Republic and feature […]