This week on The Cigar Authority, broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… We dive deep into the Swisher cigar story and its acquisition of Drew Estates Cigars. We look at the his of the past, examine the present and speculate on the future. In the first hour we light up Herrera Habano Toro Especial while in the second hour we smoke the Undercrown 10th Anniversary Toro. Join us for all of this and […]
The Changing “FACE” of the Cigar Industry! The Faces of the Brands and the ones that could be changing another Editorial by David Garofalo We know a small business owner, as is in the cigar industry, must be a jack of all trades and one of the tools they should possess is being the face of their brand. Today even some of the huge corporations and brands have attempted to put faces and personalities to […]
According to a press release from the FDA, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warning letters to four tobacco manufacturers—Swisher International Inc., Cheyenne International LLC, Prime Time International Co., and Southern Cross Tobacco Company Inc.—for selling flavored cigarettes that are labeled as little cigars or cigars, which is a violation of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (TCA). The companies received warning letters for products under the “Swisher Sweets,” “Cheyenne,” “Prime Time,” and […]
As we have heard over the last couple of weeks via a posting on BOTL.org and The Cigar Nut there is a rumor of Drew Estate heading to Swisher International. This rumor has begun to pick up steam lately. Last week we heard a faction from Swisher was at the factory, and now The Cigar Authority has learned that Alex Goldman’s team was at the factory in Nicaragua yesterday. What does this mean? Only time will […]