J.C. Newman Cigar Company is planning to open a tobacco farm in the Ybor City district of Tampa, Florida. The location of the farm will be on a 10,000-square-foot lot at 1509 E. Columbus Avenue. This is across the street from J.C. Newman’s El Reloj factory and adjacent to the Sanchez y Haya property that […]
Cigar News: El Septimo to Open Hollywood, CA Lounge
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El Septimo has announced plans to open a new cigar lounge in Hollywood, CA called El Septimo of Hollywood. It’s part of a plan to open a total of 30 cigar lounges. Plans are for El Septimo Hollywood to open to the public on January 21, 2023. “We are on schedule of meeting our ambitious […]
Cigar News: Cavalier Genève Opens Distribution Facility in Honduras
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Cavalier Genève has announced it has opened a distribution facility known as Cavalier Premium Cigars HN SA. The new facility is located in Danlí, Honduras near the factory. It’s the last step in what is a three-year strategic plan by the company moving toward vertical integration. Cavalier Premium Cigars HN SA will incorporate sales support […]
Cigar News: El Septimo Announces Plan to Open 30 Cigar Retail Stores and First Cigar Lounge in U.S.
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El Septimo Geneva today announced a plan to open 30 cigar retail stores in the United States. The company also announced it is opening a new lounge in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles lounge will become the first El Septimo lounge in the U.S., joining El Septimo lounges already established in Europe and the Middle […]
Cigar News: Davidoff Tampa Rebrands to Corona Cigar Tampa
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Davidoff of Geneva USA and Corona Cigar Company have announced they have agreed to end their relationship with the Davidoff of Geneva since 1911 licensed boutique in Tampa effective June 29, 2022. The store will now be solely operated by Jeff and Tanya Borysiewicz. In 2015, Davidoff and the Borysiewiczs partnered to open the Davidoff of […]
Cigar News: J.C. Newman Announces Plans for Hotel, Restaurant, and Cigar Lounge in Ybor City
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J.C. Newman Cigar Company has recently announced plans to restore the historic Sanchez y Haya hotel across the street from its El Reloj factory. The company acquired the abandoned building and will now go through a restoration process that will include a new hotel, restaurant, and cigar lounge. The project is scheduled to be […]
Cigar News: Cavalier Genève Announces Opening of Fabrica Centroamericana de Tabaco S.A.
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Cavalier Genève Cigars owner Sebastien Decoppet announced earlier today that after five years working with third party factories, he has now opened his own cigar manufacturing facility in Danlì, Honduras, under the name Fabrica Centroamericana de Tabaco S.A. (FCT). “It was time for Cavalier to take it to the next level. We have […]
Cigar News: El Septimo Geneva Announces Acquisition of LV-Wholesale Distribution Center
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El Septimo Geneva has announced the purchase of LV-Wholesale, a distribution center based in Las Vegas, Nevada. For El Septimo, it’s the company’s first acquisition of a tobacco distribution center. Upon the acquisition, LV-Wholesale has been rebranded to 7 Global Distribution in an effort to rebrand the distribution center under its seven locations throughout the […]
Cigar News: J.C. Newman to Bring Lectors Back to El Reloj Factory to Celebrate 111th Anniversary
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On Wednesday, March 31st, J.C. Newman Cigar Company will celebrate its 111th anniversary. The company is planning a big day to commemorate the occasion, but one of the highlights will be a return to the lectors to its facility. It’s the first time since 1931 that the lectors have been a part of the cigar […]
Cigar News: Byron Cigar Lounge Opens in Schaumburg, Illinois
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After opening their first location in Illinois over 25 years ago, Sam and Mike Khalil with their partner Matthew Farokhian of Casa de Montecristo have branded their newly renovated Shaumburg location as the country’s first Byron Cigar Lounge. The lounge has 5,000 square feet in space along with three separate walk-in humidors. While the doors […]