Luis Miguel Torres has been named head of Casa de Montecristo, the premium cigar retail arm of Tabacalera USA and its parent company Imperial Brands. He replaces Steve Lochan, who departed Casa de Montecristo back in April. Torres comes to Casa de Montecristo with twenty years experience in the cigar and retail industries. The past three […]
Cigar News: Nicoya Cigars Expands into Malaysia
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Nicoya Cigars, the brand owned by Australian Gerald Hayes, has announced it is expanding into Malaysia. The company has announced it has appointed Cigar Malaysia as its distributor in Malaysia. According to a press release by the company, Cigar Malaysia has several retail stores including a flagship lounge at the Ansa Hotel in Kuala Lumpur. […]
Cigar News: Catholic Bishops To Mediate a New Round of Talks with Nicaraguan Government
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The next 48 hours are expected to be some of the most critical in the ongoing civil unrest in Nicaragua against President Daniel Ortega. While the country is bracing for a one-day national strike, word has come from a group of Nicaragua’s Roman Catholic Bishops that they are set to resume a new round of mediation […]
Cigar News: Illusione OneOff Officially Launches
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Illusione’s OneOff brand is currently arriving at retailers nationwide. Last year, Dion Giolito the founder and owner of Illusione Cigars announced he was bringing the OneOff brand back to market. OneOff was created by Andrea Molinari in 2001. Molinari was a tobacconist who ran a La Casa del Habano in Milan, Italy. After failing to […]
Cigar News: Davidoff Diademas Finas 50th Anniversary Release Coming in July
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Davidoff is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its white label brand, and it’s expected to be a big part of Davidoff’s presentation at the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show. At this year’s trade show, the company is bringing back one of its iconic releases – the Davidoff Diademas Fina. The Davidoff Diademas Fina was first released back […]
Cigar News: Aganorsa Leaf to Introduce New Packaging for Buena Cosecha at 2018 IPCPR
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At this year’s 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Aganorsa Leaf will formally showcase new packaging for its Buena Cosecha line. Buena Cosecha is a brand that was introduced at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show. The name “Buena Cosecha” translates to “Good Harvest.” It’s a Nicaraguan puro featuring a blend of Aganorsa farm Corojo ’99 and Criollo […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Releases New Batch of Five Flying Pigs
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Drew Estate has announced it is releasing five of its signature Flying Pig releases to its Drew Diplomat retailers. The release is intended to coincide with the Father’s Day celebration in the U.S. The Flying Pigs being shipped include the Liga Privada No. 9, Liga Privada T52, Undercrown (Maduro), Undercrown Shade, and Undercrown Sun […]
Cigar News: National Labor Strike Called for Thursday in Nicaragua
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Leaders from Nicaragua’s business community have called for a national strike in the country for Thursday, June 14th, 2018. It’s the latest development in the protest movement against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega that has resulted in serious political unrest in Nicaragua. The purpose of the strike is to force Ortega back to the negotiations with the […]
Cigar News: New Packaging for Rocky Patel Fifteenth Anniversary to be Introduced at 2018 IPCPR
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At the upcoming 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, the Rocky Patel Fifteenth Anniversary is getting a facelift. Today the Rocky Patel Premium Cigars announced new packaging and banding for the line. It’s the first packaging upgrade since the line made its debut in 2010. “For years, the Fifteenth Anniversary has succeeded because of its character, strength […]
Cigar News: Unrest in Nicaragua Intensifies
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The civil unrest in Nicaragua has intensified, and the cigar industry has been seeing greater effects on its business. Since our last report, a series of events has many in the cigar industry quite concerned on what the next few weeks will hold. As we reported a couple of weeks ago, blockades along the Pan […]