Ventura Cigar Company, the premium cigar division of Kretek International has announced it has acquired Cuban Cigar Factory – a cigar company based in San Diego, California. Plans are in place to add the Cuban Cigar Factory blends into the Ventura Cigar Company portfolio and increase distribution of them on a national scale. Cuban Cigar Factory is described as boutique cigar company […]
Cigar News: Davidoff Announces 2016 Fiscal Year Results
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Oettinger Davidoff AG has announced the results for its 2016 fiscal year. The company reported an 8.2% increase on a comparable basis to CHF 595 million, including a 20% growth of its core Davidoff brand. However, the company says it did not achieve all of its goals for 2016 and cites anti-tobacco legislation in the […]
Cigar News: L’Atelier Côte d’Or Returns for 2017
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L’Atelier Imports’ annual limited edition cigar, the Côte d’Or is back. The L’Atelier Côte d’Or 2017 edition has begun arriving at retailers. For the 2017 edition, L’Atelier is bringing back the blend and size for the 2015 Côte d’Or release. L’Atelier Côte d’Or 2017 features a high priming of the company’s signature Sancti Spiritus wrapper. In addition L’Atelier Côte d’Or 2017’s blend incorporates […]
Cigar News: Foundation Cigar Company to Release Collector’s Humidor
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Foundation Cigar Company has announced that it is releasing a limited number of Chest Collector Humidors. The project is meant to pay homage to the State of Connecticut, the home of company President Nicholas Melillo. The humidors will be available for purchase at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas in July. “We wanted to honor those […]
Cigar News: Fratello Firecracker Coming to Two Guys Smoke Shop
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Fratello Cigars is delivering the next installment of Two Guys Smoke Shop’s Firecracker. The New Hampshire-based retailer formally announced the Fratello Firecracker, a 3 1/2 x 50 vitola with a fuse based on the original Fratello blend. The cigar goes on sale June 13, 2017. The Firecracker Series was launched in 2007 when Don Pepin Garcia […]
Cigar News: CAO Fuma Em Corda Announced
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Today, General Cigar Company has announced details on a new limited edition cigar in its CAO brand known as Fuma Em Corda. It’s a cigar that is a sequel of sorts to the popular CAO Amazon Basin. It was back at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show that the CAO Amazon Basin made its debut. It is a cigar that quickly […]
Cigar News: Davidoff Winston Churchill “The Late Hour” Unveiled
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This month, Davidoff will introduce a new cigar under its Winston Churchill line. The cigar is called the Davidoff Winston Churchill Late Hour. The cigar is significant because it brings an innovation theme seen in the Camacho brand over to the Winston Churchill brand. According to Davidoff, the name was inspired by the fact that […]
Cigar News: Royal Agio Cigars to Open U.S. Headquarters and Launch Sales Staff
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Netherlands-based cigar company Royal Agio Cigars has announced plans to establish a wholly-owned U.S. Based Headquarters. In addition, the company also announced it will be launching its own U.S. based sales force. For the past three years, Royal Agio had been working with Drew Estate to handle its U.S. sales and distribution. While the U.S. […]
Cigar News: Viaje Birthday Blend Returns for 2017
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The Viaje Birthday Blend is returning for 2017. This will mark the second year the Birthday Blend has been released. The 2017 edition is expected to arrive at Viaje authorized retailers later this month. This year’s Viaje Birthday Blend will feature a Criollo ’98 wrapper. This is a change from the 2016 release which featured a San […]
Cigar News: Industry Veteran Bob Moreno Passes Away
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Bob Moreno, who had a successful management career in sales and marketing for premium cigars and cigar accessories, passed away this Tuesday, June 6, 2017. He was 59 years old. After a successful career at Coca Cola, where he was a National Sales Manager, Bob set his sights on the cigar industry. In 2009, he joined Xikar […]