In a move that was not totally unexpected, Eddie Ortega has stepped down as president of EO Brands and is also leaving the partnership he started with Erik Espinosa. This news comes according to a published report by Cigar Aficionado. EO Brands is most famous for lines of cigars such as 601 and Murcielago. A […]
News: Emilio Grimalkin to be re-branded as La Musa
Gary Griffith, brand developer for Emilio Cigars announced on the Emilio Cigars’ blog that that the Grimalkin cigar is going to be re-branded as the La Musa cigar. This announcement is not a complete surprise as earlier this month, Griffith announced he was considering a name change for Grimalkin. While Grimalkin was one of the […]
News: Jose Seijas Leaving Altadis USA
Jose Seijas, a name long associated the famous Tabacalera de Garcia factory, and Altadis USA has announce is leaving Altadis effective immediately. This is according to a story recently published on Cigar Aficionado.com. The report goes on to say that this is a retirement. Seijas served as Vice President and General Manager of Tabacalera de […]
News: Viaje Moves Oro and Platino to Small Batch, WLP Update
Viaje Cigars posted some information on Facebook on 1/11 regarding the Oro and Platino lines. They also put an update on the White Label Project. While the information was high level, the Oro/Platino announcement might generate more questions than answers – especially for cigar enthusiasts who are not familiar with Viaje Cigars. Let’s take […]
Cigar Preview: Emilio Draig-K
Over the past year, Gary Griifith’s brand of Emilio Cigars has been capturing the attention of cigar enthusiasts. Now up on the Emilio website are some details of a new line and the first blend of that line – the Draig-K. Griffith has done a masterful job at “building a mystery” in his line. With […]
Cigar Preview: Oliveros Sun Grown Reserve
Oliveros Cigars is planning on launching another new blend at the 2011 IPCPR trade show. In addition to the launch of the small batch Aging Room Cigars‘ line and the new Swag Limitado ’99, Oliveros plans on launching an all-Nicaraguan puro called the Oliveros Sun-Grown Reserve. As from the title, this one will be […]
Press Release (and thoughts): ENTUBAR™ CRV TO DEBUT AT IPCPR 2011
ENTUBAR™ CRV TO DEBUT AT IPCPR 2011 MIAMI – Berger & Argenti Premium Cigars today announced the official debut of ENTUBAR CRV will take place next month at the 79th Annual IPCPR Convention and Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. ENTUBAR CRV (Connecticut River Valley) is a medium-full flavored, super-premium extension of the sensational ENTUBAR […]
Cigar Preview: E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2011
I’ve said this several times, 2011 is a huge year for E.P. Carrillo. They have been very active in the release category. Earlier this spring, E.P. Carrillo released two new additions to their core line – the E.P. Carrillo New Wave Connecticut and the E.P. Carrillo Elencos (the rebranding of the E.P. Carrillo Edicion Limitada […]
News: Jose Oliva Wins Seat in Florida State House in Special Election
Jose Oliva Last night, Jose Oliva, CEO of the Oliva Cigar Company beat out two other candidates to win a vacant seat in the Florida State House. Oliva will represent House District 110 – which includes the cities of Hialeah and Miami Lakes in Florida. The 38 year old cigar maker beat out two other […]
News: IPCPR 2012 Returning to Orlando Florida
Not an exclusive story or an inside scoop, but some interesting news was made on the 5/14/2011 Cigar Dave Show. This afternoon, Jeff Borysiewicz – the President of Corona Cigars was on the show to provide color commentary to Cigar Dave’s Annual Cigar Draft. During the show, Cigar Dave asked Borysiewicz about the rumors that […]
