This past week, one of the biggest stories in recent cigar industry history took place as Swisher International announced they had entered into an agreement to acquire Drew Estate Tobacco Company. Last month, shockwaves rode through the cigar industry as General Cigar Company acquired the brands of Torano Family Cigars and Leccia Tobacco. As big as […]
While Swisher International is the largest manufacturer of cigars worldwide, they are a company that the online cigar media has not focused on. This is because much of the cigar media focuses around handmade premium cigars. In light of the acquisition of Drew Estate Tobacco Company by Swisher International, we take a closer look at […]
The lancero vitola has often been an enigma when looking at the cigar industry. A lancero is a long, thin vitola measuring 7 to 7 1/2 “ in length with a ring gauge between 38 and 40. Ask many cigar experts, and they will tell you that the thin ring gauge will give you the […]
It was exactly two years ago today when an announcement was made that a company called Global Premium Cigars and Gary Griffith’s Emilio Cigars entered into a distribution agreement. At the time, Global Premium Cigars was an unknown Nicaraguan-based manufacturer. Headed by its CEO and founder Enrique Sanchez Icaza, Global Premium Cigars was making a line […]
Don Pepin Garcia On September 20th 2014, legendary cigar maker Don Jose “Pepin” Garcia was in attendance at The Pipe and Pint in Greensboro, North Carolina for the national launch of the event marking the return of El Rey de los Habanos. This brand is best known for being the first national release made by […]
For the second week in a row General Cigar Company made headlines with a brand acquisition. Last week the announcement of General Cigar Company’s acquisition of the Torano Family Cigars sent shockwaves into the cigar industry. Earlier today it was announced that General Cigar would be acquiring the brands of Leccia Tobacco, the company headed […]
Yesterday one of the biggest announcements of the year in the cigar industry was announced as General Cigar Company announced it was acquiring the brands of Torano Family Cigars. Over the next few months, the process of assimilation into the General Cigar Company portfolio will take place. Whenever such an acquisition takes place, there are usually more […]
Acquisitions in the cigar industry are nothing new. There have been many in the past, and there will be plenty in the future. However, today’s announcement that General Cigar Company was acquiring the brands of Torano could take on a significance like no other the cigar industry has seen before. It could be a sign of […]
Hiroshi Robaina, 2014 IPCPR Trade Show In 2014, Cubanacan Cigars has been undergoing a transformation. Earlier this year, the company streamlined their portfolio around three brands – Cubanacan, Mederos, and Soneros. Meanwhile the company has also embraced its heritage and is looking forward to the future. Prior to the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, it was […]
Prior to the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Viaje Cigars made three announcements on new releases: Viaje Collaboration 2014, Viaje Cache, and the Viaje Satori 2014. While these products were on display at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, these products were already shipped to retailers just prior to the show. The name Viaje means “journey” and […]
