Gurkha has announced it has entered into an exclusive partnership with Kretek Canada to distribute its brands in Canada. Under the agreement, Gurkha will work closely with the Kretek Canada sales force to further grow the brand’s presence in Canada. These sales initiatives will also be supported through special events and promotions. “Canadians represent the […]
The Viaje Zombie Biohazard is an off-shoot of Viaje Cigars’ mysterious Zombie line. While Viaje is known for its small batch and limited production releases, the Viaje Zombie is one of the company’s more limited ones. Viaje Zombie was a line that was introduced in 2011. For five consecutive years, it was extremely limited by […]
The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) will be staying in Las Vegas for its annual trade show and convention until 2020. And following this year, it is returning to a familiar place. Today the trade organization announced it is returning to the Sands Expo & Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas for its […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar introduced another collaboration of the Hoyo de Monterrey line with AJ Fernandez known as the Hoyo La Amistad Silver. This is actually the second Hoyo La Amistad cigar done with AJ Fernandez. The year prior, Hoyo de Monterrey introduced the first Hoyo La Amistad cigar (now being referred […]
Casa Fernandez Cigars, the company owned and operated by Eduardo Fernandez and his son Max has a new, but familiar name. Today the company announced it was changing its name to Aganorsa Leaf. It’s the first step in what is a large rebranding effort the company is undergoing. AGANORSA is an acronym for Agricola […]
What’s old is what’s new once again for Camacho Cigars. Today Camacho has announced the return of the Camacho Coyolar to market. The cigar is slated to arrive at retailers later this month. The Camacho Coyolar first hit the market in 2005. At the time, Camacho Cigars held a contest to determine the name for […]
Back in 2014, word came that Davidoff was going to release its first vintage smoke of tobaccos from 2002 called Davidoff Oro Blanco. However, it wouldn’t be the vintage tobacco that would become the story. At the time Oro Blanco was announced, Davidoff CEO Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard proclaimed it would be the most expensive cigar that […]
The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) has announced that it has hired Scott C. Pearce to be its new Executive Director. Concurrently, it has announced it has promoted longtime employee Dawn Conger to Vice President of Operations. These executive hires fill the void left by the departure of IPCPR CEO Mark Pursell this past September. […]
Amid the violence and looting that is occurring in Nicaragua, the U.S. State Department has announced it is reducing embassy staff, and has ordered the departures of U.S. government personnel. The State Department has also renewed its Level 3 Travel Advisory that currently is in effect for Nicaragua. The U.S. Embassy is located in Managua, […]
Royal Agio Cigars USA has announced that cigar industry veteran Zev Kaminetsky has joined the company is its new National Sales Director. Kaminetsky has over a decade of sales management experience in the premium cigar industry. He recently served as Drew Estate’s Director of Specialty Retail. Prior to that role, Kaminetsky represented Camacho (Davidoff of […]
