The following is an editorial and represents the opinions of this author and this author alone. Earlier this week, the Cigar Rights of America found itself with some controversy when a meme was posted to the organization’s Facebook page. While many questioned the appropriateness of the meme, I think it exposed that the organization needs […]
The Blog: Gran Habano Introduces Ryan Bathurst as Northeast Territory Manager
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Gran Habano has announced Ryan Bathurst as its Northeast Territory Manager. Bathurst will be responsible for representing Gran Habano for retailers throughout the New York City, Long Island, New Jersey, Delaware, and Eastern Pennsylvania region. Bathurst has ten years experience in luxury sales retail at Davidoff of Geneva, Nat Sherman International, and Cigarz on the […]
The Blog: KMA Talk Radio Episode 453 – George Rico, Gran Habano Cigars
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Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. On March 26, 2022, George Rico of Gran Habano Cigars was the special guest. Catch the full show below (Note: […]
The Blog: Crux Cigars Adds Ben Dyer to Sales Team
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Crux Cigars has announced that Ben Dyer is joining its sales team. Ben will be covering Alabama, Georgia, Eastern Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina . His role will include servicing existing retail partners, hosting events and growing Crux’s presence throughout the territory. “Ben is a great addition to the Crux Team, his professional character […]
The Blog: Spare Notes #15
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Spare Notes is a series on Smokin Tabacco that I am collaborating on with Matthew Tabacco. It’s a platform where Matt and I can talk about topics and subjects that we haven’t covered on our shows in an agile, free-form open discussion forum. On this installment, we recap observations from The Great Smoke and ProCigar. […]
The Blog: KMA Talk Radio Episode 452: Riste Ristevski, JSK Cigars
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Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. On March 19, 2022, Riste Ristevski Cigars was the special guest. While I did not do a news segment this […]
The Blog: KMA Talk Radio Episode 451 – Gaby Kafie, Kafie 1901 Cigars
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Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. On March 12, 2022, Gaby Kafie of Kafie 1901 Cigars was the special guest. Catch the full show below (Note: […]
The Blog: KMA Talk Radio Episode 450 – Dan Thompson, Micallef Cigars
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Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. On March 5, 2022, Dan Thompson of Micallef Cigars was the special guest. Catch the full show below (Note: You […]
The Blog: Aganorsa Experience – The JFR Lunatic Line
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Aganorsa Leaf’s JFR Lunatic line was founded in 2014 and it has served as the brand in Aganorsa’s portfolio to bring a series of artisan-style vitolas in some unusual shapes and sizes. Lunatic offers 60, 70, and 80 ring gauge offerings as well brushed foot and perfecto options. There are both short options – as […]
The Blog: Spare Notes Series #14
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Spare Notes is a series on Smokin Tabacco that I am collaborating on with Matthew Tabacco. It’s a platform where Matt and I can talk about topics and subjects that we haven’t covered on our shows in an agile, free-form open discussion forum. On this installment, we recap observations from Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2022 […]