Courtney Smith and Todd Vance, two key players at Cornelius & Anthony, are no longer with the company. The move came yesterday as result of a shakeup of the sales force within the company. Smith was Cornelius & Anthony’s Smith Director of Business Development. She came to the company in 2015 after spending five years as […]
Cigar News: Bailey Family Sells Cigarette Business
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S&M Brands, the cigarette company owned by the Bailey family, has been sold. The Baileys are best known to the cigar industry as the owners of Cornelius & Anthony. While the Baileys have exited the cigarette brand business, they will remain the sole owners of Cornelius & Anthony, and will also keep their tobacco-growing and […]
Agile Cigar Review: Cornelius & Anthony Daddy Mac Robusto
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Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Agile Cigar Review: Cornelius Lonsdale by Cornelius & Anthony
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Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
2018 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #15: Cornelius & Anthony – The Gent Robusto
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“The Gent Robusto not only delivered an excellent flavor profile, but it was one that was unique and had a nice level of complexity to it. In the end, I found the name of this cigar ‘The Gent’ appropriate- a refined cigar that could satisfy any connoisseur.” Wrapper: Ecuadorian Rosado Binder: United States Filler: Honduran, […]
Prime Time Episode 73: Live from La Zona Palooza 2018
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or Episode 73 of the Prime Time Show, join us for a very special show as we broadcast live from Espinosa Cigars World Headquarters in Miami at the 2018 La Zona Palooza event. We will have the whole Prime Time team a part of this broadcast. Aaron and Coop will be on the ground in Miami while Bear […]
Announcement: Cornelius & Anthony’s to be Featured in Neiman Marcus Christmas Book
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Cornelius & Anthony will be featured in Neiman Marcus’ 2018 Christmas Book as a part of the “The Ultimate Clubhouse” fantasy gift. “The Ultimate Clubhouse” is a limited edition fully furnished house designed for the backyard. The unit comes outfitted with a humidor stacked with the eight blends from Cornelius & Anthony’s cigars. It […]
Cigar Review: Cornelius & Anthony – The Mistress Robusto
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Prior to the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Cornelius & Anthony added two Ecuadorian Habano wrapped blends to its portfolio, The Gent and The Mistress. The two cigars have similar wrappers and a connection with their naming, but they could hardly be more different. The Gent added Cornelius & Anthony’s first box-pressed offering. On the other hand, […]
Cigar Review: Cornelius & Anthony – The Gent Robusto
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Going into 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Cornelius & Anthony Cigars announced a pair of cigars that would bring the total number of offerings in its portfolio to eight. These two cigars are known as The Gent and The Mistress. Both of these offerings continued the process of rounding out the company’s portfolio. The names are […]
Feature Story: Spotlight on Cornelius & Anthony at the 2018 IPCPR
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Cornelius & Anthony is the premium cigar company launched by Steven Bailey and his family. Bailey had made his mark in the cigarette business (with S&M Brands), but about five years ago, he turned his attention to the premium cigar industry. While Bailey had great success in the cigarette business, he had a bit of […]