The KILO is a cigar project that was blended by Miami Cigar and Company Assistant Director of Marketing Barry Stein. It is currently a cigar he has worked with several focus groups on. Next week, in Chattanooga Tennessee, Stein will be bringing this cigar to the Chattanooga Tweet Up and Cigar Festival. If the […]
Camacho Cigars has announced a huge rebranding effort that will essentially re-launch their core line brand. The brand describes this as “the most brazen move in their nearly 50 year history“. The rebranding effort not only involves a new logo and new packaging to their cigars, but it will consolidate some of their existing lines as […]
Welcome to our 2013 IPCPR Trade Show Preview. During the next five weeks, we will provide a preview into the cigar industry’s biggest event – the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show that begins on July 14th. Over the next few weeks, we’ll have a weekly preview from an industry standpoint. In between, expect lots of announcements […]
Drew Estate CEO Steve Saka (Left), Executive VP Nicholas Melillo (Right) When it comes to Broadleaf tobacco, there is a prevailing feeling that Connecticut Broadleaf tobacco is the finest in the world. There is no doubt that Drew Estate CEO Steve Saka and the team from Drew Estate believe this. Recently, we were in Esteli, […]
General Cigar Freshness Packs General Cigar Company has a foil-lined freshness package that is aimed at several of its larger selling lines. The packaging is meant to lock in humidity and be air tight with the ultimate goal of delivering “fresh from the factory floor flavor“. At the same time it protects a cigar […]
Tobacco leaves prior to curing (Cigar Coop Photo) Recently, the announcements of the MUWAT Kentucky Fire Cured and Leccia Tobacco Black have put a new phrase into many cigar enthusiasts’ lexicon – fire curing. Both of these releases will make use of tobacco that undergoes this process. While fire cured tobacco is not something new, […]
2013 marks the 45th anniversary of Joya de Nicaragua cigars. This is a company rich in tradition and history. Over the past four years, there have been many changes at the Joya de Nicaragua Cigar Company. It is perhaps the past few months that have been the most dynamic in terms of these changes. These […]
Drew Estate CEO Steve Saka(Cigar Coop Photo) Nica Rustica is a new line that is currently being planned by Drew Estate. In the 3/2/13 edition of our Cigar Week Wrap, we noted an interview Drew Estate CEO Steve Saka did in which he discussed the project. Recently, we caught up with Saka at the […]
Flores y Rodriguez Habano – on display at the PDR Cigars booth at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show At the 2012 IPCPR, PDR Cigars showcased their new blends at their booth. The new releases from PDR Cigars had been announced before the show, and some had been rolled out to retailers. At the show, I […]
At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show in Orlando, Florida, Oliveros Cigars hosted a media session for several members of the online media. The session covered two main areas:1) An understanding of some of the company’s restructuring, line consolidations and repackaging; 2) A walk-thru of the new offerings (and existing offerings for those not familiar with […]
