At Total Product Expo (TPE) 2023, Gran Habano Cigars will introduce a limited cigar called the George Rico El Enemigo. El Enemigo will be a cigar under Rico’s GAR Brand, and what is significant is that this cigar is being made at the TABADOM factory in the Dominican Republic. It marks the first time Rico […]
Gran Habano has been a staple of the Premium Cigar Association Trade Show. This year, the company had a chance to celebrate its 20th anniversary as a brand. To commemorate the milestone, Gran Habano has released the Gran Habano 20th Aniversario. It’s a project that has been in the works for a while. Word of […]
The wait is over. This past week, Gran Habano Cigars announced details about its long-awaited 20th-anniversary cigar, the Gran Habano 20th Aniversario. The cigar will officially launch at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. Details of the 20th Aniversario project first surfaced in 2020, but delays (mostly due to the COVID-19 pandemic) pushed […]
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 […]
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: […]
Gran Habano has announced its first new release for 2022. It’s an extension to the Persian King line known as the Persian King Type-Mod 60. The Persian King Type-Mod 60 is a 6 x 60 figurado-style cigar. On one end it is pyramid styled and on the other end it has a slight taper. Remarkably, […]
If you were looking for a slice on A1A in Miami Beach, Florida, the Gran Habano booth was the one for you. It was a new booth for Gran Habano, but it was one of the best laid out ones at the show. With the COVID-19 pandemic still having its impacts, Gran Habano owner George […]
Tonight we look at the next generation of cigar makers and compare and contrast styles between the major tobacco countries. We will be joined by Klaas Kelner representing the Dominican Republic and George Rico representing Central America for what promises to be an informative discussion. Plus we will have our “One Must Go” and “Great […]
Tonight we look at the next generation of cigar makers and compare and contrast styles between the major tobacco countries. We will be joined by Klaas Kelner representing the Dominican Republic and George Rico representing Central America for what promises to be an informative discussion. Plus we will have our “One Must Go” and “Great […]
Prime Time hits another milestone as we come upon Episode 150. Tonight, our special guest is George Rico of Gran Habano Cigars. Gran Habano is coming up on 20 years in the cigar business, and will catch up with George on the things happening leading to that milestone – plus learn the story of Gran […]
