Klin Groupe LLC, owners of the Hammer + Sickle cigar and vodka has announced it is shutting down both brands. David Garofalo, owner of Two Guys Smoke Shop has announced he has acquired the remaining cigar inventory of Hammer + Sickle as well as ownership of the brands, and is acquiring Klin Groupe’s warehouse. Much […]
On Episode 111, we are honored to welcome Erik Wentworth of Hammer + Sickle Cigars. We’ll catch up on all of the latest happenings going on with Hammer + Sickle. Plus, in our Alec Bradley Live True segment we discuss theme parks, and in our Deliberation Segment we’ll discuss whether 2019 is a down year […]
On Episode 111, we are honored to welcome Erik Wentworth of Hammer + Sickle Cigars. We’ll catch up on all of the latest happenings going on with Hammer + Sickle. Plus, in our Alec Bradley Live True segment we discuss theme parks, and in our Deliberation Segment we’ll discuss whether 2019 is a down […]
United Cigars has announced it is launching a new collaboration series called Series Unidas. The first installment of this series will be done in collaboration with Hammer + Sickle cigars and is scheduled to hit retail shelves in May. United Cigars is actually no stranger to teaming up with leading manufacturers. In conjunction with Two […]
What happens when a cigar company moves beyond the comfort zone of the way it does business or makes products? On Prime Time Special Edition #33 we look at some cases and evaluate where it’s worked and where it hasn’t. This past weekend, we saw two big names in the cigar industry pass away and tonight we […]
What happens when a cigar company moves beyond the comfort zone of the way it does business or makes products? Tonight on Prime Time Special Edition #33 we look at some cases and evaluate where it’s worked and where it hasn’t. This past weekend, we saw two big names in the cigar industry pass away […]
Eric Hanson, best known to the cigar industry as the founder of Hammer + Sickle Cigars, passed away suddenly on Friday, June 8th. He was 45 years old. Hanson, who spent a decade in the beer distribution business, founded Klin Groupe LLC in 2008. He launched the Hammer + Sickle lifestyle brand. This began with […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Hammer + Sickle announced two new additions to its Berlin Wall Series in the form of Box Pressed Vitolas. A recent edition of Cigar Insider confirmed the sizes being a box-pressed Robusto (5 x 50) and a Box Pressed Churchill (7 x 50). The blend consists of a Honduran […]
Following the issuing of the requirements from the The issuing of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Erik Hanson, Executive Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer of the Klin Groupe issued a statement reaffirming the company’s commitment to the cigar business. Klin Groupe is the parent company of Hammer + Sickle as well as the Caleanoch brands of […]
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Hammer + Sickle Cigars unveiled a maduro offering into its Trademark Series. The Trademark Series became the new name for the Hammer + Sickle Icon Series. The Icon Series was originally introduced in 2013 and delivered a mild U.S. Connecticut Shade wrapper offering. Last year, due to “trademark” issues, […]
