At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nat Sherman will introduce the Epoca 2019 Limited Edition. It’s the first limited edition cigar released under the Epoca brand. The Epoca 2019 Limited Edition is a Nicaraguan puro that is produced by the Plasencia family. It’s the first Epoca-branded cigar to be produced in […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nat Sherman International will release a limited edition cigar under its Timeless brand known as the Timeless 2019 Limited Edition. The Timeless 2019 Limited Edition consists of a Dominican Shade grown Colorado Oscuro wrapper over a Dominican binder and fillers from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. […]
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 […]
Nat Sherman’s Epoca brand is getting a second offering. Today Nat Sherman announced it is releasing the Epoca Reserva, a reincarnation of the Nat Sherman 1930 line. In a press release, Michael Herklots, Vice President of Nat Sherman International commented, “This is a welcomed addition to the Epoca brand. It is much richer and […]
At this year’s annual Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Convention taking place at Casa de Campo in the Dominican Republic, Nat Sherman will introduce a cigar that will be part of the 2019 TAA Exclusive Series. That cigar is the Nat Sherman Timeless Limited Edition TAA Exclusive. The Nat Sherman Timeless Limited Edition TAA Exclusive […]
Nat Sherman International has announced a series of management changes in its organization. The company has announced that James Shaffer has been promoted to National Sales Director effective March 1, 2019. He will succeed David Lafferty, who is leaving the company effective February 28, 2019. Lafferty will be joining Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust as its […]
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 […]
Nat Sherman has announced it is making its Panamericana line available to all retailers. Previously the line had been an exclusive offering to Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) retailers. The Nat Sherman Panamericana made its debut in October 2014. The cigar originally was an exclusive offering to Nat Sherman’s Townhouse retail shop in New York. […]
And then there are those companies that go into IPCPR and don’t feel the pressure to release anything new. I refer to these companies as ones who “hold the line”. Many will argue – how can you put the “Spotlight” on companies that didn’t release anything. In a way, this article is a different type […]
When it comes to the cigar industry, there is a line from a John Lennon song that sticks in my head “Nobody told me there would be days like these”. That’s what happened last week when a controversy erupted following a Cigar Aficionado article on Altria’s position on FDA regulation submitted as a part of […]
