Gary Griffith, brand developer of Emilio Cigars announced on the Emilio Cigars’ facebook page that his company has entered an agreement to distribute Guayacan Cigars. Guayacan Cigars is a new company in the cigar scene. The company has been founded by a gentleman name by Noel Rojas. The cigars are produced in Esteli, Nicaragua. Griffith […]
News: Borysiewicz and Samel Win 2012 IPCPR Step Up Awards
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Corona Cigar Company President Jeff Borysiewicz and Drew Estate co-founder Marvin Samel were awarded Step Up Awards by the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailer’s Association (IPCPR) at the 2012 IPCPR Convention in Orlando Florida. Borysiewicz received the Retailer’s Step Up Award. Borysiewicz who also serves as the Board Chairman of Cigar Rights of America has […]
News: Kristoff Cigars to not release new lines at 2012 IPCPR; Small Batch Perfecto Targeted for Year End
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Kristoff Cigars’ President Glen Case was a guest on the 7/28/12 Kiss My Ash Radio and discussed some of his plans for IPCPR and beyond. Case said that he will not launch any new lines/blends at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show in Orlando Florida. He did menton he has a small batch project in the […]
News: Erik Espinosa Confirms Dissolution of EO Brands; Discusses new Espinosa Cigar
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Erik Espinosa, President of Espinosa Cigars appeared on the 7/21/12 edition of Kiss My Ash Radio and confirmed a story first reported by Halfwheel that EO Brands has been dissolved and the brands have been divided. Espinosa was a partner with Eddie Ortega with EO Brands. Earlier this year, Ortega announced he was leaving EO […]
Press Release: Emilio Cigars and Herederos de Robaina
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Newark, DE – July 9, 2012 Emilio Cigars is pleased to announce that we have reached an agreement with American Caribbean Tobacco, SA to distribute their Herederos de Robaina cigars in the U.S. . Produced in Esteli, Nicaragua these cigars are available in four sizes; Robusto, Toro, Torpedo, and Churchill. Packaging will be in both […]
News: Merlion by La Sirena National Launch in Chattanooga, Tennessee
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The Merlion by La Sirena, the latest blend to join Miami Cigar and Company’s La Sirena brand will have a national launch at Burns Tobacconist in Chattanooga, Tennessee on July 27 and July 28th. Back in May, Miami Cigar and Company issued a press release documenting details around the Merlion release. This release […]
Arturo Fuente Delays 100th Anniversary Celebration until 2013
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Arturo Fuente Cigars have announced that plans to commemorate the company’s 100th anniversary have been postponed until 2013. The following text was announced by the company. To Our Friends, There are times when fate has other plans for us, and this is one of those times. As you know, we planned to celebrate the 100th […]
News: Christian Eiroa Forms CLE Cigar Company
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In a move that is not a surprise to many cigar insiders, Christian Eiroa, the president and long-time face of Camacho Cigars is launching his own company. This information was released in a report from Cigar Aficionado. The new company is called CLE cigars and gets its name from Eiroa’s initials (Christian Luis Eiroa). There […]
News/Press Release: Counterfeit Cohiba Cigars Seized in Miami
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April 24, 2012 COUNTERFEIT COHIBA CIGARS SEIZED IN MIAMI Richmond, VA— General Cigar announces that a team of special agents from the Miami Office of the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco conducted raids yesterday resulting in the seizure of over 10,000 counterfeit COHIBA® cigars with an estimated retail value of more than $200,000. […]
News: Rolando Reyes, Sr. Passes Away
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Photo linked from Reyes Family Cigars The cigar industry lost one of its legenary names as Rolando Reyes, Sr. has passed away last night. Reyes was the founder of Reyes Family Cigars that has such brands as Puros Indios and Cuba Aliados. He was 89 years old. Reyes’ roots come from cigar rolling. Originally from […]