Gary Griffith, brand developer for Emilio Cigars announced on the Emilio Cigars’ blog that that the Grimalkin cigar is going to be re-branded as the La Musa cigar. This announcement is not a complete surprise as earlier this month, Griffith announced he was considering a name change for Grimalkin. While Grimalkin was one of the […]
Jose Seijas, a name long associated the famous Tabacalera de Garcia factory, and Altadis USA has announce is leaving Altadis effective immediately. This is according to a story recently published on Cigar Aficionado.com. The report goes on to say that this is a retirement. Seijas served as Vice President and General Manager of Tabacalera de […]
Viaje Cigars posted some information on Facebook on 1/11 regarding the Oro and Platino lines. They also put an update on the White Label Project. While the information was high level, the Oro/Platino announcement might generate more questions than answers – especially for cigar enthusiasts who are not familiar with Viaje Cigars. Let’s take […]
While 2011 was a strong year for cigar enthusiasts in terms of all of the new products making it to market, there was a lot on the news front surrounding the cigar industry. Below are 12 major stories that had an impact on the cigar industry. They are listed alphabetically by title/theme and are not […]
After he retired from La Aurora a little over two months ago, a lot of people wondered how long Jose Blanco would be a free agent in the cigar industry. Today Joya de Nicaragua is the big winner in the Jose Blanco sweepstakes. Blanco will report directly into Joya de Nicaragua’s owner Dr. Alejandro Martinez […]
I’ve said this several times, 2011 is a huge year for E.P. Carrillo. They have been very active in the release category. Earlier this spring, E.P. Carrillo released two new additions to their core line – the E.P. Carrillo New Wave Connecticut and the E.P. Carrillo Elencos (the rebranding of the E.P. Carrillo Edicion Limitada […]
The month of May was probably as dynamic a month as there has been in a while in the cigar industry. As always, I’ll highlight some noteworthy events that happened in the world of cigars. The main focus will be on the happenings I explored on the Cigar Coop website, but there was plenty […]
Jose Oliva Last night, Jose Oliva, CEO of the Oliva Cigar Company beat out two other candidates to win a vacant seat in the Florida State House. Oliva will represent House District 110 – which includes the cities of Hialeah and Miami Lakes in Florida. The 38 year old cigar maker beat out two other […]
When Sam Leccia parted ways with Oliva Cigars back in November, 2010, there was a lot of speculation where Leccia would wind up. Today, a press release was issued announcing the formation of Sam’s own cigar company as well as his first cigar – appropriately titled “The Debut”. For Immediate Release May 24, 2011 […]
Not an exclusive story or an inside scoop, but some interesting news was made on the 5/14/2011 Cigar Dave Show. This afternoon, Jeff Borysiewicz – the President of Corona Cigars was on the show to provide color commentary to Cigar Dave’s Annual Cigar Draft. During the show, Cigar Dave asked Borysiewicz about the rumors that […]
