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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
News: Expanded Role at General Cigar for Michael Giannini
Michael Giannini of General Cigar Michael Giannini, the director of Team La Gloria Cubana is moving into an expanded role at General Cigar Company. In this new role, Giannini will be overseeing all of the product development for all of the brands under General Cigar. During his tenure as director of Team La Gloria Cubana, […]
News: Eddie Ortega Leaves EO Brands
In a move that was not totally unexpected, Eddie Ortega has stepped down as president of EO Brands and is also leaving the partnership he started with Erik Espinosa. This news comes according to a published report by Cigar Aficionado. EO Brands is most famous for lines of cigars such as 601 and Murcielago. A […]
News: Emilio Grimalkin to be re-branded as La Musa
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 […]
News: Jose Seijas Leaving Altadis USA
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 […]