J.C. Newman Cigar Company has recently announced plans to restore the historic Sanchez y Haya hotel across the street from its El Reloj factory. The company acquired the abandoned building and will now go through a restoration process that will include a new hotel, restaurant, and cigar lounge. The project is scheduled to be […]
Cavalier Genève Cigars owner Sebastien Decoppet announced earlier today that after five years working with third party factories, he has now opened his own cigar manufacturing facility in Danlì, Honduras, under the name Fabrica Centroamericana de Tabaco S.A. (FCT). “It was time for Cavalier to take it to the next level. We have […]
El Septimo Geneva has announced the purchase of LV-Wholesale, a distribution center based in Las Vegas, Nevada. For El Septimo, it’s the company’s first acquisition of a tobacco distribution center. Upon the acquisition, LV-Wholesale has been rebranded to 7 Global Distribution in an effort to rebrand the distribution center under its seven locations throughout the […]
On Wednesday, March 31st, J.C. Newman Cigar Company will celebrate its 111th anniversary. The company is planning a big day to commemorate the occasion, but one of the highlights will be a return to the lectors to its facility. It’s the first time since 1931 that the lectors have been a part of the cigar […]
After opening their first location in Illinois over 25 years ago, Sam and Mike Khalil with their partner Matthew Farokhian of Casa de Montecristo have branded their newly renovated Shaumburg location as the country’s first Byron Cigar Lounge. The lounge has 5,000 square feet in space along with three separate walk-in humidors. While the doors […]
Casa De Montecristo by Prime Cigar & Whiskey Bar, located in the Brickell section of Miami has rebranded as Empire Social Lounge. Empire Social Lounge follows the opening of a sister location, Empire Social Lounge in Downtown Dadeland. Casa de Montecristo by Prime Cigar & Whiskey Bar opened its doors in 2016. While it was […]
Last month, it was announced that Nat Sherman International would be exiting the premium cigar business after 90 years in business. Today, the brand’s landmark retail location on East 42nd Street in Manhattan has shut its doors for good. The closing of the retail store happened ahead of schedule as the company was planning to […]
United Cigars and Industrial Cigar Company have announced the opening of the first Atabey branded lounge in the U.S. The lounge will be opened at Industrial Cigar Company’s Frisco, Texas. A sold out grand opening event is scheduled for September 17th. United Cigars Director of Operations Oliver Nivaud said in a press release, “We are […]
The following is a press release from Empire Social Lounge: Photo Credits: Supplied by Creativas Group Inc.
The Cigarette Store (TCSC), the parent company of the Smoker Friendly retail chain of stores, has announced it has acquired the twenty-two stores of Tobacco Road Outlet. According to TCSC, the Tobacco Road Outlet stores will be rebranded under the Smoker Friendly name. “These stores provide a great opportunity to expand our corporate store footprint […]
