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 […]
Cigar News: Nat Sherman Townhouse Closes Doors
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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 […]
Cigar News: First Atabey Lounge to Open in Texas
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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 Blog: Empire Social Lounge Opens in Miami
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The following is a press release from Empire Social Lounge: Photo Credits: Supplied by Creativas Group Inc.
Cigar News: Smoker Friendly Acquires North Carolina-based Tobacco Road Outlet Stores
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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 […]
Cigar News: Oliva Cigar Company Completes Renovations of Tabolisa 1
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J. Cortès, the parent company of Oliva Cigar Company, has announced the completion of renovations on its main factory, Tabolisa 1 (Tabolisa Uno). This completes what has been a three-year project that started in November 2016 and has seen an overhaul of the factory operations, including pre-industry, a box factory, and a second production facility […]
Cigar News: Cigar Box Factory Estelí Officially Announces New Facility
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Cigar Box Factory Estelí (CBFe), best known in the cigar market for making high quality cigar packaging and humidors, is celebrating the opening of their new, larger, and modern factory. CBFe is best known for working with companies such as Drew Estate, AJ Fernandez, and Altadis U.S.A. CBFe has said its new location will contain […]
Cigar News: Smoker Friendly Acquires Smoker’s Outlet Retail Chain
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The Cigarette Store Company, owner of the Smoker Friendly retail operation, has announced it has acquired Smoker’s Outlet, a 33 store chain that does business in Missouri. Under the terms of the acquisition, Smoker Friendly will take over all of the Smoker’s Outlet cigarette, tobacco, and liquor store operations immediately. Smoker Friendly operates 102 […]
Cigar News: Mombacho Cigars S.A. Opens German Warehouse
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Mombacho Cigars SA has announced it has partnered with PasionPuro GmbH & Co. KG to open a warehouse in Düsseldorf, Germany. The warehouse will allow Mombacho to service its European market. . “In the last two years we saw a tremendous growth in Europe and now, with the support of PasionPuro’s team, we have a […]
Cigar News: Micallef Cigars Opens New Distribution Center and Company Headquarters
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Micallef Cigars LLC has added a new 17,000 facility in Weatherford Texas. The facility will serve as the company’s distribution center as well as the headquarters for the Micallef Management Team. “Our new distribution center is going to take Micallef Cigars to the next stage of our growth as a company. We look forward […]