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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Casa de Montecristo is moving its Washington DC store to a new two-story location. Unfortunately, patrons smoking at the location will be limited to an outdoor patio. The new lounge is located two blocks away from the current site on 19th Street NW between L and M streets. According to Casa de Montecristo, city restrictions […]
Casa de Montecristo’s Hallandale, Florida location will have its official opening on Saturday, January 12th. This store will be the 28th Casa de Montecristo owned or licensed lounge in the country. The new 1,800 square unit facility is located at Village of Atlantic Shores Plaza at 801 N. Federal Highway, the lounge is a key part of […]
In 2019, the Eiroa family will once again open the doors of its factory and farm to visitors in Honduras. Today JRE Tobacco Company, the venture owned by Julio and Justo Eiroa announced the return of “The Original Factory Tour”. It was the original cigar tourism program that was launched back when the Eiroas owned […]
Cigars International, the retail giant owned by Scandinavian Tobacco Group, has opened its fourth U.S. store, and its first outside the U.S. The store is located just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex in the Grandscape development of the city of The Colony. “Given that the handmade cigar category was built on the kinds of personal interactions that can […]
Gurkha Cigars now has a branded cigar lounge in Europe. On September 12th, Miguel Private Cigars of Berlin Cigars joined the family of 20 Gurkhas lounges worldwide with a private ribbon-cutting event attended by over 50 VIP Clients. It’s the first Gurkha branded lounge in Europe. “It fills me with pride that we have opened […]
