TripAdvisor.com, the popular travel review website, has ranked has ranked the Mombacho Cigars factory (Casa Favilli) as the top destination for tourists in Granada, Nicaragua. In addition, Casa Favilli was also awarded a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence in 2017. While trips to cigar factories are common to many cigar enthusiasts, it isn’t every day a cigar […]
The Tampa Bay Times has reported that the J.C. Newman Cigar Company’s branded Cuesta-Rey Cigar Bar in St. Petersburg, Florida’s Tropicana Field will not be returning for 2018. Tropicana Field is the home to Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays. Located in center field, the Cuesta-Rey Cigar Bar provided fans a location for cigar smoking. According […]
At the 2018 Puro Sabor festival in Nicaragua, the headlines were made by one of iconic cigars makers from the Dominican Republic. This past week, Carlos “Carlito” Fuente Jr. of Arturo Fuente Cigars made an appearance and announced plans to open up a new factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. The name of the facility will be […]
Tabacalera La Flor S.A., the home of production for La Flor Dominicana, will be growing this spring. La Flor Dominicana Vice President of Sales Jonathan Carney confirmed that the factory is currently undergoing expansion that will increase its production capabilities. La Flor Dominicana has purchased a piece of land adjacent to the current factory. On […]
Casa de Montecristo, the retail arm of Tabacalera USA has announced it has acquired Florida-based Tampa Humidor. The acquisition includes the current Tampa Humidor location as well as a planned second location this Spring. The relationship with Tampa Humidor started last year when Casa de Montecristo announced it was partnering with Tampa Humidor to open […]
Gurkha Cigars has announced it is not moving forward with its acquisition of the American Caribbean Cigars factory and that instead, the company plans to build its own factory. Last May, it was announced that Gurkha would be acquiring the American Caribbean Cigars factory. It’s a factory that Gurkha has had a relationship with for […]
Camp Camacho is back. After a near ten year hiatus, Camacho Cigars has announced it is bringing back its factory tour program to consumers. The company has opened a new guest house adjacent to its recently opened Diadema Cigars de Honduras S.A. in Danlí, Honduras. Camacho Cigars has established a new four-day, three-night program that […]
On Friday, November 17th, a new Davidoff Lounge will open in West Palm Beach, Florida. The lounge will be located at the company’s long-time retail partner – Smoke Inn Cigars. The new Davidoff Lounge at Smoke Inn is being opened in conjunction with the relocation of Smoke Inn’s West Palm Beach retail location. In this case, it […]
Oettinger Davidoff AG has officially announced the opening of Maison Davidoff, the company’s new headquarters located in Basel, Switzerland. The opening of the new facility was the culmination of a two-year effort that started in April 2015 and was completed in 2017. Maison Davidoff is located at 73 Nauenstrasse in Basel. It replaces the previous […]
Fabrica Oveja Negra, the factory best known as the production facility for Black Label Trading Company and Black Works Studio, is moving into a larger, freestanding facility in Estelí, Nicaragua. Today plans were announced for the factory move. It is anticipated construction of the new facility will be completed by October 1st. The new factory […]
