Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring […]
Cigar News: Jack Toraño Departs Duran Cigars
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The Jack Torano era at Duran Cigars has come to an end. This afternoon, Torano announced on his Facebook page that he was departing Duran Cigars. Torano is best known for his tenure at Torano Famly Cigars where he served as Marketing and Customer Relations Manager. Following the September 2014 sale of the Torano brands to General Cigar, Torano joined Duran […]
Agile Cigar Review: Azan White Premium Robusto Extra by Duran Cigars
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Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring […]
Cigar Review: Roberto P. Duran Signature Santo Cárdenas Edition
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The Roberto P. Duran Signature Santo Cardenas Edition is a new limited release by Duran Cigars that made its official debut at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show. The Santo Cardenas Edition marks the first true limited edition by Duran Cigars. The name of the cigar stems from Duran Cigars’ new Master Blender, Cristiano “Santo” Cardenas. Cardenas has a […]
Feature Story: Spotlight on Duran Cigars at 2015 IPCPR
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The 2015 IPCPR Trade Show marks the third one for Roberto Pelayo Duran’s company. After launching three new lines last year, the company made some strategic moves personnel wise to deliver the message about Duran Cigars. At this year’s trade show, much of the focus was around line extensions and branding. The big news was […]
Cigar News: Duran Cigars to Introduce Line Extensions to Azan
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For the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, much of the new releases for Duran Cigars have focused around line extensions and the Azan line is no exception. Today the company announced that the three blends of the Azan line will each receive a new vitola. The Azan Premium White line will see the addition of the […]
Cigar News: Duran Cigars Announces Additional Line Extensions for Neya F8
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While Duran Cigars made a splash announcing its 7 x 70 offering the “Big Jack” in its Neya F8 line, the company is adding three additional sizes. Today the company confirmed the edition of the Gringo (5 x 58), Loyalist( 6 1/2 x 54), and Patriot (5 x 52). The new sizes will be showcased […]
Cigar News: Roberto P. Duran Signature Santo Cardenas Edition
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Duran Cigars has announced the details around the Roberto P Duran Signature Santo Cardenas Edition. This was a project that Marketing and Public Relatons Manager Jack Torano discussed on Episode 144 of Stogie Geeks. The Santo Cardenas Edition is based off the original Roberto P. Duran Signature blend and is in the form of a 7 1/4 […]
Cigar News: Duran Cigars Announces Neya F8 Ligero Typhoon Big Jack
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Back on Episode 144 of Stogie Geeks, Jack Torano of Duran Cigars announced that a 7 x 70 line extension would be coming to the Neya F-8 line called “Big Jack”. Today Duran Cigars officially has announced the Neya F-8 Ligero Typhoon Big Jack will be launched at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show. In addition […]
Cigar News: Jack Toraño Discusses Duran Cigars Plans for 2015
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Jack Torano, Marketing and Regional sales manager for Duran Cigars was our special guest on Episode 144 of Stogie Geeks. In addition to catching us up on all things related to Duran Cigars, Torano shared some news of some upcoming projects the company has in the works as it heads into the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show. Duran […]