Francisco Batista, the Master Blender of Royal Agio Cigars will be our special guest tonight on Prime Time. We’ll dive into the projects he has been up to over at Royal Agio. In our Alec Bradley Live True segment, Aaron and I will catch up on the end of the baseball season as the pennant […]
Scandinavian Tobacco Group has announced its intent to acquire all of the shares of Agio Beheer B.V. from Highlands Beheer B.V. Agio Beheer B.V. is the holding company of the Royal Agio Cigars. The deal is expected to complete in the first half of 2020 and is subject to regulatory approval. On a debt and […]
The Balmoral XO Nicaragua, the fourth installment under Royal Agio Cigars’ Balmoral XO line is now heading to retailers. The cigar was featured by Royal Agio Cigars at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show. As the name indicates, the Balmoral XO Nicaragua is a Nicaraguan-forward blend. The cigar also features Brazilian tobacco, a staple of many […]
2018 was both an impressive IPCPR Trade Show and year for Royal Agio Cigars. In 2017, Royal Agio Cigars had launched its U.S. distribution company with the intent on expanding its handmade premium cigar business. The 2018 Trade Show was quite impressive for Royal Agio Cigars. They came out with five excellent premium handmade blends, […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Bear Duplisea catches up with Francisco Batista, the Master Blender from Royal Agio Cigars. Royal Agio is a company that has been making some noise in the U.S., and we’ll learn from Francisco what he is doing to develop the products out of Royal Agio.
We only do a select amount of interviews at IPCPR. This year at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, we caught up with Boris Wintermans, 4th generation CEO of Royal Agio Cigars for a joint Prime Time and #ElOsoFumarTakes collaborative interview. If you aren’t familiar with Royal Agio Cigars, it is a tobacco giant in Europe. […]
For the tenth consecutive year, the Cigar Coop brand will be providing coverage of the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) Association Trade Show and Convention. We are proud to be a part of a very small group of media to say that. Our four-part series for the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show has you covered whether you […]
Royal Agio Cigars USA has announced its second installment in its Balmoral Serie Signaturas series. Balmoral Serie Signaturas is a collaboration line launched by Royal Agio Cigars in 2018. The first release was a collaboration between Royal Agio CEO Boris Wintermans and Ernesto Perez-Carrillo called the Balmoral Serie Signaturas Dueto. This time, Wintermans is teaming up with […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Royal Agio Cigars will introduce its fourth blend under the Balmoral Añejo XO line, the Balmoral Añejo XO Nicaragua. The cigar is highlighted by a Sun Grown Nicaraguan Habano wrapper over a Brazilian Cubra binder and a combination of Nicaraguan Estelí, Dominican Olor, and Stalk Cut Brazilian Mata […]
Back in 2017, Royal Agio Cigars announced it would set up its own distribution operation in the United States. At the time of the announcement, the company had one premium cigar line, the Balmoral XO Anejo. As the company was heading into the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, it wasn’t a surprise that Royal Agio’s go […]
