Island Lifestyle Importers is a cigar lifestyle company in the cigar lifestyle space. The company is best known for being the exclusive manufacturer of Tommy Bahama cigar accessories, but in the past few years has made a footprint in the handmade cigar market. This year saw expansions to both components of Island Lifestyle Importers business. […]
Ventura Cigar Company has announced the next chapter of its Archetype Saga. The new series will be known as the Archetype Fantasy Miniseries and consist of three cigars: Crystal, Curses, and Cloaks. The cigars will be produced at Tabacalera Oliva in Nicaragua. The Archetype Fantasy Miniseries continues Archetype’s theme of telling the narrative of a […]
May 2018 – Celebrating the bond of fatherhood and friendship, Ventura Cigar Company is partnering with key tobacconists and smoke shops across the nation for Fathers, Friends, and Fire, a series of events aimed at sharing stories, experiences, and the love of premium cigars and pipe tobacco. Ventura Cigar Company has announced it will launch […]
Ventura Cigar Company has expanded its marketing group, adding Brian Massey to the team. Massey’s responsibilities will be to drive sales and marketing efforts around Ventura’s premium cigar brands including Archetype, PSyko Seven, and Case Study. In this role, Massey will report to Michael Giannini who has recently been named General Manager of Ventura Cigar […]
Michael Giannini has been promoted to General Manager at Ventura Cigar Company. The move comes just six months after Giannini joined Ventura as its Creative Director. In addition to taking on new responsibilities as General Manager, Giannini will also continue his role as Creative Director. His General Manager responsibilities will have both the sales and […]
On Episode 44 of the Prime Time Show, we welcome Michael Giannini, Benjamin Winokur, and Jason Carnigan of Ventura Cigar Company. As many know, Michael joined the Ventura team in the Fall of 2017 after building a storied career at General Cigar. We will catch up on what’s happening with Michael, and then discuss what’s […]
Tonight on Episode 44 of the Prime Time Show, we welcome the one and only Michael Giannini to Prime Time. We will recap Michael’s incredible journey through the cigar industry from his days of working retail in Philadelphia, through his time at General Cigar and now his new chapter at Ventura Cigar Company. This is […]
“Ventura Cigar Company has taken its game to another level. Ventura has delivered some excellent cigars to market, but this one easily ranks right at the top. This is an excellent cigar that excels in the area that matters most – flavor. “ Wrapper: NSA & Habano Hybrid Binder: Dominican San Vincente Filler: Multi-Country Blend Country […]
After a year out of the cigar industry, Michael Giannini is back. Giannini, best known for his tenure at General Cigar Company where he served in a variety of roles including Director of Innovation, has been named the Creative Director at Ventura Cigar Company. Throughout the past few weeks, Giannini had been making appearances at […]
Ventura Cigar Company is the premium cigar division of Kretak International. Kretak has a huge distribution arm with its Phillips and King subsidiary, and has even made a statement in the cigar media landscape with its Tobacco Business publication. While it’s one piece in a larger puzzle, Ventura has done an excellent job bringing high-quality […]
