Black Works Studio (BLK WKS) announce the 2018 release of SINDUSTRY. As will all BLK WKS cigars, they are made by hand at Fabrica Oveja Negra in Esteli, Nicaragua. SINDUSTRY will be available at select BLK WKS retailers for a limited time. This second annual release of SINDUSTRY has been highly anticipated by fans of BLK WKS cigars. These cigars will start arriving to retailers this week.
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For close to three years, Drew Estate has been handling the distribution for Debonaire House. As of January 1, 2019, Debonaire House will handle their own United States distribution. Debonaire House will directly manage all U.S. operations including distribution, sales, and marketing. The company has agreed to a partnership with United Parcel Service (UPS), and “Cigars Direct” which allows them to ship their Indian Motorcycle and Debonaire cigars directly from their Dominican Republic factory to cigar retailers here in the United States.
Fratello Cigars entered the market back in 2013. Since Omar de Frias started the brand, they have grown to a presence in more than 800 brick and mortar shops in the United States. They also are being sold in 9 international locations. The company announced today the hiring of Shannon Strang as the new Director of Operations for Fratello Cigars. Ms. Strang is a native of Pittsburgh, and she comes to Fratello with much experience in accounting, business development, logistics and customer service.
The success of the H. Upmann Nicaragua by AJ Fernandez line has prompted AJ Fernandez to offer a Belicoso box press size, expanding the portfolio on this medium-to-full-bodied cigar with complex flavors and rich aromas.
Drew Estate just announced the return of ACID Amigos. The ACID Amigos is a collaboration with Two Guys Smoke Shop, a Drew Diplomat Retailer in New Hampshire.
For the cigars nerds of the world, the Lancero vitola holds a special place of reverence. If you also happen to be a fan of Crowned Heads Cigars, you will rejoice at the arrival of the new Four Kicks Maduro Lancero LE. The lancero format gives the smoker less filler and more flavor from the wrapper. The smaller ring gauge tends to excite seasoned cigar smokers since it was conceived at the El Laguito factory in Havana back in the 1960s.
The latest BURN by Rocky Patel lounge is opening in Oklahoma City, and this will make the third location in the United States for a BURN lounge. The luxury cigar lounge will hold a grand opening along with a VIP event on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, and a public opening the following day.
When Hiram & Solomon introduced The Veiled Prophet cigar, it was quite a success. In response to that success, Hiram & Solomon Cigars have announced a new, and limited production, Veiled Prophet Toro. This will be a special run of the popular cigar in a 6 x 54 vitola.
The packaging for the Fifteenth Anniversary cigar from Rocky Patel Premium Cigars (RPPC) is getting a makeover. These packaging changes will be introduced at the upcoming 2018 IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas. The new look packaging will begin shipping to cigar shops soon after. The blend in the Fifteenth Anniversary cigar will not change.
Arango Cigar Co. announced that they will now be the exclusive US marketer and distributor for Falcon Pipes. According to Arango’s president, Michael Gold, “The Falcon concept, American-designed in 1936, has dried and cooled the smoking experience for Falcon devotees worldwide.”