Category: News
Cigar News: Gurkha Names Jim Colucci COO & President
Gurkha Cigars today named a new COO and President, Jim Colucci. Colucci, of Sindicato Cigars is now handing day-to-day operations. He has been president and CEO of Sindicato for 6 years and before that EVP of marketing with Altadis.
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Cigar News: Crowned Heads Announces Four Kicks Mule Kick 2019
Crowned heads released the original Mule Kick in 2012 and was their first limited edition cigar. The cigar featured a higher priming Habano wrapper than the standard line and a tweaked blend. Only 5000 were made on the first release. The original blend was released again as a 2017 limited edition then a new blend in 2018 that used a Connecticut Habano Maduro wrapper.
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Cigar News: Jas Sum Kral Nuggs Shipping April 2019
The new cigar Jas Sum Kral Nuggs will ship April 2019 to all retailers. The company says there is 20mg of Hemp Derived CBD in each cigar. Jas Sum Kral Inc. created a proprietary CBD solution with a laboratory that absorbs CBD at the buccal mucosa.
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Cigar News: Jessi Flores Leaves Drew Estate
Today, Drew Estate announced that the Director of Subculture Studios, Jessi Flores, would be leaving to pursue new business ventures. Jessi has been with the company since 1999, and was the company’s second employee, after Jonathan Drew. He was responsible for the grown of Subculture Studios, receiving awards and recognition.
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Cigar News: Quesada Cigars Announces Quesada 1974
Just in time for the ProCigar festival, Quesada cigars has announced a new line, the Quesada 1974. 1974 was the first year Quesada started rolling cigars. The blend uses an Ecuadorian wrapper, Dominican binder, and Dominican and Nicaraguan fillers.
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Cigar News: Rob Rasmussen Departs from Mombacho Cigars
Mombacho Cigars, S.A. announced today the restructuring of their marketing department which includes the departure of Brand Manager Rob Rasmussen. They called it a joint decision, effective February 11, 2019. Mombacho’s marketing will now be head by Jaxsears Inc., lead by Jaclyn Sears formerly of Drew Estate and Caldwell Cigar Company.
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Cigar News: Entire Inventory of Casa Cuevas Cigars Stolen
Over the weekend, the warehouse for Casa Cuevas Cigars suffered a burglary. According to a press release, the entire inventory of cigars was stolen. Miami Dade Police has begun the initial investigation into the matter.
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Cigar News: Drew Estate Announces ACID and Tabak Especial “Frenchies”
Today Drew Estate announced a smaller version of the ACID and Tabak Especial “Frenchies.” These small cigars will first be shown at the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) held in Las Vegas on Feb 11-13th.
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Cigar News: General Cigar Announces Cohiba Connecticut
General Cigar announced today the release of a new Cohiba line, Cohiba Connecticut. They are listing it as a “super-premium” cigar and is the first Cohiba to have a Connecticut Shade wrapped blend.
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Cigar News: Royal Agio Adding Two Lines to San Pedro de Macorís
Royal Agio cigars announced today the addition of two new lines to the San Pedro de Macorís brand: Nicaragua and Sun Grown. San Pedro de Macorís is a value based line with prices in the $5 range. These new lines will be shown off at the 2019 TPE (Tobacco Products Expo).
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Cigar News: David Lafferty Named VP of Sales at Dunbarton T&T
On February 6th, 2019, David Lafferty was named the future Vice President of Sales at Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust (DTT).
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Cigar News: Alec Bradley Updates Filthy Hooligan to Have Three Wrappers
Alec Bradley announced today that this years version of the Black Markey Filthy Hooligan, it’s sixth, will have a tripple barber pole style. The cigar started off in its original form as an all-candela wrapper cigar, the became candela/maduro barber pole, now is candella/habano maduro/Jalapa barber pole.
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