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Top 25 Cigars of the Year – 2018
Posted by Emmett | Jan 4, 2019 | AJ Fernandez, All, Arturo Fuente, Atabey, Black Label Trading Company, Blk Wks, Carlos Fuente Jr, Casa Fernandez, Crowned Heads, Davidoff, Diesel, Don Pepin Garcia, Drew Estate, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust, El Artista, Eladio Diaz, Emilio Cigars, Featured, Foundation Cigar, Hendrik Kelner, IPCPR, Jaime Garcia, James Brown, Jon Huber, Jonathan Drew, Juan Martinez, Kyle Gellis, Max Fernandez, MBombay, Mel Shah, MLB Cigar Ventures, My Father, News, Nicholas Melillo, Pete Johnson, Robert Holt, Southern Draw, Steve Saka, Tatuaje, Top 25, Warped | 0 |
Cigar News: Espinosa Cigars Announces Sombrero de ...
Posted by Emmett | Sep 24, 2018 | All, Erik Espinosa, Habano, Hector Alfonso Sr., Natural, News, Nicaragua | 0 |
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.
Read MoreCigar 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.
Read MoreCigar News: Jas Sum Kral Nuggs Shipping April 2019
by Wes | Feb 14, 2019 | All, Jas Sum Kral, News | 0 |
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.
Read MoreCigar 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.
Read MoreCigar News: Quesada Cigars Announces Quesada 1974
by Emmett | Feb 13, 2019 | All, Dominican Republic, Manuel Quesada, Natural, News, Quesada | 0 |
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.
Read MoreCigar 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.
Read MoreCigar 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.
Read MoreCigar News: Drew Estate Announces ACID and Tabak Especial “Frenchies”
by Wes | Feb 8, 2019 | All, Drew Estate, Jonathan Drew, News, Willy Herrera | 0 |
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.
Read MoreCigar 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.
Read MoreCigar 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).
Read MoreCigar News: David Lafferty Named VP of Sales at Dunbarton T&T
by Wes | Feb 6, 2019 | All, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust, News, Steve Saka | 0 |
On February 6th, 2019, David Lafferty was named the future Vice President of Sales at Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust (DTT).
Read MoreCigar News: Alec Bradley Updates Filthy Hooligan to Have Three Wrappers
by Emmett | Feb 6, 2019 | Alan Rubin, Alec Bradley, All, Candela, Habano, Honduras, Maduro, Natural, News | 0 |
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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