Category: Villiger
Cigar News: Villiger to Debut “Villiger do Brasil” at TPE
Villiger Cigars has announced they are bringing “Villiger do Brasil” to TPE 2020 later this month. Villiger do Brasil is a Brazilian puro which is offered in two blends, Claro and Maduro. It was made to celebrate Villiger’s history with Brazilian tobacco as well as showcase Villiger’s new factory in Bahia, Brazil also named “Villiger do Brasil.”
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Blind Cigar Review: Villiger | La Flor De Ynclan Robusto
“Over all, a pleasant smoke with a good spice that hit the roof of your mouth and back of the throat, a good solid dark grey ash, plenty of smoke, very enjoyable after a day of dealing with sub zero temperatures and frozen pipes, it was warming indeed. Overall, a fine experience to cap off the day.” -Joseph S. (Bearded Bastard)
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Cigar News: Villiger Announces Cuellar Black Forest
Today, Villiger announced a line extensions to their Villiger Cuellar series, which currently includes the Connecticut Krēmē. This new extension is called Cuellar Black Forest. Villiger Cuellar Black Forest is made in the Dominican Republic. The blend uses a dark maduro wrapper inspired by the real Black Forest in southern Germany, near to the border of Switzerland where the Villiger headquarters is located. The rest of the blend uses Dominican binder and fillers. Henrich Villiger and Villiger Cuellar Black Forest is described as a medium to full-bodied, full-flavored cigar. It is rolled at Tabacalera La Palma in the Dominican Republic and blended by Master Blender Jochy Blanco. The packaging of the Villiger Cuellar Black Forest resembles the aura of the Black Forest.
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Cigar News: Villiger Gives La Libertad New Look
Today, Villiger Cigars showed off a new look for their La Libertad line. The new band will prominently feature the Villiger handmade premium cigar logo where it originally only had “La Libertad”.
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Cigar News: Villiger Adds La Flor de Ynclan Toro
Today, Villiger Cigars announced a new size for their La Flor de Ynclan, a toro. La Flor de Ynclan has been around since 2017 and has seen one other vitola added since it’s launch, a lancero in 2018.
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Cigar News: Villiger Cigars to Expand U.S. Presence With JMG International
Villiger Cigars will continue their growth in the U.S. marketplace by way of a new distribution agreement with JMG International. This agreement represents a strong distribution channel on the West Coast of the United States. JMG International has established relationships with over 1,000 retail shops throughout California, Washington, and Oregon. JMG International will begin distribution of Villiger’s portfolio of products in the aforementioned states on September 10, 2018.
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Cigar News: Villiger Ships Flor de Ynclan Lancero and La Vencedora Gordo
Villiger Cigars announced today that the new Flor de Ynclan Lancero Especial and La Vencedora Gordo have shipped to Villiger retailers. These new extensions were limited production, with only 500 (25-count) boxes produced of each.
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Cigar News: Villiger Announces La Vencedora Gordo
In addition to the Lancero announced earlier this month, Villiger will be bringing a 6×60 version of the La Vencedora to the IPCPR trade show later this week. The La Vencedora was released earlier this year to celebrate the company’s 130 year Anniversary. Emmett did a quick review on it here and gave it a 91.
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Cigar News: Villiger Names Hector J. Pires National Sales Manager
Villiger Cigars announced today that Hector J. Pires was promoted to National Sales Manager for North America. Hector formerly served as South Eastern Territory Manager, and he will begin his new role immediately.
Read More Cigar News: Villiger Cigars Announces Flor De Ynclan Lancero Especial
Villiger Cigars has announced a new vitola to the Flor De Ynclan line, Flor De Ynclan. This will be limited to 500 boxes of 25 produced a year. This new size will debut at the 2018 IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas.
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Cigar News: Villiger Opens Factory in Brazil
Villiger Cigars have opened a new factory in Brazil, Villiger Do Brasil (which translates from Portuguese to “Villiger of Brazil”). Heinrich Villiger was there for the opening of the new facility, marking the next evolution of a long relationship between Villiger Cigars and Brazilian tobacco, dating back to Villiger Cigars’ beginnings in 1888, when Villiger began importing Brazilian tobacco. This later led to establishing a Brazilian Villiger subsidiary, and factory called Charutos Tobajara Limitada. The name is derived from a tobacco growing Indian tribe in the Amazon area
Read More Cigar News: Villiger Gets Distribution in Mexico and Canada
Villiger Cigars announced agreements with Casa Turrent and Brigham Enterprises Inc. to distribute their cigars in Mexico and Canada. Casa Turrent, owned by Alejandro Turrent is a grower, manufacturer, and distributor of cigars in Mexico. Brigham Enterprises Inc., established in 1906, also shares a century’s worth of tobacco history, first as pipe makers and later to become a distributor of cigars in Canada.
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