Crux Cigars has hired their first Direct Sales Executive, Sam Ventura. Starting today, Sam covers the Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas territory. His role includes facilitating existing retail partners, hosting events, and growing Crux’s presence throughout the territory.
Earlier this year, Crux Cigars announced a total rebrand for their company including new logos, boxes and bands for all their cigars. Crux showed these off at the IPCPR 2019 trade show in Las Vegas. The first phase of this rebrand includes Epicure, Epicure Maduro, and Guild blends in all their viotlas. This first phase is the portion shipping now. Phase 2 will include Limitada and the Bull & Bear and will take place later in the year.
Today Crux Cigars announced an exclusive for Famous Smoke Shop, Union Fire. The name is in reference to the Union Fire Company, a volunteer fire department in Philadelphia. It was formed in part by Benjamin Franklin in 1736 known as the “Bucket Brigade" and was the first fire department of its type in the colonies.
Shipping is beginning for Crux Cigars Limitada Redline this week. The blend was shown off at the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show and is first line extension of the Limitada line since the original of the Limitada IPCPR in 2016. The Redline. The cigar is a 6 x 50 Toro with a Cuban box press and sells for 11.99.
Earlier this year, Crux Cigars showed off a total re-brand of the company including its logo and all its packaging. The first lines to ship with the new packaging were Epicure, Epicure Maduro, and Guild blends in all their sizes. This first phase shipped October. Phase 2 includes Limitada and the Bull & Bear of which the Bull & Bear is now shipping.
Crux Cigars is shipping their Limitada Gunner this week. This is their second line extension of the Limitada series, with the Redline being the first that shipped this year. Gunner was originally shown off at the IPCPR show in 2018.
Today, Crux Cigars began shipping it's latest release: Crux Epicure Maduro. This is an extension of 2016's Epicure which used a Connecticut shade wrapper, now replaced with a Mexican San Andres Maduro. Last year Crux announced the Epicure Galant, which on paper is the same blend as this cigar. Since then, the name and factory have been changed. The cigar is now called Epicure Maduro and is made at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua S.A. This is the first Crux to be rolled outside Plasencia Cigars S.A.
"A nice fuller bodied cigar that pleased me on many levels. All in all it was a great way to spend ninety minutes. I'll gladly smoke another of these." -Jason H. (Jokey Smurf)
"I find myself enjoying this more while reflecting back on it. The flavor profile was a very traditional style Nicaraguan with tobacco, cedar, leather, and pepper but it all worked very well when taken as a whole. The retrohale provided a bit of a break from the draw and even though the draw was a bit tight it was a good cigar for what it was. It's not a game changing cigar but it's a solid smoke and certainly worth your time. " -Alan (Eulogy)