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TIM OZGENER DEPARTS PREMIUM CIGAR BUSINESS
Richmond, VA—General Cigar announces that CAO President Tim Ozgener has decided to pursue personal business interests in his hometown of Nashville, TN, thus moving on from his 16-year career in the premium cigar business. Ozgener, son of company founder Cano A Ozgener, joined the original family business in 1994, as you can see the website, […]
MACANUDO MILLIONAIRE CONTEST WINNERS TO VIE FOR $2,000,000 PRIZES AT PLAYBOY CLUB IN VEGAS
Richmond, VA—Macanudo®, America’s number-one-selling brand of premium cigars announces the winners of the second annual Macanudo Millionaire contest. Dan Newman, of Liberty Township, Ohio is the national essay contest winner. He will be joined in Las Vegas by these lucky winners who were selected by national cigar catalog retailers: Kerry Rold, Redlands, CA (JR Cigar); […]
La Aurora 107 Lancero
I know I’ve already reviewed the La Aurora 107 before, but this is a different vitola. The lancero size came about after a lengthy discussion one night on twitter between myself, La Aurora President, Guillermo Leon, Miami Cigars VP of Marketing and Finance, Jason Wood, Mike from Buckhead Cigars and Jose Blanco, General Manager of […]
Saks Fifth Avenue to Host Night of Fine Wine, Cigars for Charity
TAMPA – Saks Fifth Avenue and the Cigar Family Charitable Foundation will host Saks & Cigars, an evening of shopping, cigars, live music and more; Thursday, November 18 from 6 – 9 p.m. Saks & Cigars will feature private shopping, exclusive fashion exhibit, hor’derves, fine wines & spirits, a live band and highend Fuente/Newman cigars […]
Miami Cigar Introduces La Sirena Cigars
New blend by Pepin Garcia will debut at opulent Chicago venue MIAMI, FL – It’s believed that life on earth originated in the ocean, and now Miami Cigar & Co., makers of the highly-acclaimed Nestor Miranda Collection and Tatiana flavored cigar line, has brought life to a new full-bodied cigar selection inspired by a mythical […]
Torano Single Region Serie Jalapa robusto
This year at IPCPR, Torano Family Cigars showed off their new branding and two new cigars. One of those new cigars is the Single Region which will be a series of cigar showcasing certain tobacco growing regions. The first in the series is Jalapa in which the binder and filler are composed of tobaccos only […]
Gran Habanos Cigars releases the Gran Reserva #3
Miami, Fl., October 18, 2010 – Time has finally come for the limited production Gran Reserva #3 cigar by Gran Habano to be released into the public. Medium to full bodied in strength the Gran Reserva #3 was blended by George A. Rico using aged Nicaraguan and Columbian tobaccos from the Gran Habano farms. Composition […]
La Aroma De Cuba Mi Amor
This week, I have two of my friends, Tom and Shawn, help me review the newest La Aroma De Cuba cigar, Mi Amor. This was released this year at IPCPR and is the focus of a cigar shop tour put on my Ashton Cigars. The tour feature a cigar pairing with coconut, dark chocolate, almonds […]
Liga Privada Unico Serie Dirty Rat
The Liga Privada line from Drew Estates has been one of the most successful cigar lines in what I’m calling the new cigar boom. It all started with the No. 9 and then followed by the amazing T52 stalk cured cigar. Steve Saka, the creator of the Liga Privada line, decided to come out with […]
Guillermo Leon Gran Corona
Miami Cigars Company introduced 3 much anticipated cigars this year at IPCPR in New Orleans. The Nestor Miranda Art Deco, La Aurora Corojo and the Guillermo Leon. These cigars were well received by the community and each fit its own niche. This week I review the Guillermo Leon in one of my favorite sizes, gran […]
