Industry News
Press Release: GENERAL CIGAR TO CELEBRATE ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY
National Cigar Event Series to Kick Off in July
Richmond, VA—General Cigar will commemorate its golden anniversary with a ten-city tour that will hit chic, cigar-friendly venues across the U.S. beginning on July 27 at Chicago’s swanky Vertigo Lounge in the Dana Hotel, and ending on November 11 at the legendary Foundation Room in Las Vegas. [...]
Press Release: TORAÑO FAMILY, ARMED WITH A NEW LOOK, IS BACK IN CONTROL OF ITS OWN DISTRIBUTION
The Toraño Family, makers of some of the finest cigars in the world, is proud to announce that effective August 1st the family will distribute its own brands. To add to this exciting news, Toraño launches a new company name, a new logo and two retail exclusive cigar brands.
The company name [...]
Press Release: My Father Cigars – “QUANTUM GROWTH REQUIRES ADDITIONAL SEASONED TALENT”
Miami, FL, 15 July…My Father Cigars, Inc., the principal company of the Garcia Family’s growing cigar manufacturing and sales colossus, announced the appointment of Jose Ortega as Vice President of Sales. Rather than replacing John Gonzalez, who has held that post since 2007, Ortega will focus on domestic (U.S.) sales and in-store events; while Gonzalez [...]
Press Release: Miami Cigars – GUILLERMO AND NESTOR CAPTURE WASHINGTON
Miami, FL, 11 July…Guillermo Leon and Nestor Miranda, in conjunction with W. Curtis Draper Tobacconists, Washington, DC’s oldest continuously operated tobacconists, will play host to the Congressional Cigar Association at a reception in the nation’s capitol on Tuesday, 20 July.
While the event is a first for Leon and Miranda, the CCA holds quarterly events where [...]
Press Release: MACANUDO CONTEST OFFERS A CHANCE TO WIN $2,000,000
Richmond, VA—What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, unless you win the $2,000,000 prize in the second annual Macanudo® Millionaire contest.
Macanudo®, America’s number-one-selling premium cigar brand is once again teaming up with Playboy to award two lucky consumers and their guests with the grand prize in the Macanudo Millionaire promotion, an all-expense paid, three-day, two [...]
PUNCH CELEBRATES THE TWO REASONS MAN INVENTED FIRE
National BBQ Promotion Debuts at Tobacconists Nationwide
Richmond, VA—Two of the biggest names in smoke, Punch® cigars and Char-Broil® are teaming up to encourage consumers to break out the cigars and fire up the grill to kick off the much-anticipated barbecue season with the Punch “King of the Deck” promotion.
Consumers of legal smoking age are encouraged [...]
Press Release – Rediscover La Aurora with the 107
Sunday Fiver….with a twist
Usually on Sunday, we list five reviews on other blogs we found quite interesting. While I visited a lot of blogs this week and watched/read a lot of reviews, I thought I would do something a little different this Sunday. A new cigar shop opened on the Mississippi Gulf Coast this week called [...]
Nestor Miranda Collection Dominicano is Launched
Nestor Miranda and Miami Cigar teamed up with Don Pepin Garcia and My Father Cigar Company about 9 months ago, and their latest collaboration is now available, the Nestor Miranda Collection Dominicano. This cigar was definitely a collaborative effort with La Aurora S. A. providing the tobacco, and Don Pepin doing the blending and manufacturing. It uses Nicaraguan filler and binder, and a Dominican Corojo wrapper. It’ll be in the $7–8 price range.
Press Release: Joya de Nicaragua Cabinetta Serie
Below is the meat and potatoes of a press release from Drew Estate about the Joya de Nicaragua Cabinetta Serie. I’ve also included a couple pictures that accompanied the press release. Not only do I think this makes for an interesting read, but I’m also foreshadowing a review that I’ll be doing in the next [...]