Both cigar retailers and producers are basking in the warm sun of rising cigar sales. As stalwarts like Altadis, USA continue to report solid growth in their earnings, independent cigar makers like Cusano and Alec Bradley are having to hire more employees to meet demand. These independent producers are discovering they are part of a [...]
It would be an understatement to say that the current economic and political climate in the United States is not conducive to growth in the cigar industry. The founding fathers are wincing in their graves as taxes on cigars and pipe tobacco invoke memories of a certain point in the nation’s history when the King [...]
Altadis U.S.A. has announced their promotion to raise money for victims of Hurricane Andrew in the Carribean will now apply immediately to victims of Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast. The promotion’s goal is to raise over $1 million for the charitable World of Montecristo Relief Organization.
There’s something about shyness that has never appealed to me. One of the reasons why my Denver, Colorado flagship cigar shop has one of the best smoking rooms in the state is so my customers can challenge me. Challenging each other is why we have a good time, and how we learn new things about [...]
The new Sauza cigar by the drew estate is packaged beautifully- the two sizes I now carry are the Don Javier, 5 x 50, and the Don Eladio, 7 x 50 both come encased in glass, and are wrapped in cedar sleeves with a cork top. The Adobe wrapper is flawless, silky smooth, shiny, and [...]
