It’s been a wet winter here in the UK, with a few arctic blasts of cold air, which means you’ve been spending a fair amount of time indoors. The lucky few have taken refuge in their cigar friendly man caves or have an understanding other half, but for most of us the winter sees us […]
Monthly Archives: February 2016
Over 70 of the world’s slowest cigar smokers from over 20 countries are expected to congregate and participate in the 7th Cigar Smoking World Championship this year.
Mombacho Cigars S.A., the company behind the ‘Tierra Volcán’ and ‘Liga Maestro’ brands of cigars are celebrating their tenth anniversary this year, and to celebrate the milestone have created a new cigar to mark the occasion. The 10th Anniversary ‘Mombacho Magnifico’ combines tobaccos from the Tierra Volcán and Liga Maestro brands, which is sure to be […]
Leopoldo Cintra González has been appointed the new commercial Vice President of Habanos S.A, the cigar monopoly that Britain’s Imperial Tobacco Group PLC has a 50 percent hold in.
His face is seen adorned on bedroom walls, t-shirts and wall murals and has had several big budget movies made about his life. Che Guevara, the Marxist revolutionary from Argentina was a key part in the Cuban Revolution in the 1950s and was almost as famous for his love of Cuban cigars.
Luxury cigar brand Oettinger Davidoff is reinvigorating Cusano, a low priced brand that has been off the market for the last two years. This week, the Swiss manufacturer introduced the new Cusano Dominican Connecticut and alluded to an upcoming Dominican Maduro brand, as well.
Villiger Cigars North America (VCNA) has named Rene Castaneda as its new president as part of their corporate restructuring. The company had been without a president since it dismissed Roy MacLaren in 2014 before delegating his responsibilities to the other employees of VCNA.Â