Kristoff Cigars’ Glen Case on Following a Passion
Glen Case’s story goes well beyond Kristoff Cigars and its brands. As a leader of a successful boutique cigar company that continues to see...
J. Cortès: Celebrating Family Values
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Gilberto Oliva Jr.,
Frederik Vandermarliere,
and José Oliva
hen J. Cortès' acquisition of Oliva Cigar Co. was announced in July 2016, many were...
Marketing from the Outside
As Oettinger Davidoff AG’s senior vice president and chief marketing officer, Charles Awad has the lofty task of marketing and promoting the Davidoff cigar...
Missouri Meerschaum: Packed Full of Insight
Missouri Meerschaum Co. has been in business for 148 years doing one thing: making corncob pipes. The company was the first—and is one of...
NNN: The FDA’s Proposed Rule for Smokeless Tobacco
Earlier this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a proposed rule to establish the agency’s first product standard that would limit...
Ohserase Manufacturing: New Beginnings
For more than 400 years, tobacco has played a key role in the Iroquois and Mohawk Native American cultures. In the past, tobacco served...
Insights from IPCPR 2017
Spirits were cautiously high at July’s annual gathering of cigar and pipe industry members. Keynote speaker Rudy Giuliani echoed the sentiments expressed by many...
The International Implications for Regulating Cigars
When we discuss the adverse economic impact of government action against the passion for and production of great cigars—whether it is smoking bans, taxation,...
Meet Regis Broersma: General Cigar’s Dynamo, Part 1
In the premium cigar business, where icons, legends and venerable family names abound, it can be hard for a relative newcomer to stand out....
How to Survive and Thrive as a Tobacconist Today
Why do some stores thrive while others struggle? While some factors, such as having a great location, are obvious, there are lots of more...
