Warnings Galore: Understanding California’s Proposition 65
Under the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) final rule deeming tobacco products to be subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act...
A Changing Compliance Landscape: Upcoming Tobacco FDA Compliance Deadlines
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not only set a number of compliance deadlines that the cigar industry must comply with, but...
A Legacy of Enjoyment: Drew Estate’s Willy Herrera
Drew Estate’s master blender, Willy Herrera, got his start working at El Titan de Bronze in the early 2000s. He recalls his first days...
Cheyenne Cigars: A Partnership Approach
A few years ago, when Cheyenne Tobacco decided to extend its line of filtered cigars, the company opted to take a novel approach. Rather...
Authentically Nicaraguan: Enrique Sanchez’s 1502 Cigars
For a man who encourages his customers to relax and enjoy his cigars, Enrique Sanchez’s first attempt at smoking a cigar didn’t go so...
Driven: Kretek International’s Hugh Cassar, Part 2
To outside observers, the 81-year-old Cassar seems to have the Midas touch, as each company he adds to the Kretek International portfolio becomes a...
Clear The Air: A Look at LightningAir
For cigar lounges and other businesses that allow smoking, the quality of an establishment’s air is a topic that deserves some thought. While customers...
Uncovering Your Tobacco Brand’s Hidden Value
Jaime Flórez-Estrada, the vice president of marketing for Royal Agio USA, is a marketing professional with big goals for 2018. In June 2017, European...
Man of the People: C.L.E. Cigars’ Christian Eiroa
Before he was 9 years old, Christian Eiroa recalls spending time on Honduran tobacco farms just for fun. Eiroa’s friends were the children of...
Greater Expectations: An Interview with Caldwell Cigar Co.’s Robert Caldwell
How does a birthday dinner lead to the creation of one of the leading boutique cigar companies? It started with an entrepreneur identifying a...
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