PRODUCT PROFILE
JULY/AUGUST 2014
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TOBACCO BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL
JULY/AUGUST 2014
Garcia y Vega
Launches 1882
Available now, Garcia y Vega 1882
Rolled Leaf Cigar is named for the year
Garcia y Vega began making premium
Dominican cigars. A refined rolled
cigar made in the Dominican Republic
using premium leaf and quality filler,
Garcia y Vega 1882 will be available in
four flavors—Sweet Aromatic, Honey
Berry, White Grape and Bourbon—and
will be offered in pre-priced 82-cent
singles, as well as three-pouch and
five-pouch offerings. The 1882 features
a resealable pouch to ensure each cigar
is as fresh as the day it was made.
“We are excited about our newest
addition to the category,” says Ryan
Krasner, brand manager. “Rolled leaf,
also known as rough cut, [currently]
represents 27 percent of the small
natural leaf segment and is growing
[by] over 20 percent. [The] 1882 is a
well-crafted mild cigar using all natural
filler and rolled in an aged broadleaf to
create a truly authentic cigar.” Garcia y
Vega, Swedish Match, swedishmatch.
com
Back to the Future
Nat Sherman has relaunched Epoca, the first cigar brand owned by Nat Sherman
prior to the Nat Sherman brand’s creation. The cigars have been in aging for several
months and are finally being packed and shipped. Epoca is manufactured at the
Quesada Cigars’ factory in Licey, Dominican Republic, using a blend of Nicaraguan-
and Dominican-grown Cuban seed tobaccos, finished with a beautiful Ecuadorian
wrapper. The new packaging is inspired by the original Epoca designs highlighting
the bold crimson crest, gilded bordering, and over-sized quality seal.
Epoca is available in six formats packed in boxes of 20 cigars: Breva (5x42, $8 per
cigar/$160 per box), Admiral (5x50, $9 per cigar/$180 per box), Prince (6x50, $10
per cigar/$200 per box), Senator (6x56, $11 per cigar/$220 per box), Knickerbocker
(7x48, $11.50 per cigar/$230 per box) and Perfecto (5.75x52, $12 per cigar/$240 per
box). Nat Sherman, natsherman.com
Arango’s Three Credos
Arango Cigar will be featuring three novel cigar cutters from Credo (Marseille, France) in the
Arango pavilion at the IPCPR trade show of 2014—two based on the Credo Synchro, and a
revolutionary three-in-one punch cutter. The double-blade “XXL,” with a 70-ring gauge open-
ing, takes center stage as one of the world’s largest-capacity cutters, able to cut any cigar
made. The “Cutter RG 60” offers greater economy and cutting capacity than the original Syn-
chro. The third introduction is a three-in-one pocket punch cutter available in the rectangular,
aluminumversion finished in black, silver or titanium, aswell as the rounded-contour stainless
steel version in black, silver or bronzewith a key ringon a chain. The cutter’s tri-folddesign has
two hinged sidewings that open out to reveal three punches in 34, 48 and 60mm ring gauges
at a wholesale cost of $26.50. Arango Cigar, 800-222-4427,
