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PRODUCT PROFILE maY/JUNE
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TOBACCO BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL
MAY/JUNE 2015
Arango Adds
New Lines
Arango Cigar Company has purchased
the assets and exclusive U.S. distribution
rights of Sheffield Exchange and will
now be the distributor for Gawith
Hoggarth TT and Wilsons & Company
(Sharrow). This latest acquisition falls in
line with Arango’s expanding portfolio,
giving smokers many more selections of
high-quality European tobacco products
and accessories.
Gawith Hoggarth blends over 50 fine
pipe tobaccos favored by discriminating
smokers. The mixtures range from
traditional English and aromatic
mixtures to ready-rubbed, plug, flake
and even rope tobaccos. The company
is managed by the original founders’
third-generation family members.
Arango’s Wilsons (Sharrow) inventory
includes 16 nasal snuff selections that
incorporate flavors such as menthol,
eucalyptus, camphor and spearmint, as
well as vanilla, raspberry, strawberry,
cherry, apricot, lemon, rose and
lavender. The Dr. Rumneys Selection is one of Wilsons’ most popular blends.
This well-respected company predates America as a nation, where it has gained
popularity with snuff connoisseurs.
“Gawith Hoggarth traces its beginnings to the mid-1800s, while Wilsons was
established in 1737,” notes Michael Gold, Arango’s president. “Both companies
have earned and maintained the tobacco world’s acclaim based on their
uncompromising dedication to quality of their time-honored secret recipes. We
at Arango look forward to broadening their availability throughout the U.S., and
will continue to provide knowledgeable customer service and a prompt, one-stop
shopping convenience.”
The wholesale prices for Gawith Hoggarth pipe tobaccos range from $44.75 to
$51.50 for their 17.6-ounce bulk boxes. Wilsons’ nasal snuffs are packaged 12 tins
per sleeve, and wholesale for $33. Gawith Hoggarth and Wilsons inventory are
now available for immediate shipment from Arango Cigar, which will showcase
both lines at the Arango pavilion at the 2015 IPCPR show. Arango Cigar Company,
Northbrook, IL, 800-222-4427
Powerful Packaging
Drew Estate announced that it will
now offer its Liga Privada Papas Fritas
cigar in a newly designed 50-count
box. These new boxes will replace
the 4-count tins/28-count boxes that
the Papas Fritas line was previously
offered in and will, as a result, reduce
the single-cigar retail price to $5.25
MSRP from its previous price of $6.40.
“Papas Fritas has been a good choice for
any Liga Privada fan looking for a short
smoke,” says Drew Estate President
Michael Cellucci.
“We needed something for fans of
Papas Fritas who already had plenty of
tins and wanted a better value, so now
we’re offering the cigar with no tin. The
tins will now become a collectors’ item
and the Papas Fritas will be a little more
budget-friendly. It’s a win-win.”
The Papas Fritas is part of Drew
Estate’s Liga Privada Unico Serie,
which features unique blends within
the Liga Privada brand family. The Papas
Fritas utilizes a Connecticut Broadleaf
Maduro wrapper, Brazilian Mata Fina
binder, and Nicaraguan and Honduran
filler tobaccos. The small 4.5x44 cigar
sports Drew Estate’s signature fantail.
Drew Estate,