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PRODUCT PROFILE
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TOBACCO BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2016
Arango Cigar
Adds New
Credo Pipes and Chacom
Pipe Tobaccos
Arango Cigar Company, exclusive U.S. distributor for Credo
Pipes and Chacom Tobaccos, featured its products at the
IPCPR 2016 trade show. Credo, which has never before
offered pipes, introduced a line of three briars in three
different finishes. The Edgar style has an apple bowl and
straight stem, while George has a half curve and Archibald
a full curve stem. All three are available in dark sandblast,
as well as dark and light smooth finishes, with harmonious
dark and light brown stems.
Further details, determined by model, include “frosted”
stems lightly blasted with very fine-sand and satin
transition rings between shanks and stems. Stems and
rings are both made of Lucite (acrylic). Wholesale costs
for these innovative pipes are $75 for the dark and light
smooth models, and $60 for the sandblast finish.
Chacom has entered the pipe tobacco market with three
high-quality mixtures. The selections, which are blended
using bright and red Virginia tobaccos, are presented in 50-
gram airtight tins.
Saint-Claude mixture is named after Chacom’s home-
base city, also honored as the birthplace of the briar
pipe. This tobacco is a delicate aromatic. Along with the
Virginians, Saint-Claude contains a hint of Cavendish, plus
chocolate and vanilla. The result is a gentle aroma that
never overwhelms.
Royale mixture boasts “refined, elegant simplicity.”
White Burley and a hint of Latakia tobaccos round out this
nonaromatic blend.
Grand Cru includes sweetened and unsweetened black
Cavendish tobaccos, along with Perique tobacco, molasses
and vanilla. The result is a heady, unique flavor and aroma.
The Chacom tobaccos wholesale at $5.95 per 50-gram tin.
Arango Cigar,
Northbrook, IL, 800-222-4427, ArangoCigar@
aol.com