Posted by Brooks Whittington on March 29, 2013 ·
After nearly two years as president and CEO of Gurkha Cigar Group, industry veteran Gary Hyams has resigned. Hyams was appointed to the position in June of 2011 after spending four years as chairman of CAO. Earlier this month, Hyams resigned in order to pursue other interests.
Posted by Charlie Minato on July 23, 2012 ·
July 23, 2012 (Miami, FL) — Gurkha Cigar Group, Inc, makers of the super premium cigar brand Gurkha, are proud to announce the momentous launch of the Gurkha 125th Anniversary Edition cigar, which will be unveiled at this year’s IPCPR trade show at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL on August 2-6, 2012. [...]
Category: IPCPR, IPCPR 2012, Main, News, Press Releases · Tags: Gary Hyams, Gurkha, Gurkha 125 Anniversary XO, Gurkha 125th Anniversary Robusto, Gurkha 125th Anniversary Rothchild, Gurkha 125th Anniversary Torpedo, IPCPR 2012, Kaizad Hansotia, Tabacos Don Leoncio
Posted by Charlie Minato on July 3, 2012 ·
July 3, 2012 (Miami, FL) — The East India Trading Company, a subsidiary of the Gurkha Cigar Group, Inc are proud to announce the upcoming launch of the ‘Red Witch’, which will ‘set sail’ at this year’s IPCPR trade show at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL on August 2-6th. Red Witch is [...]
Posted by Patrick Lagreid on March 13, 2012 ·
March 13, 2012 (Miami, FL) — The Beach Cigar Group, makers of the super premium cigar brand Gurkha, is proud to announce that they have officially changed their name to the Gurkha Cigar Group, Inc. Effective immediately, this decision was made to re-emphasize the link between the brand and company name. “This is a natural and progressive move [...]
Posted by Charlie Minato on March 12, 2012 ·
Editor’s Note: March is in full swing. As has been mentioned a few times here before, this should be no surprise. In halfwheel news, we would like to welcome Prometheus as our newest sponsor. For the next few days, Brook and I will be meeting at the super secret halfwheel offices in Dallas, before I [...]
Category: Main, News, Weekly News · Tags: 7-20-4, 7-20-4 Maduro, Andre Farkas, AVO, AVO Limited Edition 2012 La Trompeta, Avo Uvezian, Beach Cigar Group, Bill Paley, Chaveta, Chaveta Corona Gorda, Chaveta Habano Toro, Crowned Heads, Crowned Heads Four Kicks, Crowned Heads Four Kicks Selección No.5, Dignity, Dion Giolito, Eddie Ortega, Erik Espinosa, Espinosa Premium Cigars, Gary Hyams, Gran Habano, Gran Habano Azteca, Gurkha, Illusione, Illusione Singularé 2011, Illusione Singulare 2012, Illusione ~mk~ ULTRA, J. Fuego Origen Maduro, Jesus Fuego, Jon Huber, Kaizad Hansotia, Kurt A. Kendall, La Palina, La Palina El Diario KB, La Zona, Lindsey Graham, Matt Booth, Mike Conder, New Havana Cigars, NHC, NHC Surrogates, Ortega Serie D, Rocky Patel, Room101, Room101 San Andres, S.1461, Tatuaje, Tatuaje Little Monsters, United Tobacco, UPtown's Smoke Shop, Viaje, Viaje FOAB, Viaje MOAB, Viaje Super Shot, Viaje Super Shot 12 Gauge, Viaje White Label Project Candela, Viaje WMD
Posted by Charlie Minato on June 13, 2011 ·
Editor’s Note: It was seemingly on track to be a much quieter week for cigar news (in quantity it still is), and then the never-ending saga between Oliva Cigar Co. and Sam Leccia decided to show itself again. The issue is over a non-compete clause, a somewhat common thing in this industry. Sam joins [...]
Category: News · Tags: 13th Floor, 13th Floor Elevation, Beach Cigar Group, Bryan White, Cain F, Cain F Lancero, Casa Magna, CAsa Magna Domus Magnus, Cigar Snob, De La Concha, El Titan de Bronze, Gary Hyams, Gurkha, IPCPR 2011, José Oliva, La Aurora, La Aurora Puro Vintage 07, MATASA, Nish Patel, Oliva, Oliva Cigar Co., Oliva Connecticut Reserve, Oliva Connecticut Reserve Petite Corona, Rocky Patel, Ron Melendi, SAG Imports, Sam Leccia, Sam Leccia Cigar Co. Debut, Toraño Family Cigars, Toraño Loyal, Toraño Vault, Willy Herrera, Zen by Nish Patel
Posted by Charlie Minato on June 6, 2011 ·
Editor’s Note: On Friday, the IPCPR sent out the much awaited “rules” for the bloggers. It was met with quite a host of criticisms, but in the end, I think it can only be viewed as a step in the right direction. There were a host of difficulties involved with trying to create a solution [...]
Category: News · Tags: A.J. Fernandez, ACID, Alan Rubin, Alec Bradley Mataza, Andre Farkas, Antillian, Area Fumado, Brennan's, C. Gars Ltd, California, Casa Miranda by Nestor Miranda, Cubanacan Cigars S.A., Davidoff, Dion Giolito, Djeep, Drew Estate, E.P. Carrillo, E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2011, El Titan de Bronze, Emilio, Emilio AF2, Gary Hyams, Gran Habano, Gran Habano STK Opium, Gurkha, Havana Cellars, Illusione, Illusione Singularé, Illusione Singularé 2010, Illusione Singularé 2011, IPCPR, IPCPR 2011, Java, Java by Rocky Patel, Java Mint, Kaizad Hansotia, La Flor Dominicana, La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero, La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero "The Digger", La Gran Fabrica Drew Estate, Litto Gomez, Miami Cigar & Co., Mitchell Orchant, My Father Cigars S.A., Nestor Miranda, New York, Nick Perdomo, Oliva, Oliva Connecticut Reserve, Oliva Connecticut Reserve Petite Corona, Oliveros, Perdomo, Perdomo ESV, Perdomo ESV 2002, Perdomo Exhibicion No. 2, Pete Johnson, Raíces Cubanas, Riverside Cigar Shop, Rocky Patel, Sosa, Sosa Cigars, Sosa Underground, STUDIO TOBAC, SWAG, Swag Limitado 99, Tabacalera Fernandez, Tabacalera La Alianza S.A., Tabacalera La Flor S.A., Tabacalera Palma, Tabacalera Perdomo, Tarazona, Tarazona 305, Tarazona 305 Toro, Tarazona R305, Tarazona Revolution 305, Tatuaje, Tatuaje 7th Reserva Capa Especial, Tatuaje M80, Texas, Trademark, Two Guys Smoke Shop, Viaje, Viaje WLP, Viaje WLP Fifty Fifty Red, Willy Herrera, Zino Platinum
Posted by Charlie Minato on January 31, 2011 ·
Can he do it? Will he do it…? Yepp, another week, another Viaje LE announcement. Nope, I’m not kidding. It marks the seventh sixth (I really thought there were seven) announcement of a new Viaje product this month joining the: Exclusivo Chiquito, Exclusivo Shorts, WLP, Late Harvest and Trifecta. The stick? You’re going to have [...]
Category: News · Tags: Adrian's Cigars, Alejandro Robiana, Andre Farkas, Armando Robaina, AVO, AVO 85th, AVO LE 2011, Avo Uvezian, Benji Menendez, Bolivar D'Oro, Cano Ozgener, CAO, Carlos Robaina, Cigar Rights of America, CRA, CroMagnon, Davidoff, Dignity CIgars, Dignity Fat Boy, Drew Estate, E.P. Carrillo, Edward Simon, ElGio, Ernesto Padilla, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, Exclusivo, Exclusivo Chiquito, Exclusivo Shorts, Gary Hyams, General Cigar Co., Glynn Loope, Habanos S.A., Ian Hummel, Jason Wood, Late Harvest, Liga Privada, Marvin Samel, Miami Cigar & Co., Michael Herklots, Michael Rosales, Minnesota, Nat Sherman, Nebraska, Nestor Miranda, New Havana Cigars, NHC, Oliva, Oliva Serie V, Oliva Serie V Petite Corona, Padilla, Padilla 1948, Padilla Artemis, Padilla Cazadores, Padilla Habano, Padilla La Terraza, Padilla Legacies, Padilla Series '68, Raíces Cubanas, Ritz-Carlton, Skip Martin, St. Louis, STG, STG Group, Swedish Match, The Love Fund, Tim Ozgener, Tinderbox, Tinderobx Charlotte, Tower Cigars, Trifecta, Uptown Cigar Co., Viaje, Viaje Exclusivo, Viaje Exclusivo Chiquito, Viaje Exclusivo Shorts, Viaje Late Harvest, Viaje Trifecta, Viaje White Label Project, Viaje WLP, Washington, WLP
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