Weekly News (January 7, 2013)
Editor’s note: It only took one correction with the year. We launched some big things yesterday: [The Newsletter] & The halfwheel 25. The Consensus tomorrow. Before: Ten Questions for 2013 and the Packaging Top 10.
- Edgar Hoill Cigars Launch From Fabricas Unidas — Details here.
- Pete Johnson Shows Off 10th Anniversary Tatuaje Black Label Corona Gorda — Via. We reviewed the original here.
- Liga Privada UF-13 Soft Launches at Cigar.com — Here.
- E.P. Carrillo Enters European Market — With ESM Sp.z.o.o. via Cigar Journal.
- Joya de Nicaragua Factory Undergoes Rennovation — Via.
- Details Emerge on the second edition of Min Ron Nee’s Illustrated Encyclopedia of Post-Revolution Havana Cigars — Via Flying Cigar. Here and here.
- Emilio Cigars to Distribute Nomad — Press release here.
CIGAR SAFARI season is starting in Nicaragua at the end of January. In addition to the Drew Estate factory experience, we typically bring our guests to Padron, Pepin, and Joya de Nicaragua. This year will be exciting to see what new things we discover at each of the respective factories.
In regard to the Joya de Nicaragua factory, I don't even know their secret plans for remodeling, but its exciting to see what the oldest factory in Central America has in store for 2013. RUMOR has it that they are up to something big ...
Best,
JD