As I have been getting more and more into my random rants and tangents, I have tried taking a step back from reviewing a cigar for content and really think about the ‘life’ of a cigar, from conception to destruction. On a car ride home from work one night, I quickly became absorbed with a Cuban cigar and my own thoughts – what places make the cigar, who rolls them, who distributes the cigars and lastly who sells them. Well, during this first half my cigar mind tunnel, my thoughts started swirling more and more across the ‘who sells them’ question, this being the main fodder for this post.

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New York, NY– August 25th, 2010 – Cohiba® has partnered with luxury Swiss watchmaker Frédérique Constant to create two bespoke wristwatches exclusively for the U.S. and its territories including the U.S. Virgin Islands. The “Frédérique Constant for Cohiba Limited Edition” timepieces will be unveiled exclusively at a private VIP reception on September 22nd, 2010 at Club Macanudo in New York City.

For Immediate Release
August 26, 2010
Contact: Victoria McKee Jaworski
General Cigar Co. Inc.

Richmond, VA—Lovers of the leaf and the grape take note: The Partagas® “Man of Distinction” contest offers a chance to win an all-expense paid, four-day, three-night trip to Napa Valley to enjoy a taste of the finer things in life.

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For additional information:
Contact: John Brooke
Phone: (786) 581-1800
Email: jbrooke@drewestate.com

Miami, FL – Drew Estate officially announced its intent to release into the market the much-heralded “Dirty Rat” during the IPCPR 2010 tradeshow as the first cigar within its new Liga Privada Ünico Serie. Ünico, which translates to “unique”, will be a new line of special cigars that fit in neither the existing No. 9 nor T52 lines. According to Steve Saka, Drew Estate’s President, “At this point, we have made 200 or more Liga Privada blends.

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