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Gregory Mottola

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  • 1 week ago | cigaraficionado.com | Gregory Mottola

    The IM Corona Double Corona butane lighter is back. After an absence in the market, Illinois-based Arango Cigar Co. has revived these durable, dual-flame lighters and they’re shipping out to retailers today. IM Corona’s Double Corona lighters have always been a bit of a contradiction, as they were known for having both rugged construction as well as elegant finishes—two traits that are seldom found in one unit. This is due to the patented manufacturing process.

  • 1 week ago | cigaraficionado.com | Gregory Mottola

    More than two years ago, Habanos S.A. announced an expansion to its Montecristo Open line: a new size called Slam. In mid-May, Hunters & Frankau, the importer of Cuban cigars into the United Kingdom, presented the cigars at the IGNITE 2025 tobacconists trade show held in Northamptonshire, England. They began sending them out to shops shortly after, and last week, U.K. retailers started receiving the first shipments of this long-awaited smoke.

  • 2 weeks ago | cigaraficionado.com | Gregory Mottola

    Two former competitors are now allies. Online and catalog retailer Best Cigar Prices, which is based in Drums, Pennsylvania, has merged with Alliance Cigar, a wholesale distributor from Hauppauge, New York. Alliance now operates as the B2B wholesale division of Best, while Best concentrates on consumer sales.

  • 3 weeks ago | cigaraficionado.com | Gregory Mottola

    The Alma del Cielo from Plasencia Cigars was unveiled with some velvet-roped fanfare at last month’s PCA trade show in New Orleans. After an eloquent introduction by Nestor Andrés Plasencia—and a live performance by R&B artist October London—the cigars were ceremoniously lowered from the ceiling as though descending from the sky. Now, they’re shipping to retailers all over the United States and internationally. A heartfelt introduction.

  • 3 weeks ago | cigaraficionado.com | Gregory Mottola

    It seems as though every birthday and anniversary in the cigar industry is worth celebrating, no matter the year. Take Eladio Diaz for example. He’s the Dominican cigarmaker who worked for many decades at the Davidoff factory before going off on his own and opening Tabacalera Diaz Cabrera (TDC) in the Dominican Republic. Last year he released a cigar for his 71st birthday, and next month, he’ll be launching one for his 72nd.

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