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News: Villiger Cigars Launching Villiger Do Brasil at TPE

More news, this time from Villiger. They were the first big company to jump ship, so to speak. If you read ahead, they aren’t  “doing” Brazil, but it’s Portuguese for the name of their factory there, Villiger of Brazil. Am I seeing a trend of releases in Maduro and Connecticut for this tradeshow? 

Villiger Cigars to release the “Villiger do Brasil” cigar brand at the TPE 2020 taking place this January 29-31 at the Las Vegas Conventions Center. Villiger do Brasil is a Brazilian puro which features two blends, Claro and Maduro, created to celebrate Villiger’s century long history with Brazilian tobacco. Villiger’s new factory in Bahia, Brazil also named “Villiger do Brasil” (Villiger of Brazil, translated from Portuguese) opened its doors in 2018.… Continue reading »

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News: Ventura Cigar Releasing Archetype Master & Pupil Cigars at TPE

Here’s another news piece, this falls into the pre-TPE category. Ventura’s parent company owns the Tobacco Plus Expo, so I will be interested to see if they have any preferential treatment. I have to admit to looking at them a bit of a cynical eye since they made changes to their sales force. There’s enough divisiveness already, I don’t want to go down that road. 

To Teach and Be Taught

Ventura Cigar Company to Release New Archetype Cigars at TPE 2020: Master & Pupil

Unveiling new insights in the Archetype story, Ventura Cigar Company is pleased to announce Master and Pupil, two new cigars that examine strength and transitions through rich tobacco blends crafted by Juan Martinez and Doctor Cuenca from Joya de Nicaragua. The industry will get a first look at Master and Pupil at the Tobacco Plus Expo 2020, held in Las Vegas, Nevada, 1/29/20 – 1/31/20. Customers can expect to see the cigars at fine tobacconists online and across the country soon after.

 

Inspired by the studies of both Sigmund Freud and Ka
rl Jung, who identified common threads and themes of storytelling that transcend both time and culture, Archetype cigars outline the familiar tale of a hero’s journey, with cigars punctuating each crucial stage. Master and Pupil incorporates the essence of Freud and Jung, teacher and student, and tensions uncovered with the reversal of roles and transition of student to teacher.

 

Pupil is mild and relaxed in nature, and features an Ecuadoran Connecticut wrapper, Nicaraguan filler, and a Nicaraguan binder. It will be available as a 6 x 52 Toro.

 

 

The Master is a bold, confident cigar that’s crafted with a Nicaraguan wrapper, filler, and binder. It will also be available as a 6 x 52 Toro.

 

“No matter where you are in life, you are a master or a pupil. And then, one day, you are both,” says Michael Giannini, General Manager of Ventura
Cigar Company. “We are students first, learning from those who came before. And then we find ourselves as the teachers, imparting our knowledge on others just starting their quest. We are never fully done learning, either, so the roles of teacher and student are fluid, always changing. The Archetype Master and Pupil cigars explore these transitions and tens
ions through blends that offer strength and nuance throughout the smoke. We’ve worked on these for over a year with the masters at Joya de Nicaragua, of whom we are all students. These cigars are solid. If you’re coming to TPE 2020, come by the Ventura Cigar booth to say hi and check them out. And if you’re not at the show, well, keep an eye out.”

 

Master and Pupil are the latest releases to Archetype, a line marked by highly rated cigars that include Dreamstate, Sage Advice, Strange Passage, Initiation, and Axis Mundi, in addition to the 2018 3-cigar mini-series Crystals, Curses, and Cloaks. Master and Pup
il are scheduled to ship immediately after TPE 2020.

 

For additional information, please visit venturacigarcompany.com.

 

About Ventura Cigar Company

Ventura Cigar Company (VCC) is a unique cigar brand born in sunny Southern California that is on a mission to create memorable, complex cigar blends that excite the senses and reward discriminating palates. Their flagship Archetype, Case Study, Project805, and PSyKo SEVEN brands offer multiple award-winning blends that earned 90+ ratings in Cigar Aficionado, Cigar & Spirits, and Cigar Snob. And Archetype’s Axis Mundi won #13 Cigar of the Year for 2017 from Cigar Aficionado. Ventura Cigar Company also distributes Tommy Bahama Luxury Cigar Accessories and the 4th Generation Tobacconist and Comoy’s of London lines of pipe tobacco products, extending its reach and tradition of offering top-quality tobacconist products. Pipes and blends under these brands are cultivated through generations of craftsmanship, making them longtime favorites of pipe tobacco enthusiasts.

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News: Black Label Trading Company Ships Deliverance Nocturne

Here’s some news from James and Angela and the folks at BLTC. I think I’ve smoked previous iterations of the Deliverance Nocturne, but if I haven’t, I certainly want to. I hope one of my local shops is one of the select retailers who will be getting this. I love some PA Broadleaf, and if sources are correct that we’ll be seeing more of it due to shortages of Connecticut Broadleaf, I’m kinda OK with that! This is another company I’m looking forward to catching up with next week at the TPE.

Black Label Trading Company (BLTC) is shipping DELIVERANCE NOCTURNE to select retailers this month. Deliverance Nocturne is handcrafted at Fabrica Oveja Negra in Esteli, Nicaragua.… Continue reading »

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A Visit to W. Curtis Draper and Shelly’s Back Room in Washington D.C.s

Circumstances were such that I found myself on a bus to our nations capital yesterday. My wife wanted to attend the women’s march, I have no problem with that, I think women are great, although I think it sucks that there are so many agendas and negativity distracting from the intent of the whole thing. I can do without people in my face with political agendas and crowds, I’m really uncomfortable in crowds. So, since this whole event was happening around the White House, and W. Curtis Draper’s shop is literally catty corner from the White House. I get the impression that it’s been there for a while, probably since 1887 or so. I figured I’d pop in there and smoke a few cigars. It was freezing cold and rainy too. W. Curtis Draper is a beautiful tobacconist shop, well appointed, plenty of selection, cigars, pipes, humidors, accessories, the works. The staff was attentive, and the shop was clean and smoke free. Yes, smoke free. I come to find that sometime last September the landlord decided that smoking would no longer be permitted in the shop! Apparently the building changed owners and the feeling is that this is a ploy to try to drive them out to be able to lease the space for more money. This threw a monkey wrench into my plans, and I was barely able to thaw my toes. Naturally, I bought cigars anyway, Fratello’s DMV Maryland selection, and worked on my alternative plan. … Continue reading »

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News: Southern Draw Cigars to reveal the CEDRUS Lancero at TPE 2020

Here is some pre-TPE news from Southern Draw Cigars. So far Southern Draw is one of the only appointments I have at the show so far, so I encourage people to reach out to me and make appointments before I get booked up 😊. Seriously, I’m looking forward to seeing everyone at the show, although it’s looking like it’s falling at a time of great personal change for me! More on that as the situation unfolds. I dig the Southern… Continue reading »

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