I smoked a few more Panacea cigars from Flatbed Cigar Co. this week. I had bought a sampler when they signed up to advertise with me. I subsequently bought a Green Label sampler and that transaction went as smoothly as the first. Since Paul Bush, the owner of the company, wrote a note on the packing slip asking me to tell my friends, I’m doing just that. … Continue reading
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News: STG Announces Marketing Team Roles for Alec Bradley Brands

I don’t know the Bradley boys, but I’ve known Jon Lipson since he was our local LFD rep, which was quite a while ago. Congratulations to all! I hope they don’t have to move to Richmond!
Scandinavian Tobacco Group(STG) announces today that the company has appointed the former Alec Bradley marketing team with new positions in the STG North American Branded marketing organization.… Continue reading
News: STG Acquiring Alec Bradley Cigars

I didn’t see this coming, but if the amount of money I’ve seen is right, why wouldn’t Alan Rubin sell? I’ll be curious to see whether Alec and Bradley stay on for a little while, it wouldn’t surprise me it that was part of the deal.
SCANDINAVIAN TOBACCO GROUP TO ACQUIRE ALEC BRADLEY CIGAR… Continue reading
News: La Gloria Cubana Society Cigar Announced

La Gloria Cubana empowered its fans to develop the brand’s latest limited edition release. Called the La Gloria Cubana Society Cigar, the new expression is named after a special group of cigar smokers that interact with the brand regularly both online through the LGC website and offline through La Gloria activations across the US.… Continue reading
News: Latitude Zero Signature Announced

I’ll be honest, this is the first time I’ve ever heard of the Latitude Zero brand! I don’t closely follow CI anymore, so it may be all over their catalog for all I know, but this is in national distribution, through their wholesale company. I find it interesting because I just mentioned the factory that’s making this in my Sunday post. It’s also interesting because this factory has a strong association with JR Cigar, which is owned by STG’s largest competitor. The cigar industry is very incestuous.… Continue reading



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