Posts Tagged by David Savona
U.S. Court Rules Against Cubans on Cohiba Brand
| July 16, 2010 | Posted by W. Curtis Draper Tobacconist under Cigars, News |
David Savona of Cigar Aficionado Magazine reports that the 13-year battle for the world’s most prestigious cigar brand, Cohiba, may be concluded thanks to a Manhattan appeals court ruling in favor of General Cigar Company. The July 14 ruling reversed a 2009 decision by the Second District Court in favor of Cubatabaco, the state-owned entity… more
Pete Johnson’s La Vérité Tatuaje A.O.C. to Hit Market (Video)
| July 14, 2010 | Posted by W. Curtis Draper Tobacconist under Cigars, News |
From Cigar Aficionado Magazine comes news that Pete Johnson‘s La Vérité Tatuaje A.O.C. is about to hit the market. Johnson is taking an unorthodox, vintner-type approach to this brand using tobacco from a single vintage and a single farm. Even the aging is being done differently from the norm. According to Johnson: It’s like aging… more
Cigar Aficionado: A Look at the My Father Cigars Factory (Video)
| July 5, 2010 | Posted by W. Curtis Draper Tobacconist under Cigars |
From Cigar Aficionado Magazine, and Senior Editor David Savona, comes a video tour of José “Pepin” Garcia’s My Father Cigars factory in Esteli, Nicaragua. For more information on My Father Cigars click here. more
Cigar Aficionado: Perez-Carrillo Releases Small Batch Cigar
| June 23, 2010 | Posted by W. Curtis Draper Tobacconist under Cigars, News |
From Cigar Aficionado Magazine: Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr., former owner of the iconic La Gloria Cubana cigar brand, recently released a follow-up to his new cigar brand. It’s not his core line, as expected, but a small-batch production brand known as E.P. Carrillo Short Run. Read more at Cigar Aficionado… You can also read the pre-release… more
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