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News: Christian Eiroa’s Portfolio Takes Shape

Christian Eiroa’s return the cigar industry is coming fast. In addition to the already announced CLE and Aslyum brands, Eiroa will be launching the Wynwood brand, a name he trademarked a few months ago. As first reported by Frank Seltzer, Wynwood will come in four sizes and is a partnership with Robert Caldwell. The cigars [...]

Weekly News (June 11, 2012)

Editor’s Note: Seems like we are doing this every week. Here’s the lengthy state of halfwheel. We aren’t going anywhere. Unfortunately, after returning from Nicaragua, Brooks and I were both fairly ill for an extender period of time, as such — nothing really got done as far as reviews. Our reviews are not only delivered [...]

News: Danielle Hawthorne Returns to the Industry at Christian Eiroa’s Tabacaleras Unidas

Danielle Hawthorne, most recently the brand manager of Davidoff and Zino Classic, will return to the cigar industry after a year and a half-long absence. Hawthorne’s new role will be as chief marketing officer for Tabacaleras Unidas, the parent company for Christian Eiroa’s new venture. Eiroa recently announced the CLE as his first brand, but [...]

IPCPR 2010: Davidoff

No disrespect toward anyone else, but the folks at Davidoff were some of the nicest at the show. Danielle and Michael made themselves and their product accessible, perhaps like no other, and Danielle’s tour through the booth was extensive to say the least. There are a lot brands in the Davidoff family and there were [...]