News: Davidoff Price Increase Set for February

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In what has been a week of price increase announcements, Oettinger Davidoff Group has confirmed there will be a ten cent ($.10) increase to MSRP on almost all of their facings which include AVO, Camacho, Cusano, Davidoff, Griffin’s, Winston Churchill, Zino and others. Davidoff has began to inform retailers that the price increase is set [...]

Editorial: Ten Questions for 2012

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Last year, I published an article entitled Ten Questions for 2011. The concept was simple, what were a few of the topics to watch for in the upcoming year. With the notable exception of E.P. Carrillo’s crazy year, I’d like to think that we covered most of the major topics of 2011. With another year [...]

Weekly News (September 19, 2011)

Editor’s Note: Quietly, there are a few people beginning to wonder about the IPCPR show in Orlando next year. The main reason for the concern is that Orlando’s City Council (and Mayor) have been on anti-smoking crusade as of late. The IPCPR published this press release days before Orlando’s City Council unanimously passed a resolution [...]

News: Changes at AVO, Griffin’s & Winston Churchill (Exclusive)

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A few weeks ago news became public that Eddie Simon would be leaving his role as Brand Manager for AVO, Griffin’s and Winston Churchill. (Eddie Simon’s newest role is at this point, unannounced and he has not officially taken any new position at Davidoff.) Yesterday, Davidoff announced internally who would be taking over Simon’s former [...]

Weekly News (February 28, 2011)

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And cigar news… (Going to have to find a way to keep the intros interesting, which might be difficult.) This past week was dominated by the XIII Festival del Habano in Cuba and all of the events that make-up what is perhaps the most interesting cigar festival. Outside of Havana, there was still quite a [...]

News: Zino Platinum Specter Z-Class & Other Davidoff News (Exclusive)

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Since we couldn’t break the story about Crowned Heads, Jon Huber’s new company, we decided it was time for some Davidoff news. I’m a big fan of the Swiss brand and their approach to cigars and while what’s after the jump is quite a bit of news, this isn’t a State of the Brand. — el [...]

Weekly News (December 6, 2010)

The impressive C. Gars Ltd Auction finished, with 85% of the lots selling. The ten highest selling lots: Lot 141 Fidel Castro Presidencia Humidor by Elie Bleu containing 150 presidencia cigars (92 Piramides & 52 Robustos), a bunch of vintage Cuban Pesos and signed by El Presidente – £24,000 (37,500) Charity Auction Lot – Romeo [...]

IPCPR 2010: Davidoff

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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 [...]