Meier & Dutch Brings Back Gurkha Ancient Warrior for Brick & Mortar Accounts
Meier & Dutch, the distribution arm of Cigars International, is bringing back one of its private labels for distribution to brick and mortar retailers only. If that is confusing, it’s because it is. The end result is that a re-blended Gurkha Ancient Warrior will now be available to retailers, only not through Gurkha Cigar Group.
The new blend will use a Brazilian arapiraca wrapper, Indonesian binder and three fillers—50 percent is seco from Jalapa, Nicaragua, a quarter is viso cubita and a quarter is Mexican ligero. It will be offered in seven sizes: Robusto (4.7 x 52, $6), El Duke (4.7 x 60, $7), Perfecto (5 x 56, $7.25), Torpedo (6 x 54, $7.50), Rothschild (6 x 55, $140), Emperor (6 x 60, $8) and Churchill (7 x 50, $7.50).
The cigars will debut at the IPCPR convention and trade show, which begins July 19 in Las Vegas, Nev. Meier & Dutch is part of Cigars International, which is owned by STG Group.
Charlie Minato
I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.
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