Meier & Dutch, the distribution company associated with Cigars International, will be introducing three new products at the 2013 IPCPR trade show, some of which will be sold only to brick and mortar retailers. The Man O’ War Dark Aged Maduro uses a Brazilian Habano wrapper from higher primings to give the cigar its darker look. A representative described the cigar as “full-bodied” thanks in large part to the blend of Nicaraguan fillers. Pricing is $7.00-$11.00 and the Dark Aged Maduro will only be sold to brick and mortar retailers.

In addition, the company is expanding its portfolio of cigars with Shorty Rossi of Animal Planet’s Pit Boss. Two cigars will be coming from Drew Estate’s factory: Natural Shorty (4 1/2 x 50) and ACID Shorty (4 1/2 x 60). Both products will come in boxes of 10 with pricing set at $8.00 per cigar. Rossi is expected to be doing events to promote the products, as well as Diesel.

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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.