When I was in Las Vegas for the PCA 2023, I talked with Chris Turco and Ricardo Ortiz about Drew Estate’s international business. TRANSCRIPT: Hans Rijfkogel: All right guys. I’m here in Las Vegas at the PCA, talking with Chris Turco and Ricardo Ortiz from Drew Estate. Just wanted to get an update on what’s … Read more
A short video about an interesting article on the Loudwire website about how Blackened M81 by Drew Estate was developed. In the USA, the cigars quickly became top-selling cigars in Drew Estate’s portfolio. Link to the Loudwire article: https://loudwire.com/james-hetfield-rob-dietrich-blackened-whiskey-cigar/ Blackened M81 is not available for international markets yet. Let’s see when Drew Estate decides to … Read more
I am on my way to the PCA show in Las Vegas, also known as Sin City. The expected temperature in Las Vegas is 42C! PCA stands for Premium Cigar Association for those unfamiliar with the PCA. It is the USA’s largest trade show for premium cigars and an important exhibition for Drew Estate and … Read more
Long ago Cuba Aliados was a red-hot brand in the 1990s, but it faded into obscurity before being revived last year by new owner Oliva Cigars. The Cuba Aliados Original Blend ReGordo, a 6-by-60 grande, is an easygoing smoke layered with notes of pepper, cedar, vanilla bean, caramel and cinnamon. Cigar Aficionado gave the cigar … Read more
Oliva’s most expensive cigar comes gilded in real gold foil that you can smoke. The Roaring ’20s were the exuberant, energetic and optimistic years that followed World War I. People danced, smoked and celebrated as economies boomed, particularly in the United States, although it also coincided with America’s failed experiment of alcohol Prohibition. A century … Read more
A quick video about buying cigars in duty free at Kuala Lumpur International Airport – KLIA. In this video, I will show you the new Eraman Duty Free Shop.
A quick video about buying cigars in duty free at Kuala Lumpur International Airport – KLIA. In this video, I will show you the Dimensi Cigar Shop.
The May 2023 issue of Cigar Aficionado will be published this week. And we will see another excellent rating for Oliva. Which product? Watch this video…
Back in Singapore for the TFWA Asia-Pacific 2023 exhibition! The TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference made a return in 2023 after four years of absence – a period in which the world has undergone many changes. The duty free exhibition took place in the Marina Bay Sands Conference & Expo Centre.
The following article was published on the TR Business website. It includes a short video interview. Asia Marketing Services is seeing a ‘considerable’ rise in demand for premium, handmade cigars in Asia Pacific and is in the process of re-introducing its product portfolio with duty free operators in the region, including in China’s duty free … Read more