Tag: nicaragua

  • Oliva Launches ‘Year of the Dragon’ Cigar

    Oliva Launches ‘Year of the Dragon’ Cigar

    Nicaragua-based Oliva Cigars has partnered with China Duty Free Group (CDFG) to launch a limited-edition “Year of the Dragon” premium cigar line.

    The MSRP has been set at $35 per cigar or $350 per box of 10 cigars. Production is limited to 1,500 boxes, and they are expected to go on sale in mid-February.

    Each box features a dragon design, paying homage to the creature and the spirit of the Chinese New Year.

    Credit: Oliva

    The Year of the Dragon is a Churchhill produced in Oliva’s factory in Esteli, Nicaragua, and features an Ecuadorian Habano sun-grown wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan fillers.

    “We are thrilled to introduce the Oliva Year of the Dragon Churchill Cigar in celebration of the Chinese New Year in cooperation with CDFG,” Oliva Cigars Export Manager Thomas Gryson said in a press release. “This limited-edition collection is a true embodiment of our dedication to quality and craftsmanship.

    “We have carefully curated this offering to provide aficionados with a unique and culturally significant cigar experience, making it a must-have for collectors and enthusiasts alike.”

  • Nicaraguan Cigar Festival Goes Virtual

    Nicaraguan Cigar Festival Goes Virtual

    Photo: Nicaraguan Chamber of Tobacco

    Puro Sabor, the annual festival put on by the Nicaraguan Chamber of Tobacco, will be held virtually on March 15, reports Halfwheel.
     
    “The Nicaraguan cigar industry is once again opening the doors of its factories but this time in an innovative digital format,” said Claudio Sgroi, president of the Nicaraguan Chamber of Tobacco. “Visitors will be able to virtually join Nicaragua’s most important tobacco producers and cigar manufacturers.”
     
    The event will be presented by Light ’em Up World, a European-based digital platform focused on cigars.
     
    The virtual event will include a series of master classes, panel discussions and round tables covering 11 topics, ranging from growing tobacco to blending, production and marketing. There will also be sessions focused on technology and innovation in the cigar industry and corporate social responsibility.
     
    Reinhard Pohorec of Light ’em Up World and Ra’ed Saqfelhait of the Leaf Master Dubai will moderate and host the event.
     
    Registration is required.

  • Cigar festival announced

    Cigar festival announced

    Granada, one of Nicaragua’s main cities, will be the first stop on the seventh Puro Sabor Cigar Festival, which is due to be held on January 22-27.

    The Puro Sabor Festival is organized by the Nicaraguan Tobacco Chamber (CNT) to celebrate, and provide the opportunity for international recognition of, the tobacco grown and the cigars manufactured in Nicaragua.

    “The festival has become a way of presenting our wealth of culture, history and traditions,” said CNT president Anielka Ortez. “We want our friends and clients to enjoy and learn more about our country and to let themselves be seduced by Nicaragua’s natural charms.”

    On the third day, the festival will move to the city of Estelí, where those attending will have the chance to savor cigars on the farms and in the factories where they are produced.

    They will have the opportunity to enjoy also gala dinners, cultural events and panel discussions of interest to those who want to learn more about cigar production in Nicaragua.

    More information on the festival is at:

    http://nicaraguancigarfestival.com/.