April 17, 2018 Ventura Cigar Company (VCC) has announced today that Michael Giannini, the company’s recently acquired Creative Director, has been promoted to General Manager. In his new role Mr. Giannini will retain his role as Creative Director allowing him to drive the direction and evolution of Ventura Cigar Company and its exemplary products. The company describes Mr. Giannini as[…]
If you are familiar with Hammer and Sickle Cigars, Davidoff, or even Henke Kelner then you know the Occidental Cigar Factory in the Dominican Republic. The cigar factory is Henke Kelner’s factory, the father of the Premium Cigar Industry. So it only makes sense that when the Ventura Cigar Company was looking for factories to[…]
OK folks, this is the second of five reviews on the new Ventura Cigars Case Study blends. This time we take a look at the Ventura Cigars Case Study CS/02. By now you have read the background story on the Case Study cigars from Ventura, so I will not repeat that in this review. Of[…]
Last year Ventura Cigars introduced a new cigar line known as the Archetype. There were 5 different blends in the line. One of those blends, the Dreamstate made #3 in our 2016 top Connecticut cigars. I suppose I was not the only one that enjoyed that blend, as Ventura Cigars has announced it is currently[…]
Back at the 2016 IPCPR, Ventura Cigar Co, introduced the Case Study Cigar Project to the world. The project plans to feature 26 unique blends from all over the worlds tobacco producing regions. The concept is a tribute to Arts & Architecture magazine, which through the years 1945 to 1966, commissioned the rising stars of mid-century[…]
July 2017 – Ventura Cigar Company (VCC) has announced the release of the Hugo Chairman and the first 5 of 26 unique Case Study cigars at the 2017 IPCPR. The Hugo Chairman is an especially exciting release for Ventura Cigar Company, as it’s a collaboration that honors the friendship between Rocky Patel and Hugh Cassar, the[…]
For Immediate Release: June 15, 2017 The Tradition of high-quality craftsmanship continues Ventura Cigar Company Acquires Cuban Cigar Factory and plans for increased distribution in 2018 June 2017 – Ventura Cigar Company is pleased to announce the acquisition of Cuban Cigar Factory, a boutique, craft cigar business based out of San Diego, CA. The family-run[…]
For Immediate Release: CONTACT Rachel McKnett Kretek International rachelmcknett@kretek.com PRIME PAIRINGS BETTER TOGETHER: COMPLEMENTARY PIPES & PIPE TOBACCO BLENDS FROM 4TH GENERATION. Coming from a strong lineage of tobacconists, Erik Stokkebye is the master crafter behind some of the most popular pipe tobacco products at 4th Generation. Under Stokkebye’s direction, 4th Generation has developed a[…]
When my son Dominic was a young boy, he and I began to study Tae Kwon Do together. It was my first experience at martial arts. It is called an art because it is not really about fighting but more about choreographed moves of kicks, strikes, punches, and jumps. You had to learn not only[…]
I finished chapter one of the Archetype series of cigars last year and had only good things to say about the latest work of Ventura Cigars. Throughout that first chapter I experienced Dreams, was Enlightened by the Sage, and finally entered a Strange Passage. That final passage has taken me today to he point of[…]
For Immediate Release: CONTACT Rachel McKnett PR Manager Kretek International rachelmcknett@kretek.com Archetype Cigars: The Next Chapter Back in stock! Ventura Cigar Company is expanding distribution of archetype chapter 2. Back by popular demand, Ventura Cigar Company is pleased to announce that the Archetype Chapter 2 Cigars, Initiation and Axis Mundi, have been restocked, and will[…]
For Immediate Release: CONTACT Rachel McKnett PR Manager Kretek International rachelmcknett@kretek.com Introducing a new blend to the tobacco industry 4th Generation and Comoy’s of London to officially join forces with the Ventura Cigar Company February 2017 – Bringing together the best of both worlds, Ventura Cigar Company (VCC) is pleased to announce that renowned pipe[…]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 15, 2017 Once again, Stogie Press brings you our pick of the top Connecticut cigars for the past year. We created this category because Connecticut wrapped cigars don’t always get the recognition they deserve. Although many think these blonde beauties are mild compared to their darker brethren, that is not always the[…]
Ah, just what to Doctor ordered on a crisp January morning here in Central Florida. Today’s prescription was ordered by Dr. El Diablo Blanco – it says right on the prescription wrapped around this smooth light tan Ecuadorian Connecticut cigar from Ventura Cigars. The original Pysko Seven was introduced two years ago and then followed[…]