Comments on: Stogie Commentary: More Industry Consolidation Coming?

By: Stogie News: Deal Unites CAO, Toraño & General Cigar

Stogie News: Deal Unites CAO, Toraño & General Cigar — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:27:31 +0000

[...] we’ve written before, consolidation in an ongoing theme in the industry and this deal continues the trend. Consolidation [...]

By: Stogie Guys Friday Sampler CLXV

Stogie Guys Friday Sampler CLXV — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:42:42 +0000

[...] Inside the Industry: Regarding our October 14 report of rumors of an impending deal involving Pepin, La Aurora, and Miami Cigar & Co., we recently [...]

By: Israel

Israel — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:05:17 +0000

The 1961 comes from a new factory that Rocky purchased in Nicaragua. It is not a DPG made smoke. As for all of the Pepin’s and Nestor in Nicaragua together, it might have been for the grand opening party of DPGs new digs.

By: Israel

Israel — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:42:29 +0000

Nice! Born and raised in MIA myself Big Mike!

By: big mike

big mike — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:39:16 +0000

absolutely correct israel.i live in miami just sharing what i hear in the shops.we all like to dream but the 1961 is not pepin

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:51:21 +0000

Rocky & Pepin would be awesome. I'd pay big bucks for that cigar.

By: dmjones

dmjones — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:48:39 +0000

I had heard that the RP 1961 was a DPG blend, but I haven't seen confirmation of that rumor yet.

BTW, I did meet the man tonight and he was very cordial and speaks almost no English, so I didn't ask about any huge deals happening…not that he would have told me anyway!

The special deal at the event was for those who bought at least 5 sticks: one of DPG's top rollers was there putting wrappers on a special cigar–the filler/binder from the Blue Label with the wrapper from the original My Father. I got two; smoked one at the event and it was great. The word was going around that this will be the basis for some future item in their lineup.

By: big mike

big mike — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:34:37 +0000

word on the street is pepin is going to team with rocky patel to make a cigar

By: raul

raul — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:00:59 +0000

Don Pepin's operation being bought would be big news. I just hope any sale doesn't effect the cigars he makes (both under his name and for others). They're fantastic as is.

I wonder what Ashton or Tatuaje (two companies he maes cigars for) would think of such a sale? He already dropped Padilla, could they be next?

By: Padronnie

Padronnie — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:49:48 +0000

Rocky Patel and Davidoff? haven't heard that one before. I'm assuming that was before DAvidoff bought Camacho.