{Brand News} CAO Hommage to Nicaragua from STG Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has created CAO Hommage to Nicaragua, a limited edition 58 ring gauge by 6 inch Gran Toro with a unique blend for select international markets. The cigar will be released in late 2019 in select countries. The cigar is made at Scandinavian
Nicaraguan growing areas— Jalapa,
Davidoff’s Camacho Connecticut Distillery Edition
Condega, and Estelí—along with Honduran filler, Connecticut broadleaf
This fall, Davidoff is bringing one of its
binder, and Ecuadorian Habano wrapper.
new Camacho Distillery Edition cigars
Tobacco Group Estelí in Nicaragua, utilizing a filler blend that includes tobaccos from three major
Custom packaging was also created for this limited edition, including a oneof-a-kind ring, foot band, and sleek matte white boxes of 10 cigars. According to Scandinavian Tobacco Group, the cigar will be available in The
to European markets. Camacho Connecticut Distillery Edition is a variation of one of
Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, and Spain as well as select Asian markets.
Camacho’s best-selling core blends
Scandinavian Tobacco Group, Ltd., Denmark, Web: caocigars.com.
expressed in a deeper, more complex and unique flavor profile by aging the company’s proprietary Corojo tobacco
Villiger Cristal Premium Filtered Cigarillos
from Honduras in charred bourbon barrels for a minimum of six months.
The House of Villiger presents Villiger Cristal, a new brand created to deliver “plea-
The blend is represented in a 50 x 6
sure in a class of its own.” Company chairman Heinrich Villiger spent a lot of time
Toro format.
refining and sampling until he had the perfect tobacco mixture, the Swiss company
“This is boldness meets bal-
explains. The result: two exquisite filter cigarillos made from the best tobaccos, dis-
ance, with a bourbon influence,”
tinctive through their unique taste and quality. Two varieties are offered.
the company explains. “We put a
Villiger Cristal Original Blend, in its blue shoulder box, targets consumers who
complex spin on an old classic.”
like the taste of pure tobacco, with top-grade
The bourbon barrel-aged Corojo
filler made from Cuban tobaccos.
tobacco is then combined with
Villiger Cristal Special Blend, with its
Aleman Ligero from Honduras
magenta-colored package, is dedicated to lov-
and Nicaragua, Honduran Corojo
ers of flavored cigarillos. Its “exquisite”
binder, and Ecuadorian Connecticut
aroma promises an “extraordinary”
wrapper to create this special vari-
smoking experience.
ation of the Camacho Connecticut
To accompany these luxury cigarillos—which are highlighted by laser
blend. The cigars are presented in 20 -count lacquered boxes.
designs at the cigarillo’s filter end—Villiger created
Davidoff says the Camacho
premium 20-count shoulder boxes featuring spar-
Ecuador Distillery Edition is “new
kling highlights. Suggested retail, 7.50€.
school” bold with a vintage twist, a
In promotional materials, Villiger tempts consumers to “make a conscious deci-
powerful blend offering a wide variety
sion for extravagance and elevate your smoking experience to the next level. Spoil
of complex flavors. It’s a smoke that
yourself with a Villiger Cristal, sit back, and let your mind wander. Life is too short to
looks as good as it tastes.”
postpone indulgence.”
Oettinger Davidoff AG, Basel, Switzer-
Villiger Söhne AG, Pfeffikon, Switzerland, Web: villigercigars.com.
land, Web: oettingerdavidoff.com.
TPI 10
Q3 2019
