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Something may be brewing in the Dominican Republic, and it's not coffee

Source: CigarAdvisor

Sep 30, 2009

Summary

The premium cigar business is not the type of industry that lends itself to investigative journalism, nor is Cigar Advisor's function much more than to bring you industry news, commentary, cigar reviews, and other pertinent information.

Nonetheless, sitting around in New Orleans during the IPCPR, a couple of us concluded the time was right for something big to happen within the industry (the lifting of the Cuban embargo notwithstanding). As the conversation continued, we speculated about the following possibilities...

A spin-off by Imperial Tobacco of Altadis, and in turn, their control of Habanos SA - possible
The acquisition of Rocky Patel - possible
The acquisition of Thompson - likely
The acquisition of Mike's Cigars - possible
Some sort of brand acquisition that would be a real coup - hmmm...

Conversation and speculation aside, in Santiago, The Dominican Republic the other day, an associate of ours saw Rene Castaneda, Vice President of Miami Cigar & Company, Don José Pepin Garcia, and Jamie Garcia with Guillermo Leon and Jose Blanco of La Aurora.

Of course, that ...Read the full article

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