32 Cigar Manufacturer
A Honduran Cigar Force
Guillermo Rico could well be Honduras’s most underestimated cigar maker. Combining old traditions with fully vertical operations, the producer of Gran Habano and 3 Habanos cigars has brought a unique cultural twist to premium cigars through his GR Tabaqueras Unidas farming operations.
By Dale Scott
40 Cigar Imports
Premiums Fall in 2008
But inaccurate data for previous years makes comparison impossible.
By E. Edward Hoyt III
46 Cuban Market
Habanos Festival XI
Despite global financial turmoil, Habanos S.A. debuts new offerings.
By Gary Heathcott
52 Pipe Tobaccos
One Batch at a Time
Cornell & Diehl build on their strengths to ensure their future.
By Jess Clarke
58 Tradeshow Merchandise
Tobacco Plus Expo 2009
Exhibitor new merchandise preview.
By E. Edward Hoyt III
62 Cigarette Spotlight
Palermo Picks up Speed
Fourth-tier Palermo cigarettes see a giant growth surge.
Staff Report
66 Regulation Focus
Tribal Sales on Hot Seat
States look to tribes for tax revenue and roll out more regulation.
By The Tobacco Team
68 Advocacy Focus
CRA Unveils National Tobacconist Program
By J. Glynn Loope
70 Smokeless Update
E-Cigarettes Under Fire
By E. Edward Hoyt III
72 NATO News
Tobacco Regulation
By Thomas Briant
