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Aug./Sept. 2000 |
Hoyo Ready to Hit the Greens
Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur tees off this season with a promotional golf package. Containing four Excalibur cigars - available in either English Claro or Maduro - and three of Maxfli’s MD Tungsten 90 golf balls, the package is available for a suggested retail price of $23. The promo runs nationwide at tobacconists and select sporting good stores through the golf season. Villazon & Co., Upper Saddle River, N.J., Tel: (800) 526-4653.
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Traditional, Contemporary Cuban Music on "Havana Now!"
Recorded earlier this year at the historic Sono Caribe studios in Havana, Cuba, Havana Now! - The Havana Sessions features a diverse blend of the best of Cuba’s current music scene. “With its spicy, danceable blend of traditional and contemporary sounds, Havana Now! captures the vibrant spirit of today’s rapidly evolving Cuban music scene,” says Rhythm Magazine editor Larry Birnbaum. Intercultural Niche Strategies, New York, N.Y., Tel: (212) 248-5900.
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New Edition of Hacker’s Ultimate Cigar Book
The Ultimate Cigar Book, the best-selling cigar book worldwide, will be debuting as a new Third Edition at this year’s RTDA trade show. Written by internationally known pipe and cigar authority Richard Carleton Hacker, the new edition brings cigar smoking into the 21st century, chronicling the recent cigar boom, bringing readers up to date on the situation in Cuba, and listing every cigar brand, with detailed observations on construction, tobacco content, brand history, plus smoking taste and strength, using the author’s widely recognized Highly Prejudiced HackerScale. The book gives readers an in-depth look at cigar making, buying, smoking, and accessories. The book has repeatedly sold out of multiple printings of two previous editions. Due to an unexpected rush of orders last Christmas, The Ultimate Cigar Book has been unavailable since January. The price for this attractively produced hardcover remains at $34.95. Richard Carleton Hacker, Beverly Hills, CA 90213; Tel: (818) 783-2477.
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Varios Cigar Cutter Debuts
Wolfram Ortner has produced a cigar cutter capable of clipping cigars with both guillotine- and drill-type cuts. The Varios features three drill sizes - 6mm, 9mm, and 13mm - made of micro-blasted high-grade steel. The guillotine functions as a double cutter with two sharpened edges. All cutters come with engraved production numbers, and personalized engraving is optional. Distributor inquiries welcome. Wolfram Ortner, Untertschern 43, A-9546 Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria, Tel: (43)(4240) 750, Fax: (43)(4240) 750-50.
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Xikar Punch Cutter Key Chain
Xikar, Inc., maker of sleek, contemporary, ergonomically-designed cigar cutters, lighters, cases, and other smoking accessories, has introduced the Xi Punch cutter keychain. The torpedo-shape punch unscrews to reveal a honed, circular stainless steel blade. Available in black and silver, the cutters retail for $35. Xikar, Inc., Kansas City, MO 64102-5757; Tel.: (888) 266-1193; Web site: www.xikar.com.
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Manning Hand-Crafted Humidors
The Manning family, recognized in Ireland for four generations as master cabinetmakers, offer four lines of high-end humidors showcasing the design and technical skills that have distinguished the family’s work over the years. Each line is hand built and polished to accentuate the select wood’s natural colors, textures, and patterns. With a double-overlap seal, the humidors are air-tight when closed, enabling the them to act not just as a storage compartments, but rather as aging cabinets for cigars. The Manning range includes Radius (with bookmatched, inlaid, and crossbanded veneers and rounded mahogany border); Bevel (simple yet elegant); Dome (classically inspired with domed tops); and sycamore (contemporary use for distinctive white sycamore). Retail prices range from $1,000 to $2,500. Manning Humidor, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow, Ireland, Tel.: (800) 414-8522, Email: john.harding@indigo.ie.
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SMOKESHOP - August 2000
