August, 2005 Cover Story: Vegas Re-Freyed: the New Casa Fuente By Aaron Sigmond A glance back and a look forward at the Las Vegas cigar milieu and its most prominent proprietors, Michael and Robert Frey and their new venture, Casa Fuente/ Cigar Making: Evaluating Cigars... By Dale Scott Creating a cigar blend, particularly from new crops or tobacco strains, means smoking lots and lots of samples. A highly structured method of evaluating each cigar gives makers a way to zero in on the final product. Distributor Focus: It's a Family Affair at Phillips & King International By Joseph Finora Bringing the exotic to the mainstream - an "one-stop" shop for tobacco products. Retailer and Tobacco Industry News SMOKESHOP's Industry news department, bringing you up-to-date information and breaking stories about manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers. Colibri Group is Sold; Levinger Remains President Altadis in Puerto Rico Wins Multiple Awards for Excellence Counterfeit Xikar Cutters Discovered in Tommy Bahama Stores Cigar Classics to Manufacture Paradigm System Humidifier Habana Cuba Launches Cigar Developed by Firm's Sales Reps Heavenly Cigar Appoints First Outside Sales Reps Canadian Distributor Helps Launch Alec Bradley Medalist Freed from Quotas, Penn Tobacco Growth Spells Competition Premium Cigar Import Estimates Are Revised Obituary: Theo Rudman dies at Age 61 Gifts and Accessories for Cigar, Pipe, and Cigarette Smokers Signs of the Times... - by E. Edward Hoyt III What's Happening and Where in the Tobacco Industry Trends and Trendsetters in Specialty Tobacco Retailing Merchandise and News from the Pipe World Tobacco Products and Industry Promotions SMOKESHOP (ISSN 0146-9266), established in 1970, is published bi-monthly by Lockwood Trade Journal Co., Inc., 26 Broadway, Floor 9M, New York, NY 10004 USA. Copyright © 1998-2005 by Lockwood Trade Journal Co. Inc. HTML production and copyright © 1998-2005 by Keys Technologies. All rights reserved.