August/Sept. 2001 Tobacco Report: Mighty Corojo By Bob Ashley The hottest "new" tobacco variety to hit the U.S. market is surrounded by mystery and drama: Cross-breeds, strain purity, and seed origins of this powerful leaf have all the makings of a Cold War mystery. Cigar manufacturers: Tabacalera Perdomo: Esteli's Rising Powerhouse By Dale Scott For cigar companies born in the 1990s, merely surviving the decade was a formidable achievement. The Perdomos went one better, steadily building a successful brand portfolio, a thriving private label business, a year-old manufacturing compound. Cigar Imports: When the Cuban Embargo Ends... By Richard Carleton Hacker The Iron Curtain may have fallen suddenly in Europe, but the likelihood of such an overnight event occurring in U.S./Cuba relations is doubtful. The smart money is on a gradual evolution of relations. The groundwork is well underway. Retailer and Tobacco Industry News SMOKESHOP's Industry news department, bringing you up-to-date information and breaking stories about manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers. Tony Borhani Cigars, Tabacalera Tambor to Open Nicaraguan Factory Indian Tabac to Open New Dominican Factory Estavan Cruz to Launch Major Marketing, Image Initiative A Dynamic New Web Site for La Tradicion Cubana Online Tobacco Sales to Reach $5 Billion by 2005 High Court Votes Down Massachusetts Tobacco Ad Ban, But Barriers Remain Canada Seeks Ban on Light, Mild Cigarettes, Charging Deception Entrepreneur Targets Luxury Market with French-Rolled Premium Cigar Havana Group Net Sales up 287% Net Sales Dip 1.6% at Havana Republic Cigar King Seeks Funding for Kiosks Bush Seeks Settlement in Tobacco Case Gifts and Accessories for Cigar, Pipe, and Cigarette Smokers "Serious About Your Business" by E. Edward Hoyt III What's Happening and Where in the Tobacco Industry Trends and Trendsetters in Specialty Tobacco Retailing Products 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 by Lockwood Trade Journal Co. Inc. HTML production and copyright © 1999-2001 by Keys Technologies. All rights reserved.