Shawn Ewashko on July 3rd, 2010

Sometime last week at Rocky Patel‘s 15th Anniversary event Rocky had mentioned the EO Brands 601 would be going through a redesign. According to Eddie Ortega Who had originally stated “we are re-designing the packaging on the 601 and will be launched at the 2010 IPCPR in New Orleans. Just the packaging. Absolutely 100% the [...]

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Tom Johansmeyer on June 29th, 2010

It’s been two months since Rocky Patel picked up 50 percent of EO Brands, a deal that brought such lines as 601 and Murcielago out from under the Miami Cigar umbrella. As part of the new relationship, Eddie Ortega said at the time of the deal that he expected lower prices for his products and [...]

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Tom Johansmeyer on June 24th, 2010

It’s been the talk of the industry for the past two months: Rocky Patel‘s acquisition of 50 percent of EO Brands. Thanks to A Cigar Smoker, we now have Rocky’s thoughts on the deal. via A Cigar Smoker

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Tom Johansmeyer on June 16th, 2010

Eddie Ortega made two announcements at once: (1) the new EO Brands cigar forum is live and (2) he needs moderators for it. Spend time over on the forum, reading and contributing, and you can earn points toward various cigar rewards. If you’re after more of a sure thing, volunteer to become a moderator (as [...]

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Tom Johansmeyer on June 1st, 2010

The notion that there aren’t any secrets on foursquare isn’t exactly new. The whole point is to announce where you are, of course, with the hope of scoring frequency-based bragging rights. Derived from this, we’ve seen applications that signal homes at risk of burglary and developed dreams of location-based marketing, a decade-old objective that finally [...]

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Tom Johansmeyer on May 10th, 2010

Jaime Garcia and Eddie Ortega talk in the My Father tobacco fields in Esteli, Nicaragua. [Photo by Tom Johansmeyer]

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Tom Johansmeyer on May 5th, 2010

Rumors have been running through the cigar world for a while now, and I’m here to confirm them … and even give you some details. Rocky Patel Premium Cigars is going to announce tomorrow that it’s buying 50 percent of EO Brands. This deal has raised a lot of questions, and there haven’t been many [...]

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