El Presidente Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 You have the reigns of HSA. For 2014 you have the sole vote on the one cigar you would introduce into the regular production lineup. To save your job however....assuming you can keep your hand out of the till....it needs to be a commercial blockbuster. That means 500,000 cigars a year production (20,000 boxes of 25 or other configuration) What would you select? How would you package it? Over to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverickdrinker Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 RA 898 varnished. Old school green and white band and varnished box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangolf18 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Edmundo Dantes Conde 109. Boxes of 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 La Gloria Cubana petit corona. Varnished box of 25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted May 15, 2013 Author Share Posted May 15, 2013 La Gloria Cubana petit corona. Varnished box of 25. I love you Wil but I can tell you it wouldn't sell 8000 boxes per Annum let alone 20,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrody Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Partagas petit belicoso a la the p1 25 slb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkenMonkey Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Bolivar Coronas Extra. If the marketing guys think it will help, put it in a varnished box and put 6 bands on each cigar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimmers Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Commercial blockbuster.......hmm Cohiba Petit Robusto (BHK52 be damned!). Give it a holographic band and start printing money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I really just want Boli Gold medals back! A Ramon Allones piramides (no.2 sized) with the old green label would be great, but I think I'd lose my job based on the sales quota Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finecigar Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I would redo and rerelease (tribute to) the dunhill brand with a slightly changed yet traditional and simple red band, no extra banding, and in either the cabinetta or mojito- so robusto or corona. Boxes of 5ct, 10ct, 20ct, and with 50 and 100 cab specials that comes in well crafted, functional boxes/ humidors that have small inlay on top and an inside humidity device. So packaging could reach out to all smokers, newbies, lovers, connoisseurs, and the truly obsessed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I would redo and rerelease (tribute to) the dunhill brand with a slightly changed yet traditional and simple red band, no extra banding, and in either the cabinetta or mojito- so robusto or corona. Boxes of 5ct, 10ct, 20ct, and with 50 and 100 cab specials that comes in well crafted, functional boxes/ humidors that have small inlay on top and an inside humidity device. So packaging could reach out to all smokers, newbies, lovers, connoisseurs, and the truly obsessed. For the win!! I think you need a chair in HSA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyfall Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Trinidad Piramides (torpedo), - Old school Trini band, basic and simple, boxes of 12 and 24. or Ramon Allones Private Stock (Lonsdale) - 10's, 25's and 50's in a vintage themed box with a private stock VIP, black and white box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lant63 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Hmm I am thinking a 6 inch by 50 ring gauge Bolivar that is aged a minimum of 5 years. Medium to full body. Dress boxes with no extra bands. Priced just a step above Finos so still fairly reasonable. Boxes of 10, 25, and 50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidsan Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 152mm 47 RG...Bolivar Grand Corona. 10ct, 25 ct, 50ct, 100ct rueda ALL cabs. No second band, no fancy boxes. Only catch may be serial numbers on the band and/or box. Not a count, but maybe a matching box and band serial number. Each different box configuration will have a different serial number range keeping all numbers lowish. This get's my vote fo sho' +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1LegLance Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Glass top Cohiba There are already so many being sold around the world you have it made Or to be a litte more serious.... It would have to be a Global marca to get the name reg required... Cohiba and Monte already have too many special sticks...so that leaves RyJ, Part, H.Upman, Punch.... Ok now that I am seriously thinking of it I am just tooooo mad about all the great cigars that have been dc'd to think of something new....angry, just angry at Habanos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigarsnlife Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 personally i would love to see a trinidad churchill however we all know they wouldnt sell, so i will say i would introduce a 4th behike, A Behike Piramides box it up the same as the others and cash in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGipper Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 You all are going to get fired by Habanos SA. Given Pres' requirements, the only choice is a Jose L. Piedra Robusto. Ugh. Not at all what I or anyone else here wanted. But I get to keep my job for another year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Festa Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Jobs at stake hey? Time to take risks. I would like to see something different packaging/format wise. So...Trinidad Corona Gorda, packed 7878 in a two piece shoe box style cabinet, with the bottom unvarnished and the top varnished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpInSmoak Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Given the requirements.....considering I want to keep my job. I'm thinking Cohiba Classic line - petite corona. Surely has to satisfy the masses, right? And maximize profit riding the Cohiba name. 25 ct cabs and 3x5 tubos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backslide Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 A Ramon Allones PC in dress boxes of 25 and cabs of 50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilgrims Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Rafael Gonzalez 8-9-8....ok it wouldn't sell but how great? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartolomeo Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Forget that some of these are in RE production already I know, I would make these regular production smokes.....if I lose my job, oh well, I get to smoke these cigars for the rest of my life and can find another job 1. ERDM torpedo or churchill 2. LGC robusto or churchill 3. PL robusto or churchill 4. RA lonsdale or corona 5. Quai robusto or torpedo 6. SLR torpedo 7. Dip robusto 8. JL churchill Bart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baragh Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Something skinny which will never happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarbear Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 From a marketing point of view I'd look at a Behike Churchill, the BHK48. Prob offer it in Jars and have (at least) 2 bands on the cigar to keep all the collectors interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strada Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Outside what I prefer and like, I would say a light Robusto. Alot of new/occasional/par time smokers are looking for something on the lighter side. I think a sticks that sell a lot isn't not linked to packaging. Look at the Monte 4, they sell butt load of those but it can't be about the packaging. Robusto in H.Upmann or Quai D'orsay or Rafael Gonzalez Packaing needs to be cost effective so it doesn't end up like Trinidad,,,,costing too much to produce. So 50 or 100 cab would help keep the cost down. More sticks with less packaging. It can also be available in 25 dress box. Also, it needs to have a name that sticks and brings up something in people. H.Upmann JFK or H.Upmann Kennedy or Jack kennedy Gets people talking, wanting to try it and has to be a good young performer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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