It’s a bit full circle. Spence Drake will once again be selling HR Habano. Drake, the former Cubanacan vp of sales, is launching White Hat Tobacco, his own distribution company that will be the exclusive U.S. distributor of HR Habano and future brands from Cuban tobacco grower Hirochi Robaina. “It’s an exciting opportunity for me to work with people I really respect and trust completely,” said Drake. “I have a lot to learn, and look forward to learning from some of the best.” Drake told halfwheel he plans to begin distributing HR Habano no later than March. He will oversee a team of eight independent sales representatives and brokers. At the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, he plans to launch two new lines from Hirochi Robaina, one priced around $8-11 and another at $12-15. Both are substantially less expensive than HR Habano, which retails for around $20 per cigar. #cuba #robaina #hr A photo posted by Spence Drake (@thedrakeisgood) on Jan 23, 2016 at 10:02am PST Robaina, the grandson of the legendary Alejandro Robaina, came to the U.S. market in the form of HR Habano, a cigar produced by Omar González-Alemán of the Estelí-based La Corona factory and distributed by Cubanacan Cigars. ...
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