Aristoff

Aristoff is a brand of cigar. The leaves (wrapper, binder, and filler) are exclusively grown and cured in Nigaragua. The cigars are all hand-rolled in Chinandega, Nicaragua and at the company's Honduras-based satellite factory. The corporate headquarters of this firm, however, lie in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with their principal market being the American Eastern Seaboard. A relatively new company, the brande was launched amid great fanfare in 2002. The company was marketed heavily on the internet and through a viral marketing scheme. The great expectations fell flat, however, when the first few series of cigars did not meet with popular approval. Sales of the product fell 78% after the first year. Due to this plunge in revenue, the IPO in the company was called off in April 2003.

The company's new series of cigars have been more accepted among the cigar market. Sales have increased steadily since hitting a trough in 2004.

ee also

*List of cigar brands
*Greycliff

References

* [http://www.smokemag.com/0699/feature.htm Weathering the Storm - Once Thought to be on the Road to Extinction, Boutique Cigars are Making a Comeback] by Andy Marinkovich
* [http://www.smokeshopmag.com/1299/signals.htm Fader’s and Aristoff Cigars Team up as NFL Team Sponsor ] from smokeshopmag.com