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About our Company: Vegas Santiago SA
Our families have been growing quality tobacco... in the volcanic
mountains of
the Santiago de Puriscal region of Costa Rica, since more than
80 years.
At our Cigar Manufacturing Facility, we have all in all, 58 employees and
workers.
40 of them are occupied in sorting & curing tobacco leaves and making
custom,
hand rolled cigars, and 8 in packing and shipping and 10 in other
assisting general activities, administration, warehouse, tourist
reception etc. Of course, we are
always training new employees to keep up with our tremendous growth in
the International Market Place.
On our
Tobacco Plantation, a few miles from our factory, we have 25 workers
tending each and every tobacco plant, with tender loving care.
All
our cigars are hand rolled and crafted. All of our logos and brands are
Registered, Trademarked, and Patented.
We
Export and Distribute our cigars into all International Countries
and
Markets including: Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Sweden, France,
Holland,
Greece, Hong Kong, Dubai, Puerto Rico, Malaysia, Bahamas, Russia, Mexico,
Spain, Cyprus, Japan, Thailand, New Zealand, Australia and Canada,
and
have opened our new Distribution Center for the United States Market,
which is located in Birmingham, Alabama.
For information about opening up an International
Wholesale Account
and to request our Wholesale Price List, please contact:
Don Rudy Niehaus or Dona Lani Kaub Niehaus
Email: vegassan@gmail.com Or phone us in Costa Rica: 011 (506) 8815 -
4304
(Yes, we have 8 digits in our phone numbers, here in Costa Rica).
The Owners, Families and Shareholders of Vegas Santiago SA:
Don Olman Leon Guzman and Dona Carmen Guzman and
Family... together with
Don Rudolf "Rudy" Wilhelm Niehaus and Dona Lani Kaub
Niehaus and Family.
Don
Rudy Niehaus and Don Olman Guzman
Our New Distribution Center
in the United States
We have been organizing and stocking our new Distribution
Center in Birmingham,
Alabama, BBD, with Mike Butler, for the United
States Market and we also now
have our ATF - Dept of Treasury Tobacco Import Permit for the United States,
Permit # AL
- T1-15000.
Mike
Butler - In Charge of BBD,
Our Distribution Center in Alabama.
Mike
is also authorized to accept checks in the United States as well. Mike will
also be in charge of promoting our cigars at cigar events and shows.
We wanted to have that set in place, to begin selling to Retail Tobacco
Shops.
Now we will begin a campaign, to set up Tobacco Shops in the United States.
We are
also creating new promotional marketing brochures, to send to Tobacco
Shops with our Cigar Products, to introduce our Famous Brands and our
Company,
to the American Market.
We
will still be sending some orders from the factory in Costa Rica, till we get
an idea of the perfect "American Stock" to have in place. But soon, it will
be fully organized, and this will cut down on shipping time and fees.
At Vegas de Santiago - we have 5 Main Brands:
Which
include different Vitolas... and we have been Creating New
Brands for Specific Markets... that are quickly becoming New and
Exciting Additions to our already famous brands.
Our Different
Vitolas are: (Churchill,
Robusto, Torpedo, Dbl Corona, Corona,
Lonsdale, Laquito #1, Laquito #3, Toro, Panatela Extras, Chiquititas - Natural, Vanilla, Cinnamon
and Tutti Frutti, and our Palma Short Fillers.)
We are
now also creating many new cigar types... for our large accounts in
International Market Places: Such
as Solomones, Sublimes, Piramides, Canionazo,
and Cervantes, to name a few. So
we can create perfected cigar types and change
the type of wrappers... to fit each market.
Don
Olman Guzman
VdS Originales - (*Trade Marked VdS Logo -
White and Gold Band) filler and
binder Costa Rican ligero, wrapper Habano from Nicaragua. (Available
in
Natural and Maduro Wrapper).
VdS Puros Edicion Especial - (*Trade Marked VdS Logo -
Red and Gold Band)
100 % Costa Rican tobaccos. (Available in Natural or Maduro Wrapper).
VdS Chaman - (*Trade Marked Special Logo -
Beautiful White, Gold & Black Band).
(The Shaman Cigar) (in English), (One of our best Sellers).
The "Chaman Cigar" is created with "Longfiller from VdS
Costa Rica Ligero", Binder
from Central America, and the Wrapper is Connecticut...
from Ecuador,
using the
special techniques and secrets of the Indio Shamans of Costa Rica. Suave, Chocolaty Flavor
(Available in Natural Wrapper).
VdS Don Luis our "Secretos del Maestro" - (*Trade Marked Black
& Gold Band).
(Very Special and Top of the Line) A cigar we created, in memory of our
late Cuban master, Don Luis Santana Lamas.
Filler
from selected and specially cured tobaccos... from Costa Rica, Binder
from
the Caribe and Central America and a Connecticut
wrapper from Ecuador.
(We also have perfected a special smooth and aromatic Maduro-like wrapper
called "Capa D. O.")
Palma Shortfillers - (*Trade Marked Special Palm Logo
-Black, Maroon & Gold
Band). A mixture of Costa Rican blend and Central American with Connecticut
wrapper from Ecuador.
(Which
Mike, at our Distribution Center in Alabama
says: "The Americans
love them and can't get enough of them, at least in Alabama). (Available in
Natural or Maduro Wrapper).
*As
you can see, we are always improving the quality of our cigars, by adding
imported tobaccos, which we select, according to specific qualifications
and
properties.
"Custom Cigar Bands"
We can
create custom cigar bands for organizations, corporations, casinos,
hotels,
golf courses, institutions, fundraising events & weddings. Minimum: 200 cigars
email us for cost. Shiny gold & silver more costly.
Our Manufacturing
You can visit and tour the Vegas de Santiago Cigar Factory any time, it
is about
an hour and 20 minutes from San Jose, by Taxi, take the freeway going
towards
Santa Ana, follow it to the Ciudad Colon / Puriscal exit, follow the road
thru
Ciudad Colon and up the beautiful, winding mountain road to
Puriscal. Go to the
center of town, where you will see a big Catholic Cathedral on the right,
follow the
road straight, directly up the hill 400 meters, our factory is on the
right, a large,
green and beige office, factory and warehouse, with a painted mural of
cigar
rollers and a unique, stone statuary of Indian Shamans with tobacco
plants.
Open:
Monday thru Friday - Hours: 9am to 11:30 and 1 to 4pm
Our
factory is located in the Center
of Puriscal, 400
meters south of the old
Catolico Cathedral. This is a rich and fertile area, high in the
lush, green
Mountains of Santiago de Puriscal in Costa Rica. Growing in
this region, allows
us to use natural composts, and there are very few insects.
We
have been crafting and hand - rolling our cigars, here in Costa Rica,
for
20 years. In the beginning, there was an association of 200 small
and
middle-sized local tobacco growers, who have been growing cigar tobaccos
for generations.
In our
factory, we maintain high quality control and temperature storages in
our walk-in humidors.
Under
the expert guidance, of one of the 10 greatest Cuban masters, Don Luis
Santana Lamas, the association started making cigars in the late 80s, for
the
Costa Rican market only. Five years ago, we went international and now
are
selling cigars world-wide, mostly through our International Website,
translated
into 4 languages. Buy Online: Wholesale and Retail.
Each
year the local tobacco growers, still bring
their cigar tobaccos into our
warehouse for the curing process. This allows us to choose the best
tobaccos
for our use. The rest is sold on the open market.
Our
purpose and goal, is to rival the best cigars available on the market.
Experts
in Holland
in February this year for instance, judged our "Robusto" Don
Luis,
just behind the Robusto Partagas No. 4 and better than all other
Nicaraguan and
Dominican rivals.
Marketing
An article written about the factory was published, in the November 2006
issue
of SMOKE MAGAZINE. Their contact at Smoke Magazine
is:
Randy Tantlinger
Smoke Magazine
1907 Borland Road
Pittsburgh, PA.
15243
USA
Phone Number: 412-758-0202 email: golfingaroundtown@yahoo.com
It's
good to see Costa Rica
mentioned on the cover of Smoke Magazine, many
people don't realize that Costa
Rica has excellent Cigar Tobacco, and
creates
such high quality cigars. I hope this will open up some
hearts and minds in the
United States
and in the International Market Place. The story is semi posted
online right now at www.smokemag.com (February
2007)
From David Diaz at Stogie Fresh on the Internet:
(Feb.
15 th, 2007) I have recently published a weekly pod cast featuring Vegas
de Santiago cigars. You will find the pod cast here: http://www.stogiefresh.com
/journal/Site/Podcast/31421403
-6A4E-438C-A675-EC58839D800E
.html
David
Diaz aka "Dr. Stogie Fresh"
President, Stogie Fresh Online Cigar Publications
Stogie Fresh: devoted to the art and science of storing and aging cigars.
Stogie Fresh: http://www.stogiefresh.com Email: doc@stogiefresh.com
Our Vegas de Santiago Cigar Group
Visit our cigar group " VegasDeSantiago" on the web. http://groups.yahoo.com/group
/VegasDeSantiago
To interact with Cigar Lovers... all over the world, and
participate in our Cigar Forum, become a
member, and
to share your cigar tips with other members. All our
new members... receive a free Cigar Sampler from
Vegas de Santiago!
Main Vegas de Santiago International Sales Website
Visit our Main International Vegas de Santiago Website here: http://www.vegassantiago.com
To
Find out more about our Cigars and Specials, Our Shipping and
Packaging, Women and Cigars, Buy Online! Wholesale and
Retail,
Set up your International Wholesale Account and inquire about our
Wholesale Price List.
Also Visit Our Companion Website: CR Cigars
Visit CR Cigars here: http://www.crcigars.com
To
Find out about our Costa Rica History of Cigar Tobacco, Our
Famous Vegas de Santiago Brands, News Releases, The new Vegas
de Santiago "Chaman" (Shaman in English) Cigar, Cigar Information,
Cigar Accessories, Cigar Care, About Spanish Cedar, Cigar
Tobacco
Growing in Costa Rica, Links, and much more!
 
 
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