Edgar Cullman Jr.

CEO, General Cigar Company

Marvin R. Shanken
From the Print Edition:
Demi Moore, Autumn 96

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Cullman: It is OK. But it doesn't feel right to me to launch at two hundred thousand.

CA: I understand. But do you plan for new cigars, to be a factor in the new niche that has been created by Opus X, and if so, with an existing brand or a new brand or what?

Cullman: Yes, definitely. Cohiba is going to be our mark. There's no question about it.

CA: And when would this be?

Cullman: I hope it would be sooner rather than later, as my father would always like to say.

CA: Within the next two years?

Cullman: Yes.

CA: What I'm hearing, I just want to make sure, is that you plan to come out with Cohiba in the next two years utilizing a wrapper, similar in style to Opus X.

Cullman: That is our plan. It doesn't mean we will be successful.

CA: You are now farming enough of this wrapper for that project. But it seems from the Opus X experience that that kind of wrapper needs a lot more aging to enhance the flavors. It's not just something that you can turn around quickly, is it?

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