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Ventura Cigar Co.

Ventura Cigar Co.

Ventura Cigar Co. is a California-based cigar manufacturer known for premium brands like Psyko Seven, Project 805, Case Study and Archetype. The company is a subsidiary of Kretek International Group Inc., a large importer and distributor of various tobacco products. Ventura doesn’t have a factory of its own, choosing instead to contract the production of its brands with various well-known cigar companies, including Drew Estate (Archetype Axis Mundi), Oliva Cigar Co. (Archetype Fantasy Miniseries), La Aurora (Project 805) and Davidoff (Psyko Seven).

Ventura Cigar Co. in the news
Giannini Out as Ventura Cigar Co. Restructures
Giannini Out as Ventura Cigar Co. Restructures
September 1, 2020

Amid corporate restructuring and brand consolidation, Ventura Cigar Co.’s former general manager, Michael Giannini is no longer with the company. And Ventura Cigar is no longer operating as …
Kretek International Pulls Out of PCA
Kretek International Pulls Out of PCA
January 22, 2020

Kretek International Inc., owners of Phillips & King and Ventura Cigar Co., announced today that it won’t be attending the next PCA cigar convention.
2019 Big Smoke Sunday Seminars: Roll Your Own Cigar
2019 Big Smoke Sunday Seminars: Roll Your Own Cigar
November 21, 2019

You will probably gain a new appreciation for cigars if you go to a factory and see how they’re made. But you’ll undoubtedly have a deep-seated respect and admiration for cigar rollers if …
Archetype Chapter 3 Made By Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Ships
Archetype Chapter 3 Made By Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Ships
October 4, 2019

Sacred Scales and Dawn of Destiny, the two newest blends in Ventura Cigar Co.’s popular Archetype cigar series, are now heading to cigar shops.