Mombacho Cigars and the end of an era
Mombacho Cigars. News just reached me that the popular MOMBACHO cigar brand appears to be out of production. The press release is not clear to me and it is not clear if the owners are pulling out or if the brand is no longer in production. I have reached out to Jared Michaeli (president and co-founder of Mombacho). So far, I have not received a response. Below is the press release (translated) and in the original English. Anyway, there are no more cigars on the Favilli (Mombacho) website, except for a slider.
Addendum, 10/06/2023 / Jared Michaeli responded, "Mombacho has been out of production for over a year and a half."
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Mombacho Cigars, the media release, translated
09 June 23
To our wonderful and respected clientele, friends, family, partners and supporters: When Mombacho was founded in 2006 by backpackers enthralled by the beauty of Nicaragua, you could never have imagined that, on the summit of Mombacho Volcano, with a cigar in hand, an adventure spanning nearly two decades would turn into such a life experience. You have had this experience with us, supporting our brands and ideas in three locations in Granada, Nicaragua, and every time you have chosen one of our products to spend time with us.
When we purchased the Favilli Mansion in 2014, we knew full well that our goal was to grow and compete on the global stage as a luxury producer of fine, handcrafted cigars. The Favilli Mansion was the place where we could bring that vision to life and allow travelers and consumers from around the world to experience the beauty of Nicaragua through one of its finest treasures, the cigar.
In 2021, we understood best that what you supported and what we had been working towards was overdue to be presented in a way that would bring recognition and attention to our production, Granada and Nicaragua on the world stage. We renovated the international landmark, the Favilli Villa, and opened to the world one of the most luxurious places to experience in Central America, encompassing four floors of cocktail bars, cigars, event spaces and a huge hall, cigars, event spaces and understated elegance in the gilded Favilli Villa.
We have announced our retirement from the cigar industry and the luxury hospitality industry in 2023. We understand that this may come as a surprise to our customers and the cigar industry in general, but as a conglomerate of cigar and hospitality professionals, we have collectively decided to move on to the next stage of life and adventure. So we thank all our customers, friends and family members who have shared this vision and time with us. We cannot say goodbye as our paths may cross again in this small world, but we say goodbye to you for this moment.
We know that part of our hearts is deeply rooted in Mombacho and Favilli, and that everyone who has been a part of it holds tightly the memories and experiences we have all shared on this journey. On behalf of Granada, the entire founding team, factory staff, hospitality employees, investors, partners and friends of Mombacho and Favilli, we would like to thank and appreciate each and every one of you.
Yours sincerely from the operational partners
Cameron Heaos, Founder of Mombacho Cigars S.A.
Jared Michaeli, President & Co-founder of Favilli
Original in English, Mombacho Cigars
June 9th 2023
To our wonderful & distinguished clientele, friends, family, partners, & supporters: In 2006, when Mombacho was founded by backpackers enamored by Nicaragua's beauty, one could not have imagined that while on the top of Volcano Mombacho with cigar in hand, an adventure of nearly two decades would turn into such a lifetime experience. You have traversed that experience with us by supporting our brands and ideas through three locations in Granada, Nicaragua, and every time you selected one of our products to spend your time with.
In 2014, when we purchased the Favilli Mansion, we firmly knew our goal was to grow and compete on the global stage as a luxury producer of fine, handcrafted cigars. The Favilli Mansion was where we could bring this vision to life and allow worldwide travelers and consumers to experience Nicaragua's beauty by way of one of her finest treasure, the cigar.
In 2021, we best understood that what you supported and what we had worked toward was overdue in terms of being presented in a way that would gain appreciation and awareness on the global stage for our production, for Granada, and for Nicaragua. We remodeled the international landmark, the Favilli Mansion, and opened to the world one of Central America's most luxurious experiential sites which included four-floors of cocktail bars, cigars, event space, and sheer elegance in the gilded Favilli Mansion.
In this 2023, we have announced our retirement from the cigar industry and luxury hospitality space. We understand this may come as a surprise to our clientele and the cigar industry in general, but as a conglomerate of cigar and hospitality professionals, we have collectively decided to seek life's next stage of endeavors and adventures We therefore send a deep and gracious thanks to all of you clientele, friends, and family who have shared this vision and time with us. We cannot say goodbye, as we may
again cross paths in this small, small world, but we do bid you a farewell for this moment. Please know that a piece of our hearts are deeply rooted in what was Mombacho and Favilli and that everyone to have been involved holds tightly to the memories and experiences we all shared on this journey. On behalf of Granada, the entire founding team, factory employees, hospitality employees, investors, partners, and friends of Mombacho and Favilli, we extend to you a profound thanks and cherish every one of you.
Sincerely, from the Operating Partners
Cameron Heaos, Founder of Mombacho Cigars S.A.
Jared Michaeli, President & Co-founder of Favilli
MOMBACHO cigars were of high quality.
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