PCA Magazine Fall 2019

PREMIUMCIGARS.ORG SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2019 | PCA The Magazine 51 East West Trading Corp. Ltd. Importers • Exporters • Distributors Phone: 800-621-3635 • Fax: 855-900-4848 www.FujimaUSA.com • w ww.Lucienne.com Lucienne ® Near Zero Impurity. Top Ranked Butane in the Industry from UK Your One Stop for Smoking Accessories. You Name it We Have it. Full Line of Zippo Products Cigarettes Filters From Turkey Fujima Mini Cigarette Filter from England Quality Disposable Lighters Cigarette Injector Machine Fujima ® High Quality Triple Torch Lighters Lucienne ® Genuine Briar Wood Pipes Diplite ® Odor Nuetralizer. Sanitizes & Eliminates Smoke and Unpleasant Odors TIPS FROM KARL AND KADEE ON STARTING YOUR OWN LOUNGE • Have the right “team” in your corner.  • Find the right resources. • Don’t be afraid of asking questions and for help.  • Find reliable contractors, workers and staff.  • It is a process, but you have to push through, and do not get discouraged if you have a setback. It’s normal. That’s business!  KARL:  Think about it! You know what I’d be telling my wife and daughters if we go out of town someplace and we see one of those? “I’ll meet you all there.” How often does that happen? “I’m going to meet you at the nail place!” That just doesn’t happen. KADEE: Yeah, so it wouldn’t be a drag for anybody. Everybody would be willing to go. So what’s the plan for your future in the industry? KARL: Well, La Aurora also makes E. León Jimenes rum, and we are the exclusive distributors in the U.S. We had an amazing meeting the other day with this one particular company and then tomorrow they want us to come back and they’re going to give us the whole spread with breakfast and everything. The company that I’m talking about, they’re huge. But I can’t say more. For our Barrel Aged by Karl Malone, we’re creating a company now that is working to sign up legends, that have to be hall of famers, and make cigars for them. We’re going to do the first one here in a little while, without saying too much. And of course, we have a partnership withMiami Cigar Company, they’re our distributors in the U.S., so we put a marketing idea in place that if a lounge buys 200 or more boxes, I’ll come do an appearance at their lounge. KADEE: And if you haven’t visited our cigar lounge in Reston, Louisiana yet, come out and see us! KARL: And I’m there a lot. KADEE: Oh, daily. Thank you so much for your time, Karl and Kadee, anything you’d like to add? KARL: Like we always say ... KARL AND KADEE: Smoke ’em if you got ’em.