Cigar Worth $185,000 Being Shipped From Clearwater
CigarsDirect.com is based in Westchase and recently brokered a deal for the 1,600-pound stogie.
Juan Panesso runs CigarsDirect.com out of Westchase and deals in high-end cigars on a regular basis. But he says a cigar in Clearwater is about to lead to the biggest deal of his career. It’s big in more ways than one. This deal is for a cigar nearly 19 feet long that is selling for $185,000 to a private collector. The cigar is currently in a Clearwater warehouse, waiting to be shipped. Panesso won’t say who bought the cigar or where it’s headed, only that the stogie is headed outside of the U.S. and to a collector who most people would recognize by name. The deal started when a broker called looking for dozens of Gurkha His Majesty's Reserve cigars, which come with a price tag of $750 each. After a few more high-end deals, the same broker…
