Nat Sherman is the brand name for a line of handmade cigars and "luxury cigarettes". The company, which began as a retail tobacconist, continued to operate a flagship retail shop, known as the "Nat Sherman Townhouse", located on 42nd Street, off Fifth Avenue, in New York City from 1930 to 2020. Corporate offices are now located at the foot of the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
Company history
Origin
thumb|Nat Sherman store in New York City
thumb|right| Inside the Nat Sherman store
Before he was involved in the tobacco industry, Nat Sherman made his fortune running a prominent speakeasy in New York City during the 1920s, when Prohibition made such a business extremely lucrative, albeit risky. Perhaps as the result of settlement of a gambling debt, his son later speculated, Sherman wound up as half owner of Traub Brothers and Bear, makers of the Epoca cigar brand, which introduced the nightclub proprietor into the world of tobacco manufacturing.
In the 1960s, a move was made to expand both the wholesale operations of the company and its cigarette manufacturing arm. The company's previous manufacturing facility in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was shuttered and a move made to a new and larger facility in Englewood, New Jersey.
In October of 2019 Altria Group, Inc announced it was willing to sell Nat Sherman International, LLC.
2020s
In July 2020, Altria delisted all the legacy Nat Sherman cigarettes, leaving only the 4 Nats brand SKUs to carry the name.
On August 3, 2020, Altria announced that Nat Sherman International Inc. will cease operations by the end of September, shutting down not only its midtown Manhattan cigar store but also its entire wholesale business.
On January 6, 2021, it was announced that Ferio Tego, LLC, a new company formed by former Nat Sherman Employees Michael Herklots and Brendon Scott, acquired the premium cigar brands formerly owned and sold by Nat Sherman International, including Timeless, Metropolitan, Epoca and Ancora, among others.