Earlier this year, Tabacalera S.L.U. unveiled a new limited edition cigar under its VegaFina brand known as the VegaFina Fortaleza 2 Capa 20. Tabacalera S.L.U. group is a European distribution arm that can best be described as a sister organization to Altadis USA. Over the years there have been several VegaFina releases in the U.S. […]
Cigar News: VegaFina Vindobona Exclusivo Austria Announced
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2021 Preview, News, Tabacalera SLU, VegaFina
VegaFina has announced its fifth regional edition. This will be an exclusive to Austria and is called the VegaFina Vindobona Exclusivo Austria. The VegaFina Vindobona Exclusivo Austria features an Ecuadorian wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and a combination of Nicaraguan and Dominican fillers. The cigar is a 50 x 159 mm (50 x 6 1/4) […]
Cigar News: VegaFina Fortaleza 2 Capa 20 Announced
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2021 Preview, News, Tabacalera SLU, VegaFina
VegaFina has announced a new limited edition cigar under its Fortaleza 2 line known as Capa 20. The VegaFina Fortaleza Capa 20 gets its name from a Mexican Habano wrapper aged 20 years. Produced at Tabacalera de Garcia, the VegaFina Fortaleza Capa 20 comes in one size – a Gran Robusto measuring 50 x 140mm […]
Cigar News: VegaFina 1998 Vintage 1 Announced
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2021 Preview, News, Tabacalera SLU, VegaFina
VegaFina has announced a new limited edition extension to its 1998 brand known as VegaFina 1998 Vintage 1. The blend features similar components to the VegaFina 1998, but introduces thinner ring gauge formats: VF40 (40 x 156mm) and VF42L (42 x 187mm). Like the rest of the 1998 one, the Vintage 1 sizes feature tobaccos […]
Cigar Review: VegaFina Year of the Ox
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy One, Review, Tabacalera SLU, VegaFina
The VegaFina Year of the Ox is the fourth installment of VegaFina’s limited-edition cigar series to pay homage to the Chinese New Year. The past few years have seen the Chinese New Year become a theme of many limited releases. Davidoff is best known for its Chinese New Year Series that launched in 2012 and […]
Cigar Review: VegaFina Nicaragua Puro Origen
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 85-87, Review, Tabacalera SLU, Try a Sample, VegaFina
Earlier this year, Tabacalera S.L.U. unveiled a new limited edition cigar for VegaFina known as the VegaFina Nicaragua Puro Origen. The cigar itself features tobaccos exclusively from Nicaragua’s three main growing regions: Condega, Estelí, and Jalapa, making it a Nicaraguan puro. A Nicaraguan puro is not something new for VegaFina and the brand already has […]
Cigar News: VegaFina Year of the Ox Announced
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2020 Preview, News, Tabacalera SLU, VegaFina
For the fourth year in a row Tabacalera SLU will release a Chinese New Year commemorative cigar under its VegaFina brand. For 2021, that cigar is the VegaFina Year of the Ox. The cigar features a Habana 2000 wrapper over a blend of Dominican and Nicaraguan tobaccos. The cigar measures 56 x 159 mm (56 […]
Cigar Review: VegaFina Gran Reserva 2020
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 88-90, Buy One, Review, Tabacalera SLU, VegaFina
In 2020, Tabacalera SLU would release its third cigar in its VegaFina Gran Reserva series, the VegaFina Gran Reserva 2020. It was back in 1998 when the VegaFina Grand Reserva series would make its debut with the VegaFina Gran Reserva 20 Aniversario. As the name indicates the Gran Reserva 20 Aniversario was released to commemorate […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition 86: Tony Bellatto, La Barba Cigars
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NOTE THE SPECIAL START TIME TONIGHT 9: 45PM EASTERN 8: 45PM CENTRAL On Prime Time Special Edition 86, we are joined by the one and only Tony Bellatto. Tony is the co-founder of both La Barba Cigars and Lost & Found Cigars and we’ll catch up with him on all of the happenings […]
Summer of ’20 Spotlight: Altadis USA
William Cooper Feature Story, Summer of 20 No Comments Altadis, Feature Story, Henry Clay, Onyx, Romeo y Julieta, Summer of 20, VegaFina
Altadis was one of the “Big Four” companies that was not planning on attending the 2020 PCA Trade Show. For the most part, Altadis has been gradually rolling out new products throughout 2020 as opposed to putting all of its energy into the summer months. Altadis also seemed quite prepared handling the impacts of the […]