When it comes to anniversary years in the cigar industry, Altadis U.S.A was in a more unique situation than most companies in that it was celebrating three major anniversaries: H. Upmann’s 175th anniversary, Trinidad’s 50th anniversary, and the 50th anniversary of Tabacalera de Garcia, the largest cigar factory in the world. While it’s no secret […]
2019 marked the third IPCPR that Boutique Blends Cigars would be a part of the Altadis U.S.A. booth. For the past two years, the company owned by Rafael Nodal and Hank Bischoff has undergone significant changes. This year saw the company introduce one new line. Back in 2017, Boutique Blends would enter into a strategic […]
On Episode 105 Rafael Nodal makes his Prime Time debut! As many know Rafael wears two hats in the cigar industry – co-founder of Boutique Blends Cigars and now as Tabacalera USA’s (including Altadis U.S.A.’s) Director of Product Capability. We’ll take a look at this unique dual-role and how this came about. Plus we’ll talk […]
Tonight on Episode 105 Rafael Nodal makes his Prime Time debut! As many know Rafael wears two hats in the cigar industry – co-founder of Boutique Blends Cigars and now as Tabacalera USA’s (including Altadis U.S.A.’s) Director of Product Capability. We’ll take a look at this unique dual-role and how this came about. Plus […]
This spring a second installment of the Aging Room Bin is coming – and this one is appropriately titled the Aging Room Bin No. 2. Details of the announcement were first reported by Cigar Aficionado. Aging Room Bin No. 2 is a project that comes from the Plasencia Cigars factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. It’s a […]
The past two years have seen AJ Fernandez emerge as a cigar maker for many leading brands. While the brands in the Altadis and General Cigar portfolio have definitely seen Fernandez’s influence, there have been many other companies. Just before the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, one company that announced a project with Fernandez was Boutique […]
Every year, Altadis U.S.A. is one of the “must see” booths at IPCPR, and 2018 was no exception. This year we saw Altadis have a larger booth than seen in the previous few IPCPR Trade Shows. There was an additional energy and excitement this year’s Altadis booth. Not only did they have plenty of product […]
Going into the 2018 IPCPR, it was a big year of change for the brands of Rafael Nodal and Hank Bischoff’s Boutique Blends. The changes saw a massive restructuring of their portfolio, probably the biggest restructuring we’ve seen from any company at this year’s IPCPR. It was one that saw the company restructure its lines […]
Boutique Blends has announced a major restructuring of its Aging Room portfolio of products. The restructuring includes the establishment of a core line and well as an expansion of the popular Quattro-branded cigars. The revamped look of Aging Room will be showcased when the IPCPR Trade Show opens in Las Vegas on July 13th. The […]
This month, Altadis U.S.A. will begin a widespread release of the Aging Room Pura Cepa. It’s a collaboration done between Boutique Blends and the Plasencia family – two strategic partners of Altadis U.S.A. Word of the Aging Room Pure Cepa surfaced last month. The cigar is a Nicaraguan puro produced at Plasencia. It utilizes tobaccos […]
