The Prime Time Awards are voted on by each of the three members of the Prime Time Podcasts. The awards look at the impact on the cigar industry. Today, we unveil our choice for 2019 Large Company of the Year. This award factors things such as innovation, continued quality, and impact to the industry. […]
When it comes to the Trinidad brand in the Altadis U.S.A. portfolio, it’s been one that hasn’t quite had the impact of other Cuban brands that Altadis U.S.A. sells in the U.S. such as Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, and H. Upmann. Over the years, there have been several releases. Most recently in the past ten […]
2019 has seen Altadis U.S.A. continue to mark the 175th anniversary of the H. Upmann brand. Later this month, the company will release Herman’s Batch. It’s a cigar that pays homage to the founder of the H. Upmann brand. The H. Upmann has its origins back in Cuba where founder Hermann Upmann opened his first […]
For many years, there have been three workhorse brands in the Altadis U.S.A. portfolio: Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, and H. Upmann. There are many other brands in the Altadis portfolio that have gotten a push from time to time. One brand that has received somewhat of a push has been the Henry Clay brand. Henry […]
At the end of this month, Altadis USA will release a special limited edition offshoot under its H. Upmann by AJ Fernandez. The cigar is called H. Upmann Nicaragua by AJ Fernandez Finca La Lilia 2009. While it features the same components as the regular production H. Upmann Nicaragua by AJ Fernandez line, Finca La […]
Eddy Guerra, who served as a Senior Brand Manager at Altadis U.S.A. has announced he is leaving the company. In a statement published on his social media channels, Guerra commented: Guerra joined Altadis U.S.A. in January 2018. Prior to that, he worked a Gurkha Cigars where he served as Director of Marketing.
One can say that 2019 has been a quiet year for Romeo y Julieta at Altadis USA, but that is going to change this fall as the brand is going to unveil its Romeo y Julieta 1875 Connecticut Nicaragua project. The Romeo y Julieta 1875 Connecticut Nicaragua is a groundbreaking project that incorporates a Connecticut […]
Altadis U.S.A. has announced the H. Upmann 175th Anniversary cigar, a project that commemorates 175 years of the H. Upmann brand is now heading to stores. It’s a cigar that was launched at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show. The H. Upmann 175th Anniversary cigar was produced for Altadis by AJ Fernandez, who has been […]
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 […]
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 […]
