At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, AJ Fernandez is teaming up with Altadis again to produce another Montecristo with the launch of the Montecristo Nicaragua. Montecristo Nicaragua is described as a project conceived by Fernandez along with Altadis’s Director of Product Capability Rafael Nodal. The cigar is produced at Fernandez’s factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. It […]
2019 will mark the 175th of H. Upmann, the brand founded by Herman Upmann in Cuba and the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis U.S.A. is releasing a cigar to commemorate the occasion called the H. Upmann Connecticut Grupo de Maestros. It’s a cigar that not only pays homage to the brand, but also has a very […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis U.S.A. will showcase the third installment in its limited edition Montecristo Grupo de Maestros Private Batch Series, the Montecristo Grupo de Maestros Private Batch IV. The Grupo de Maestros team represents some of Altadis’ most skilled cigar makers and they have been involved in some high profile Altadis releases. According to […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis U.S.A. will introduce its third installment of its Montecristo Artisan Series – appropriately called Montecristo Artisan Series Batch III. The Montecristo Artisan Series Batch III features tobaccos that were selected by three members of the Grupo de Maestros teams who in turn selected an accomplish buncher and roller […]
Altadis U.S.A. has announced it has added a fourth size to its H. Upmann Nicaragua by AJ Fernandez. This one adds a 6 1/8 x 52 box-pressed belicoso. It is not only the first figurado to be added to the H. Upmann by AJ Fernandez line, but also the first box-pressed offering in the line. […]
Come this July, Altadis U.S.A. will introduce the Romeo y Julieta 1875 Nicaragua. It’s a Nicaraguan puro made in Nicaragua by the Plasencia family. The cigar had been seen available for pre-order by at least one retailer. News of the pending release was confirmed by Cigar Aficionado in their June 5th Cigar Insider. The Romeo […]
In 2012, Altadis U.S.A. launched an extension to its Romeo y Julieta line called Romeo by Romeo y Julieta. The extension was meant to provide a bolder smoke in the Romeo y Julieta stable, a cigar meant to appeal to the contemporary smoker. The Romeo became a hit for Altadis U.S.A. and it led to several […]
Last November came word of Altadis U.S.A.’s latest collaborative project, the Montecristo Ciudad de Musica. This project is a three-way collaboration among Altadis U.S.A., Crowned Heads Cigars, and Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr’s Tabacalera La Alianza factory. The past four years have seen Altadis U.S.A. teaming up with other factories and brands for collaborations, but for Crowned […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, Altadis U.S.A. introduced the Montecristo Grupo de Maestros Private Batch III. As the name indicates, this is the third installment of the Montecristo Grupo de Maestros line, a limited edition series from Altadis U.S.A. The Grupo de Maestros team represents some of Altadis’ most skilled cigar […]
Imperial Brands PLC has announced it is targeting divestiture opportunities in its business portfolio. The company announced it is planning £2 billion ($2.7B) over the next 12 to 24 months. In a recent interim earnings report, Imperial Brands Chief Executive Alison Cooper commented, “As we sharpen our focus on the brands, products and markets that are […]
