Rafael Nodal and Hank Bischoff were guests on the May 20th edition of the Smooth Draws Radio Show and spoke openly about the recent partnership their company Boutique Blends has taken with Altadis U.S.A. On May 15th Boutique Blends and Altadis USA announced a strategic alliance between the two companies. Under the agreement, Altadis U.S.A. will handle […]
Boutique Blends, the partnership owned by Rafael Nodal, his wife Alina, and Hank Bischoff have entered into a strategic alliance agreement where Altadis USA will handle its distribution. Concurrent with the deal, Rafael Nodal who has been the face of Boutique Blends will also become a part of the team Altadis USA. The distribution agreement will […]
A.J. Fernandez has once again teamed up with Tabacalera USA. Recently, Tabacalera USA has been rolling out the new H. Upmann by AJ Fernandez – the fourth collaboration the company has done with Master Blender AJ Fernandez. The cigar will be available to Altadis U.S.A. retailers. The new cigar is described as a reimagining of […]
Whether its the version from Habanos SA or the brand in Altadis U.S.A.’s portfolio, the Montecristo brand is one of the most iconic brands known to cigar enthusiasts. At 2015’s IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis celebrated its 80th anniversary for Montecristo and went all out with three major showcase releases (highlighted by the Montecristo 80th Anniversary No. 2). Going into […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has begun to issue determinations on select premium cigars on whether they meet the criteria to be grandfathered from requiring the agency’s approval for marketing. This month five products made by Altadis USA have been determined to be grandfathered as being reported from the FDA Database. These are among the first […]
Over the past few years, we have seen Altadis U.S.A. incorporate themes such as collaborations, making cigars in Nicaragua, and resurrecting dormant brands. Recently a new release has arrived at retailers from Altadis U.S.A. that incorporates all three of these elements – the Gispert Intenso. For starters, the Gispert Intenso is a collaboration between A.J. […]
Santa Clara Cigars now has its second collaboration cigar with A.J. Fernandez. Today, Santa Clara formally announced the Romeo y Julieta Crafted by A.J. Fernandez. This is a collaboration done between Tabacalera USA, owners of the Romeo y Julieta brand in the U.S. and master blender A.J. Fernandez. The cigar had previously a limited launch, […]
The Romeo 505 Nicaragua, a cigar introduced at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show by Altadis USA has begun its widespread release.The company says the cigar is now available at Casa de Montrcristo and jR Cigar retail shops as well as its Montecristo lounge stores. Plans are for a full release to Altadis USA retailers beginning […]
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring […]
Tabacalera USA, the U.S. premium cigar division of Imperial Brands PLC has named Rob Norris the General Manager of the Altadis U.S.A. premium division effective immediately. Norris had previously served as CEO of Tabacalera USA’s JR Cigar retail operations. Norris will report to Javier Estates, the head of Tabacalera USA, who had been filling the […]
