Por Larranaga, a brand that originated in Cuba, but has been mostly dormant for some time in the U.S. market is making a return. Today Altadis USA officially announced it is bringing the brand band back as a regular offering. The new Por Larranaga is expected to hit shelves at the end of May, 2016. […]
The Henry Clay Stalk Cut is a new regular production line by Altadis USA. Henry Clay is a brand that traces its origins back to Cuba in the 1840s. Eventually it was a brand acquired by Altadis USA, who would acquire the U.S. rights to the brand. While Altadis released a Henry Clay cigar in the […]
Atladis USA has announced a follow-up cigar to its Montecristo Grupo de Maestros Private Batch release. The new cigar is called Montecristo Grupo de Maestros Private Batch II. The new Private Batch II will once again be a limited production cigar, but this time will feature a new blend, a new size, and modified packaging. Private Batch […]
This month Atladis USA is releasing a limited edition off-shoot to its H. Upmann – The Banker line. The new cigar is called H. Upmann Ingot TheBanker Private Holding. An ingot is a name for a gold bar and this is a theme being incorporated into the box design. While the original H. Upmann Banker […]
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 […]
As Famous Smoke Shop continues to celebrate its 75 years in business, it has announced a pair of shop exclusive cigars by Altadis USA to commemorate the occasion. Both cigars are line extensions of the Romeo y Julieta Capulet and Montague lines – lines that are already exclusive to Famous. The Romeo y Julieta 75th Anniversary Capulet […]
Back in November, Altadis USA announced a project known as Yargüera. Yargüera refers to a new hybrid seed that was developed by Altadis’ Grupo de Maestros team. The seed has been used to grow and cultivate exclusive proprietary tobaccos to Altadis USA. This past week the first cigar line to incorporate the Yargüera tobacco […]
Larry Palombo, a 44 year cigar industry veteran who has spent the past ten years years at Altadis USA has departed the company will be joining the NACSA (Nicaraguan American Cigars SA) factory team. Information on this announcement was reported by Cigar Aficionado. During his tenure at Altadis USA, Palombo served as a Vice President of Tobacco. […]
Last year Altadis USA made some noise bringing back its Henry Clay brand to the forefront. For 2016, the company is ready to take the brand to the next level. Debuting this month is an all-new blend under the Henry Clay brand called Henry Clay Stalk Cut will make its debut. The new line is […]
The Espada by Montecristo Estoque is a limited edition cigar that made its debut at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show. The Montecristo Estoque is a line extension to the Espada by Montecristo line that features an all-new blend. Montecristo traces its origins back to Cuba when Alonso Menendez and Jose Manuel Pepe Garcia created a brand inspired […]
