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 […]
While we often report of developments of new brands and products, we often don’t talk about developments of new tobacco. Recently, Altadis USA has announced the development of a new hybrid seed called Yargüera. This seed will be used to grow tobaccos out of Honduras and it is anticipated to be used in Altadis USA products […]
Imperial Tobacco Group has announced it has creation of a new division called Tabacalera USA. The mission of this division will be to oversee its premium cigar business in the United States market. As a result of the establishment of Tabacalera USA, two key U.S. based business units under Imperial Tobacco will become a part […]
The Montecristo 80th Anniversary is limited edition cigar released by Altadis USA to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Montecristo brand. Montecristo traces its roots back to 1935 when Alonso Menendez and Jose Manuel Pepe Garcia started a brand in Cuba inspired by the Alexandre Dumas novel, The Count of Montecristo. While the brand is still an iconic […]
Back at Inter-Tabac 2014, Altadis unveiled VegaFina Nicaragua – the first Nicaraguan puro to the VegaFina brand. This was a line that would make its way to the United States by the end of 2014. At Inter-Tabac 2015, a new line extension – the VegaFina Nicaragua 8-9-8 was formally showed off. The VegaFina Nicaragua 8-9-8 draws its […]
