Altads USA has announced a new limited edition cigar under its Montecristo brand. This cigar will pay homage to the company’s famed Grupo de Masestros team and will be known as the Montecristo Grupo de Maestros Private Batch. According to a press release by Altadis, the Grupo de Maestros Private Batch has been a private […]
18 months ago, Altadis USA began to reimage their Saint Luis Rey line with the introduction of the SLR Gen² cigar. Now Atladis has announced new packaging around its base Saint Luis Rey cigar line. These changes include new bands and new boxes with a more modern flair. From a packaging standpoint, the Saint Luis Rey […]
Altadis USA has announced a revamping to its Gispert cigar line. The revamping includes new packaging and updated banding to the cigars. From a packaging standpoint, the Gispert will now be available in 15 count cedar slide top boxes. The cigars will receive upgraded bands including a slight tint change to a darker red on […]
Altadis’ VegaFina Nicaragua will now be heading to the U.S. market. The VegaFina Nicaragua had ben showcased at Inter Tabac 2014 in Dortmund Germany and since then had been released to European retailers. The cigar is now scheduled for a U.S. release in December. The VegaFina Nicaragua becomes the latest Altadis brand to release […]
Espada by Montecristo Guard The Espada by Montecristo is the latest line to be introduced to Altadis USA’s Montecristo brand. Over the past three years, Altadis USA has working on making their existing lines more contemporary in terms of their packaging and / or blends. With the Espada, this is a a definite change of […]
Altadis USA has released a third VegaFina Sumum blend. At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, the VegaFina Sumum 2013 was showcased. This cigar introduced an entirely new blend into the VegaFina Sumum line. Like the previous two editions of the VegaFina Sumum series, the VegaFina Sumum 2010 and the VegaFina Sumum 2012, the VegaFina Sumum […]
At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis USA showed off a new addition to the Romeo y Julieta line called the 1875 Romeo y Julieta. This cigar becomes a brick and mortar exclusive by Altadis USA. Back in June, Janelle Rosenfeld, Vice President of Altadis USA appeared on the 6/14/14 Cigar Dave Show and had […]
The Montecristo brand under Altadis USA will be getting a Nicaraguan puro. Today, Atladis announced that the Espada by Montecristo would be the latest release into its Montecristo line. The cigar is a collaborative effort between the Plasencia factory and Atladis’ famed Grupo de Maestros, a special team of Altadis’ most skilled and accomplished cigar […]
Casa de Montecristo Exclusivo (Cigar Coop Photo) Casa de Montecristo lounges have begun to receive a cigar exclusive to the associated retail shop. Altadis USA has release Casa de Montecristo Exclusivo as a cigar that will only be available to the 21 lounges that are branded as Casa de Montecristo lounges. Lounge exclusive cigars are […]
H. Upmann Bank Note At the Tobacconists Association of America’s (TAA) 2014 Annual Meeting, Altadis USA brought their contribution to the TAA’s Exclusive Series of cigars, the H. Upmann Bank Note TAA Exclusive. The Bank Note is one of eight exclusive cigars made available to TAA retailers by various manufacturers. The name “Bank Note” is […]
