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 […]
H. Upmann – The Banker – Annuity The H. Upmann – The Banker is the newest line of Altadis USA’s H. Upmann brand. A couple of weeks ago, we previewed this upcoming release. The Banker pays homage to the original brand founder Herman Upmann. Upmann was a German banker who in 1844 went to Havana […]
Atladis U.S. will add a 7 x 70 line extension to its Casa de Garcia line. Both the Casa de Garcia Connecticut and Casa de Garcia Nicaragua will each receive the new 7 x 70 frontmark known as “Colassal”. Casa de Garcia is a brand in the Altadis U.S.A. portfolio that is geared for value-priced […]
Altadis USA has informed retailers of a line extension to its re-introduced Juan Lopez line. The Juan Lopez Seleccion No. 4 will add a 7 x 70 frontmark to the Nicaraguan puro line. The Seleccion No. 4 is expected to start shipping this May. It will have an MSRP of $6.75 per cigar. The Juan Lopez line […]
Altadis USA will be releasing a new cigar in its H. Upmann brand. The H. Upmann – The Banker will pay homage to the original brand founder Herman Upmann. Information on this cigar was first reported by Cigar Aficionado.com. Upmann was a banker who in 1844 went to Havana Cuba and invested in a cigar factory […]
Numerous retailers have confirmed that Altadis USA will be providing a cigar to the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) under its H. Upmann brand. The H. Upmann Bank Note TAA Exclusive will provide a corona sized offering to TAA members. Information on this release was made available to attendees of the TAA Convention held March 23 […]
Romeo y Julieta Clasicos Illinois-based distributor, Arango Cigar Company is adding a third line to its Clasicos series. The company announced that it will now be releasing the Romeo y Julieta Clasicos line – a line that will be exclusive for Arango offered only to Brick and Mortar shops. The Romeo y Julieta by Altadis […]
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide an […]
VegaFina Sumum 2010 (2012 release) – Robusto Altadis USA has informed retailers that the VegaFina Sumum Edicion Especial 2010 will be returning in 2014. This was a cigar originally released in Europe, but made its way to the U.S. for a limited run in 2012 in a 5 x 54 robusto format. This time the […]
