2019 marked the first year that Casa Cuevas Cigars would be exhibiting at the IPCPR Trade Show. Going into the show, the company would showcase a trio of cigars, the Casa Cuevas La Mandarria, and two blends under the Cuevas Reserva line. While Cuevas Reserva might have been a new brand to many cigar enthusiasts, […]
Cigar News: Casa Cuevas Takes La Mandarria to Regular Production
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Casa Cuevas Cigars has announced it is taking its La Mandarria line into regular production. La Mandarria is a cigar that was originally released as a part of 500 box limited edition run. It was earlier this year when Casa Cuevas Cigars was the victim of a major robbery to their Miami, Florida warehouse […]
Cigar News: Alec Cuevas Named Director of Operations at Casa Cuevas Cigars
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Casa Cuevas Cigars has announced that Alec Cuevas will be the company’s new Director of Operations. Alec is the son of company President Luis Cuevas Jr. and grandson of Master Blender Luis Cuevas Sr. He is the fifth generation of the Cuevas family to work in the family business. Alec is a Miami native […]
Cigar News: Casa Cuevas and Gabriel Alvarez Part Ways
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The Gabriel Alvarez era at Casa Cuevas Cigars came to an end today. Today Casa Cuevas Cigars announced it has accepted the resignation of Director of Sales Gabriel Alvarez. Alvarez posted the following statement on his social media channels. There was no further comment from Casa Cuevas Cigars other than confirming the resignation and that all […]
Prime Time Episode 107: Luis Cuevas Jr., Casa Cuevas Cigars
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On Thursday, Luis Cuevas Jr. of Casa Cuevas Cigars joined us on Prime Time. We caught up with what has been an interesting year for Luis. We talked about the new releases, the company’s first IPCPR, and the robbery that occurred earlier this week. We talked a little boxing with Luis in our Live True […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 107 – Luis Cuevas Jr, Casa Cuevas Cigars
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Tonight Luis Cuevas Jr. of Casa Cuevas Cigars joins us on the Thursday side of Prime Time. We’ll catch up with what has been an interesting year for Luis. We’ll talk about the new releases, the company’s first IPCPR, and the robbery that occurred earlier this week. We’ll talk a little boxing with Luis […]
Cigar Review: Casa Cuevas La Mandarria
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Just prior to the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show came word of a new limited edition cigar by Casa Cuevas Cigars known as La Mandarria. It was earlier this year when Casa Cuevas Cigars was the victim of a major robbery to their Miami, Florida warehouse that wiped out a good chunk of their inventory. The […]
Cigar News: Casa Cuevas Announces Shipment of Cuevas Reserva
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Casa Cuevas Cigars has announced it has shopped the Cuevas Reserva. The line was created by company patriarch Luis Cuevas Sr. a decade ago, but was put on the back burner. Just prior to IPCPR, Casa Cuevas cigars announced it was time to recreate the brand and introduce it to market. “The Cuevas Reserva for […]
Cigar News: Casa Cuevas La Mandarria Heads to Retailers
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Casa Cuevas Cigars’ La Mandarria, a cigar that made its debut at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show is now heading to retailers. This year, the company was a victim of a well-publicized warehouse robbery. A sledgehammer (La Mandarria in Spanish) was used to break into the warehouse and over 25,000 of the Casa Cuevas brands […]
IPCPR 2019 Spotlight: Cuevas Cigar Group
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The 2019 IPCPR saw Cuevas Cigar Group make their debut as an exhibitor, but there is nothing newcomer about this company. The Cuevas family has been making cigars for many leading brands for quite a while out of their Las Lavas factory in the Dominican Republic. In 2016, the Cuevas family opted to create their […]