Casa de Montecristo has announced the 2020 Texas Cigar Festival and Smokin’ In The Carolinas events have been cancelled. The cancellation is due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company issued the following statement: Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Texas Cigar Festival had been rescheduled to August 8 while Smokin in the Carolinas had been rescheduled […]
Santa Clara Cigars has announced it will offer an exclusive cigar from the Montecristo brand known as Montecristo Volume 1: 100 Days. It’s a cigar that pays homage to the “100 Days” chapter of the classic novel “The Count of Monte Cristo” by Alexandre Dumas, an inspiration for the Montecristo brand. The cigars will have […]
Brad Winstead has been appointed the new head of Casa de Montecristo, a unit of Tabacalera USA. He replaces Luis Miguel Torres who has left the company. WInstead started with Altadis U.S.A. in July 2007 as a territory sales manager. Most recently, he served as head of marketing for Altadis U.S.A. Prior to that, he […]
Casa de Montecristo has announced its Houston area stores will be the home to a limited edition 6 x 60 line extension line extension to Aganorsa Leaf’s Guardian of the Farm line known as Buster. The Guardian of the Farm is a project that was jointly developed by Max Fernandez of Aganorsa Leaf and Kyle […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis USA was saying the Grupo De Maestros Private Batch IV would be the final iteration of personal cigars released by the company’s famed Grupo de Maestros team. However, there is now another. This one is an exclusive to Casa de Montecristo stores and its simply known as the Grupo de […]
Casa de Montecristo is moving its Washington DC store to a new two-story location. Unfortunately, patrons smoking at the location will be limited to an outdoor patio. The new lounge is located two blocks away from the current site on 19th Street NW between L and M streets. According to Casa de Montecristo, city restrictions […]
Casa de Montecristo’s Hallandale, Florida location will have its official opening on Saturday, January 12th. This store will be the 28th Casa de Montecristo owned or licensed lounge in the country. The new 1,800 square unit facility is located at Village of Atlantic Shores Plaza at 801 N. Federal Highway, the lounge is a key part of […]
Last November Joya de Nicaragua announced it was repackaging one of its oldest brands, the Joya de Nicaragua Clasico. The change was made to coincide with Joya de Nicaragua’s 50th anniversary. Now comes word that the Clasico will be an exclusive offering to the Casa de Montecristo and JR Cigar retail outlets. The cigar features […]
Luis Miguel Torres has been named head of Casa de Montecristo, the premium cigar retail arm of Tabacalera USA and its parent company Imperial Brands. He replaces Steve Lochan, who departed Casa de Montecristo back in April. Torres comes to Casa de Montecristo with twenty years experience in the cigar and retail industries. The past three […]
The 1502 Serious Cigars Edition is a limited edition project that comes from Enrique Sanchez Icaza of 1502 Cigars. It is a shop exclusive cigar that is being launched on May 14, 2018, at Serious Cigars, a chain of retailers under the Casa de Montecristo umbrella. 1502 Cigars gets its name from the year that […]
