Today we kick off our exhibitor booth coverage from the 2025 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show with a visit to Oliva Cigar Company.
PCA 2025: Oliva

Today we kick off our exhibitor booth coverage from the 2025 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show with a visit to Oliva Cigar Company.
Oliva Cigar at the 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show
Today, we appraise the Cuba Aliados Original Blend. Two years ago, Oliva Cigar Company made a surprising move when it acquired three Honduran brands from the family of the late Rolando Reyes Sr: Cuba Aliados, Puros Indios, and Roly. When Oliva was ready to roll out the first wave of Cuba Aliados under its stewardship, […]
Back in 2021, Oliva Cigar Company shocked the cigar world by indicating it was acquiring three Honduran brands from the family of the late Rolando Reyes Sr.: Cuba Aliados, Puros Indios, and Roly. A year later, as the 2022 PCA Trade Show approached, Oliva would deliver another shocker. It announced that it would be turning […]
YouTube edit of our Facebook Live Roundtable. The Smoking Syndicate Roundtable reconvenes tonight as we smoke Oliva’s Cuba Aliados by Ernesto Perez-Carrillo in the Torpedo size. A year ago, Oliva stunned the cigar world indicating it was acquiring three Honduran brands from the Reyes family: Cuba Aliados, Puros Indios, and Roly. Just before the […]
The Smoking Syndicate Roundtable reconvenes tonight as we smoke Oliva’s Cuba Aliados by Ernesto Perez-Carrillo in the Torpedo size. A year ago, Oliva stunned the cigar world indicating it was acquiring three Honduran brands from the Reyes family: Cuba Aliados, Puros Indios, and Roly. Just before the Trade Show, Oliva relaunched the Cuba Aliados […]
Last year, Oliva Cigar Company announced it had acquired the trademarks for three well-known brands from the Reyes Family in Honduras: Cuba Aliados, Puros Indios, and Roly. Today Oliva announced the relaunch of one of its brands – Cuba Aliados. What’s interesting is that Oliva won’t be producing the cigars in Nicaragua, but it has […]