Last year, Drew Newman of J.C. Newman Cigar Company announced a new brand coming out of the El Reloj factory in Ybor City, Florida known as Angel Cuesta. This year, that project comes to life as J.C. Newman will introduce the Angel Cuesta Lina at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. Angel LaMadrid […]
Today (May 5, 2022) J.C. Newman Cigar Company celebrates its 127th anniversary in business. Coinciding with this milestone, J.C. Newman Cigar Company has announced a cigar that will only be available at the El Reloj factory in Tampa, Florida, the Cuesta-Rey No. 95 Cameroon. It’s a re-creation of the Cuesta-Rey No. 95 sold by J.C. […]
Cuesta-Rey is one of the oldest brands in the J.C. Newman Cigar Company portfolio. The brand was founded in 1884 by Spaniard Angel LaMadrid Caesura and Peregrino Ray. Cuesta had apprenticed in cigar making in Cuba before meeting Rey. The duo formed the company in the Ybor City district of Tampa, Florida. The company would […]
