At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Fratello Cigars will launch its fifth line, the Fratello Inverso. The name translated from Italian “inverse shuttle” and that is because it is an offshoot of the Fratello Navetta, but with the tobaccos literally inverse in the blend. Last year, brand owner Omar de Frias created the Fratello Navetta […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Fratello Cigars will introduce new packaging for the Fratello and Fratello Bianco lines. As a part of the new packaging, the Fratello line has been rebranded Fratello Classico. The new packaging will have a style more in-line with the Fratello Oro and Fratello Navetta offerings. While there is new […]
Fratello Cigars has named Shannon Strang its first Director of Operations. Strang is a Pittsburgh native who will have primary responsibilities including streamlining Fratello Cigars’ logistics, strengthening relationships with both customers and suppliers, financial management and business development. “I am beyond excited that Shannon accepted this position. Together, we plan to bring our customer […]
Fratello Cigars has announced a new release that will be exclusive to Old Virginia Tobacco. The cigar is called the Fratello Esclusivo and its scheduled to launch on May 22nd, 2018. According to Fratello Cigars, the Esclusivo is built off the original Fratello blend, but uses high priming tobaccos. It is available in one size […]
Fratello Cigars is coming to Germany. Today Fratello Cigars owner Omar de Frias announced that Klaus Kleinlagel will handle distribution in Germany. “We are very excited to be partnering with Klaus & Martina Kleinlagel. Their history in the tobacco industry, their family-owned operation and passion for premium cigars was a perfect match for our growing brand,” […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Join us for Prime Time Special Edition #22. We are excited to welcome Omar de Frias to the show. We will learn and catch up on everything Fratello Cigars. We will also do a little recap of the “Big Game” played between the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots. All of this on the newsmagazine show […]
Join us for Prime Time Special Edition #22. We are excited to welcome Omar de Frias to the show. We will learn and catch up on everything Fratello Cigars. We will also do a little recap of this past Sunday’s “Big Game”. THIS SHOW AIRS on 2/6/18 at a special time for Special Edition: 10pm […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Omar de Frias and Fratello Cigars unveiled their fourth regular production line, known as Fratello Navetta. Navetta is Italian for “Shuttle” and the name pays homage to De Frias’ prior employer, NASA. Last year, De Frias retired from NASA and decided to focus on Fratello Cigars full-time. After going to […]
Fratello Cigars owner Omar de Frias might have left his job at NASA last year, but that doesn’t mean a little bit of NASA has remained close to his heart. At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, de Frias showcased his newest line, the Fratello Navetta, a line with a space shuttle theme that pays homage to de Frias’ […]
