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 Review: Fratello Oro Robusto
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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 […]
Cigar Coop Prime Time Special Edition 22: Omar de Frias, Fratello Cigars
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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 […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition #22: Tuesday 2/6 10pm Eastern, 9pm Central
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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 […]
Cigar Review: Fratello Navetta Discovery
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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 […]
Feature Story: Spotlight on Fratello Cigars at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show
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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’ […]
Cigar News: Fratello Navetta to Debut at 2017 IPCPR
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At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Fratello Cigars will unveil its fourth line, Fratello Navetta. It’s a line that pays homage to company owner Omar de Frias’ previous career at NASA. The new Fratello Navetta line will make its debut at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show. The name “Navetta” translates to “Shuttle” and in this […]
Cigar News: Fratello Firecracker Coming to Two Guys Smoke Shop
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Fratello Cigars is delivering the next installment of Two Guys Smoke Shop’s Firecracker. The New Hampshire-based retailer formally announced the Fratello Firecracker, a 3 1/2 x 50 vitola with a fuse based on the original Fratello blend. The cigar goes on sale June 13, 2017. The Firecracker Series was launched in 2007 when Don Pepin Garcia […]
Cigar Review: Fratello Oro Robusto
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The Fratello Oro is the third line to be released from Omar de Frias’ Fratello Cigars. When de Frias launched his company in 2013, he released Fratello, a Habano wrapper offering. Two years later he added his second line, the Fratello Bianco – a line that features a San Andres Maduro wrapper. With the Fratello Oro, de Frias fills a […]
Cigar News: Omar de Frias Leaves NASA; Will Focus Full Time on Fratello
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When Omar de Frias launched Fratello Cigars, it originally started out as a side gig to his “day job” at NASA. As Fratello has grown, de Frias has balanced the two gigs. However, that balancing act is about to change as today de Frias announced that after ten years, he is departing NASA to […]