At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, HVC Cigars released a cigar to commemorate its tenth anniversary – appropriately titled the HVC 10th Anniversary cigar. HVC Cigars was founded by Reinier Lorenzo in 2011, the name HVC stands for Havana City. It pays homage to Havana, Cuba where Lorenzo grew up in post-revolution […]
Agile Cigar Review: HVC Hot Cake Gran Cañon
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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 News: HVC 10th Anniversary 54 Coming in May
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Next month, HVC Cigars will introduce a second size to its HVC 10th Anniversary line, the HVC 10th Anniversary 54. This new size will add a 5 x 54 vitola to the line. The HVC 10th Anniversary was a limited release in 2021 that originally came in a 6 1/2 x 50 Toro. The new […]
Cigar News: HVC Selección No. 1 Natural to Debut in March
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Last year, HVC Cigars’ owner Reinier Lorenzo announced he was opening his own factory, Fabrica de Tabacos HVC S.A de Reinier Lorenzo. He soon released a cigar called HVC Selección No.1 to commemorate the first line produced out of the facility. The Selección No. 1 was a San Andres Maduro offering. Next month, Lorenzo will […]
Cigar News: HVC Black Friday 2022 Limited Edition Release Announced
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HVC Cigars has announced its 2022 Black Friday Limited Edition Cigar. The big change is the 2022 HVC Black Friday will be coming from the HVC Boutique Factor in Estelí, Nicaragua. Previous installments of the Black Friday Series have been coming from the TABSA Factory. The cigar is a 5 1/2 x 50 Robusto featuring […]
Prime Time Episode 238: Reinier Lorenzo, HVC Cigars
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On Episode 238 of the Prime Time Show, we welcome Reinier Lorenzo of HVC Cigars back to the show. It’s been a while since we caught up with Reinier and a lot has happened. He has recently opened up a factory, taken control of his distribution, and worked on many exciting projects. We’ll get alll […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 238 – Reinier Lorenzo, HVC Cigars
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On Episode 238 of the Prime Time Show, we welcome Reinier Lorenzo of HVC Cigars back to the show. It’s been a while since we caught up with Reinier and a lot has happened. He has recently opened up a factory, taken control of his distribution, and worked on many exciting projects. We’ll get […]
PCA 2022 Report: HVC Cigars
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Last year HVC Cigars celebrated ten years in business, but the past year has perhaps been the most important for the company. In June 2021, the company announced it would be handling its own distribution which includes warehousing ad order fulfillment. Almost a year later in June 2022, the company announced it was opening its […]
Cigar News: HVC 500 Years Anniversary Salomon to Debut at 2022 PCA Trade Show
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At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, HVC Cigars announced a new offering in its 500 Years Anniversary line in the form of a 6 3/4 x 56 Salomon. The company says the cigar will be an exclusive offering to retailers that attend the 2022 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show. The HVC 500 […]
Cigar News: HVC Cigars Opens Factory and Announces HVC Selección No. 1
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HVC Cigars has announced it has opened its own factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. The first release out of the factory is the HVC Selección No.1. The cigar will make its debut at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The factory is called Fabrica de Tabacos HVC S.A., and HVC […]