One of the biggest stories of the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show was Oliva Company. It was easily the biggest PCA Trade Show since Oliva was acquired by J. Cortès in 2016. One can argue this might have been the biggest Trade Show Oliva had in a decade since the launch of Melanio. […]
Owner Frederik Vandermarliere has announced he is restructuring his cigar brand properties under one umbrella known as Vandermarliere Cigar Family. Under the restructuring, J.Cortès will focus on machine-made production, and Oliva Cigars will focus on handmade production. The Vandermarliere family has been the owners of J.Cortès for 95 years. While J.Cortès has done some handmade […]
Oliva Cigar Company has purchased the trademarks for three well-known brands from the Reyes Family in Honduras. These brands are the Cuba Aliados, Puros Indios and Roly. Information on this deal was first reported by Cigar Aficionado. Reyes Family Cigars is currently run by Carlos Diez, the grandson of Rolando Reyes, Sr. While the brand […]
Fred Vandermarliere, the owner and CEO of J. Cortès, the parent company of Oliva Cigar Company, has become an investor in Brandshopper. Brandshopper is an online retailer founded by Keith Meier and owns several sub-brands, including cigarpage.com, an online cigar retail outfit. While details of the transaction were not disclosed, Meier was said in several reports the […]
J. Cortès, the parent company of Oliva Cigar Company, has announced the completion of renovations on its main factory, Tabolisa 1 (Tabolisa Uno). This completes what has been a three-year project that started in November 2016 and has seen an overhaul of the factory operations, including pre-industry, a box factory, and a second production facility […]
As has become the norm, Oliva has done its annual release of the Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial with little fanfare. This year will see two releases, one familiar one from recent years, and one returning for the first time in five years. For the fifth consecutive year, the 6 x 60 Double Toro size […]
At the Inter-Tabac 2018 Fair in Dortmund, Germany, Oliva Cigar Company introduced the Oliva Serie V Melanio Edición Limitada 2018. It’s a limited edition rounded 5 x 50 Robusto size of the popular Melanio blend. The cigar is scheduled to ship in October and will only be available outside the United States. The blend features […]
At the 2018 Inter-Tabac Fair in Dortmund, Germany, Oliva Cigar Company launched a 7 x 70 vitola in its Cain Daytona line known as the Cain Daytona Limitada 7 x 70. It’s a line extension which is expected to be launched in the International (non-U.S.) market. Cain Daytona is a blend introduced under Oliva’s […]
Gilberto Oliva Sr, the patriarch of the Oliva Cigar family, died earlier today in Miami, Florida. He was 86 years old. Oliva Sr. is best known for founding the massive Oliva Cigar Company Operation with his son Gilberto Jr. Oliva Sr. was the grandson of Melanio Oliva, who had established a growing operation in Cuba. Oliva Sr. started his […]
José Oliva, best known as CEO of Oliva Cigar Company, has been designated the Speaker of the House for the State of Florida for 2019-2020. This means if Oliva’s party (Republican) holds the majority in the Florida House of Representatives in the 2018 elections, he will become Speaker of the House beginning in 2019. Oliva was first […]
