Late in 2015, Jochy Blanco, the acclaimed tobacco grower and owner of the Tabacalera Palma factory acquired Indianhead Cigars from Bill Bock and simultaneously launched his premium cigar brand La Galera Cigars. The 2016 IPCPR Trade Show would be the big launch for La Galera as Blanco would introduce five blends. This year didn’t see any new lines from La […]
Cigar News: La Galera 80th Anniversary Box Pressed Limited Edition Unveiled at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
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At this year’s IPCPR Trade Show, Jochy Blanco’s La Galera brand unveiled a new San Andres wrapped La Galera Maduro and the new La Galera 1936 Box Pressed. However, Blanco had one more cigar to showcase, and this one is a limited edition that is a San Andres Maduro in a box-pressed. The cigar is called […]
Cigar News: La Galera Maduro Launched by IndianHead Cigars at 2016 IPCPR
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Jochy Blanco’s La Galera brand now has a maduro offering. At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, the La Galera Maduro was officially launched. It was one of three new blends added to the La Galera line. The La Galera Maduro complements the previously released La Galera Connecticut and La Galera Habano lines. In addition, the […]
Cigar News: La Galera 1936 Box Pressed Launched at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
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At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Jochy Blanco’s IndianHead Cigars’ introduced a new line of cigars called the La Galera 1936 Box Pressed. It is one of two cigars to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Tabacalera Palma, the factory owned by Blanco. The La Galera 1936 Box Pressed derives its name from the fact that 1936 […]
Cigar Review: La Galera Connecticut Chaveta by IndianHead Cigars
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The La Galera Connecticut is one of two premium lines made by Tabacalera Palma’s Jochy Blanco. For many years Blanco and Tabacalera Palma have grown tobacco and made cigars for many of the industry’s leading brands. Last year, Blanco made a strategic move – that to brand owner when he acquired IndianHead Cigars from Bill Bock. […]
Cigar Review: La Galera Habano El Lector by IndianHead Cigars
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Over the past few years Jochy Blanco has become a power in the cigar industry in terms of tobacco growing and manufacturing. He has supplied tobacco and produced cigars out of his Tabacalera Palma operation in the Dominican Republic for some leading brands. Last year, Blanco made a strategic move – that to brand owner when […]
Cigar News: IndianHead Cigars Announces La Galera Exclusive Sampler
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IndianHead Cigars has announced it will release a ten count sampler of its La Galera brand offerings called the La Galera Exclusive Sampler. The samplers will contain both a five sizes of the La Galera line in both the La Galera Connecticut and La Galera Habano lined. The samplers will contain three vitolas geared for […]
Cigar News: La Galera Cigars Launches and Adds New Sizes for Europe
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2016 Preview, IndianHead Cigars, La Galera, News
Back in November, Tabacalera Palma owner Jochy Blanco announced he had acquired IndianHead Cigars, a distributor of value-priced cigars. Concurrent with that news was the announcement that Blanco had created La Galeera, an all-new handmade premium cigar bran that would fall under the IndianHead umbrella. This past week, the two offerings in the La Galera line – the […]
Cigar News: Tabacalera Palma Acquires IndianHead Cigars and Launches La Galera Brand
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Tabacalera Palma has acquired IndianHead Cigars, a distributor of value-priced cigar brands. In addition, the company has also announced that is launching a new premium brand called La Galera that will be distributed under the IndianHead Cigars umbrella. Industry veteran Fabian Barrantes will serve as IndianHead’s Director of Marketing and Sales. IndianHead Cigars was previously […]