Once again, La Palina will release an exclusive cigar to the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA). According to a report by Cigar Aficionado, the La Palina Silver Label Toro will make its debut at the TAA’s annual convention being held at Casa de Campo from March 17 through March 21. The report states the La […]
The La Palina Blue Label, a cigar previously offered as an exclusive cigar to the Tobacconists Association of America for 2018, is now becoming a regular production line in the La Palina portfolio. In addition to the TAA Toro size becoming regular production, La Palina will also add Robusto and Gordo offerings. The blend for […]
Maria Sierra, the acclaimed Cuban roller who built a second career in the United States at the famed iconic El Titan de Bronze factory in Little Havana has passed away. She was 70 years old. Sierra’s career spanned six decades. She started out as an apprentice at Cuba’s Fabrica de Tabacos El Laguito, which at […]
The 2016 IPCPR Trade Show was one of the busier ones for La Palina Cigars. One cigar that made its debut at the 2016 Trade Show was a line called El Año 1896. The El Año 1896 became the first all box-pressed line to be introduced by La Palina Cigars. This was a cigar that […]
Today we take a look at another installment of the La Palina Number Series. This was a line that was introduced in 2017. As the name indicates, each blend is denoted by a particular number. The first two installments of this series, LP01 and LP02, were announced just prior to the 2018 IPCPR, but there have been […]
With little fanfare, La Palina Cigars has rolled out its 2018 release for the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series, the La Palina Blue Label. The La Palina Blue Label is a cigar produced at Nestor Plasencia’s El Paraiso factory in Honduras. The blend consists of a Habano wrapper, Honduran binder, and a combination […]
Last year, La Palina Cigars showcased a new line called the La Palina Number Series. As the name indicates, each blend is denoted by a particular number. The first two installments of this series LP01 and LP02 were announced just prior to the 2018 IPCPR, but there have been many reports of pre-FDA stealth releases […]
La Palina is certainly a very different company than it was when Bill Paley brought his grandfather’s brand back into the market in 2010. Eight years ago, La Palina had a single line made by the Graycliff factory in the Bahamas. Today, La Palina has quite a diverse portfolio – working with small factories […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, La Palina Cigars introduced a short chunky Robusto line extension to its La Palina Bronze Label line known as the Bullet. The La Palina Bronze Label features a Habano wrapper over a Honduran binder and a combination of Honduran and Nicaraguan filler. The cigars are packaged in 20-count boxes. […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, La Palina Cigars unveiled the seventh installment of its annual Goldie series – and this one is in the classic Ciban 5 7/8 x 52 Cañonazo format. The Goldie line was created as a tribute to Goldie Drell Paley, the wife of Sam Paley – who founded the La […]
