Bob Moreno, who had a successful management career in sales and marketing for premium cigars and cigar accessories, passed away this Tuesday, June 6, 2017. He was 59 years old. After a successful career at Coca Cola, where he was a National Sales Manager, Bob set his sights on the cigar industry. In 2009, he joined Xikar […]
The La Palina Bronze Label, the second installment by La Palina Cigars for the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) for its 2017 Exclusive Series is on its way to retailers. The Bronze Label features a Habano wrapper over a Honduran binder and a combination of Honduran and Nicaraguan filler. Bronze Label will be available in […]
On May 23rd, the Carnegie Club in New York City will officially have a grand opening for the first La Palina branded lounge. Located in Midtown Manhattan on W. 56th Street, the Carnegie Club is one of New York’s most famous lounges. The grand opening event will feature jazz music, whiskey, and cigars. La Palina […]
Since he resurrected his grandfather’s brand back in 2010, Bill Paley has taken La Palina Cigars on a steady trajectory of growth. Paley has grown his portfolio with a wide variety of blends partnering with several leading cigar manufacturing factories. In 2016, Paley took the next step for La Palina by having the opportunity to deliver a cigar as […]
With the 49th Annual Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) Convention opening in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico this week comes the announcements of the cigars making up 2017 TAA Exclusive Series. For the second year in a row, La Palina Cigars will be a part of the series as the company announced the La Palina Bronze […]
The La Palina Classic, a value-priced line introduced in 2012 by La Palina Cigars has undergone some big changes. Three new blends, that will be produced by General Cigar Dominicana in the Dominican Republic – La Palina Classic Connecticut, La Palina Classic Rosado, and La Palina Classic Maduro are being introduced. These three blends replace the […]
Many cigar enthusiasts are quite familiar with La Palina Cigars. Today, the company has an impressive portfolio of offerings from four countries (United States, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic). The story of La Palina is also quite well know, namely how businessman / philanthropist William C. “Bill” Paley resurrected the brand started by his […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, La Palina Cigars unveiled its first box-pressed offering known as the La Palina El Ano 1896 Oscuro. The cigar is the latest collaboration between La Palina Cigars and Abe Flores’ PDR Cigars in the Dominican Republic. The significance of the 1896 is that it was the year that original […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, La Palina Cigars unveiled a line extension to its Mr. Sam line in the form of a 7 x 38 Lancero. The La Palina Mr. Sam is named for the original founder of the La Palina brand, Samuel Paley (the grandfather of current La Palina Cigars owner Bill Paley). […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, La Palina Cigars introduced its new La Palina Nicaragua line. As the name indicates, this is a line being made in Nicaragua – a first for Palina. The line features two blends an Oscuro and a Connecticut Shade, the latter being another first for La Palina Cigars. Finally, the […]
