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 […]
Feature Story: Spotlight at La Palina Cigars at the 2018 IPCPR
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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 […]
Cigar News: La Palina Bronze Label Bullet Launched at 2018 IPCPR
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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. […]
Cigar News: La Palina Goldie Cañonazo Launched at 2018 IPCPR
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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 […]
Cigar Review: La Palina Bronze Label Toro TAA Exclusive
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Today we conclude our series reviewing the nine cigars of the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series with the La Palina Bronze Label Toro. The cigars in this series are produced by leading manufacturers and brand owners to be sold exclusively by TAA retail members. For La Palina, 2017 was the second consecutive year […]
Cigar Review: La Palina Nicaragua Oscuro Toro
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At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, La Palina Cigars introduced the La Palina Nicaragua line. As the name indicates, it is a line being produced in Nicaragua. When Bill Paley first resurrected the La Palina brand back in 2010, he went to the Graycliff factory in the Bahamas to produce his first line, the La Palina […]
Cigar News: La Palina Bronze Label Become Regular Production; Adds New Sizes
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The La Palina Bronze Label, a cigar previously offered as an exclusive cigar to the Tobacconists Association of America for 2017, 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; La Palina Bronze […]
Agile Cigar Review: La Palina Illumination Robusto
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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: Maria Sierra Retires from El Titan de Bronze
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La Palina Cigars and the El Titan de Bronze factory announced that acclaimed Cuban roller Maria Sierra is retiring. Sierra was the exclusive roller of the Goldie from its inception in 2012. Lopez “Chino” Perez, who worked as an apprentice to Sierra the past three years will now assume her responsibilities as the exclusive roller for the […]
Cigar News: La Palina Fuego Verde Showcased at 2017 IPCPR
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At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, La Palina Cigars showcased its candela offering – Fuego Verde. It’s a cigar that was initially released this past March. La Palina Fuego Verde was released somewhat quietly. As a result, many people we talked to at IPCPR were not aware this cigar had launched earlier this year. In addition to […]