La Palina Cigars will join the list of manufacturers providing exclusive cigars as a part of the 2016 Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series. The company will release “Bill’s Blend”, a cigar that uses a private blend for company owner Bill Paley. Information on La Palina Bill’s Blend was first disclosed to Cigar Aficionado last […]
Since the inception of Cigar Coop, La Palina Cigars has been a brand that we have followed closely. This is a brand that went from relative unknown to a staple in many retail humidors. Along the way, it’s a brand that would capture Cigar Coop Cigar of the Year awards in 2011 and 2012. It’s also a brand that […]
Patrick Vivalo, the founder of Vivalo Cigars has announced he is joining La Palina Cigars as a regional sales manager. While Vivalo is departing the company that bears his name, the company emphasized it is continuing to remain in operation going forward. In a statement from Vivalo Cigars, the company issued the following statement: Vivalo […]
La Palina Cigars has installed a new executive team. This week owner Bill Paley has added a pair of industry veterans, Clay Roberts and Sam Phillips as the part of the formation of this new team. Roberts will become La Palina’s Chief Operating Officer and Co-President. Philips will also take on the title of Co-President. […]
A week before the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show came word that Hirochi Robaina forming a collaborative partnership with La Palina Cigars. At the same time, Robaina announced to the world he was ending his relationship with Cubanacan, with whom he collaborated with on the HR cigar. The situation was made more complicated when Robaina also announced the […]
As we approach the final week heading into the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, a name who made a splash at last year’s IPCPR Trade Show is on the move. La Palina Cigars has announced that acclaimed cigar grower / cigar maker Hirochi Robaina is joining its team. In parallel, Robaina has told Cigar Aficionado he […]
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, La Palina Cigars will introduce the La Palina Red Label line. The La Palina Red Label will become the third regular production line being made at PDR Cigars in the Dominican Republic. Information on this announcement was first reported by Cigar Aficionado and later confirmed by La Palina on […]
The fourth installment of the La Palina Goldie has now reached stores. In what was an unconventional announcement approach by La Palina standards, it released details of the 2015 Goldie following its arrival at stores. This year’s La Palina Goldie introduces a 6 1/10 x 50 vitola into the series officially dubbed the La Palina Goldie […]
As we noted several weeks ago, the La Palina Family Series is getting revamped. The Family Series, which was the first line for Bill Paley’s resurrection of the La Palina line will now be re-blended with production moving to the El Titan de Bronze factory. The result is the new La Palina Family Series Miami. The original […]
There will be a new addition to Stogie World Class Cigars H-Town series. The fifth installment of the retailer’s shop exclusive lancero series will come from La Palina Cigars and will be called the La Palina H-Town Edition. This will feature an all new blend by La Palina Cigars, but keep true to the one […]
