Matilde Cigars, the company founded by Jose Seijas and his family are getting ready to release its third line. The company has announced it will debut the new Matilde Quadrata at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show this July and will ship immediately after the show. The Quadrata will add the first box-pressed offering into Matilde […]
Cigar News: Matilde Oscura Named Cigar Media Association Cigar of the Year
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The Matide Oscura, the sophomore release by cigar industry legend Jose Seijas has been named the Cigar Media Association’s Cigar of the Year. Seijais best known for his tenure as Vice President and General Manager of Tabacalera de Garcia – maker of Altadis USA products. In 2013, he teamed up with his sons Enrique and Ricardo forming Matilde […]
2015 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #3: Matilde Oscura Toro Bravo (Part 28 of The Box Worthy 30)
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Note: Cigars #1 and #2 on the 2014 Cigar of the Year Countdown will be announced on 12/31/15. “Seijas has been a mastermind behind many iconic brands, but with the Matilde Oscura, he has hit another home run. This is one of 2015’s best cigars.” Wrapper: Mexico – San Andres Binder: Sumatra Filler: Dominican Republic, […]
Agile Cigar Review: Matilde Renacer Lancero
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Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews 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 […]
Cigar Review: Matilde Oscura Toro Bravo
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The Matilde Oscura is the second line to be released by Matilde Cigars. Introduced at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, the cigar adds an oscuro wrapper offering into the company’s portfolio. Matilde Cigars was launched two years ago by the legendary Jose Seijas and his family. Seijas is best known for his tenure as Vice President […]
Cigar News: Matilde Oscura Debuts at 2015 IPCPR
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At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Jose Seijas’ Matilde Cigars officially launched its second line, the Matilde Oscura. This cigar is meant to introduce a fuller smoke into the company’s portfolio joining the Matilde Renacer that was launched 19 months ago. The Oscura derives its name from the dark Mexican San Andres wrapper that covers […]
Cigar News: Quesada Cigars to Distribute Matilde Cigars
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Quesada Cigars will become the exclusive U.S. distributor for Matilde Cigars. Matilde Cigars is the company launched by industry icon, Jose Seijas back in 2014. The arrangement becomes effective on June 1st, 2015. Currently, Matilde Cigars has one line, the Matilde Renacer that is offered in four regular production sizes. The company released a limited […]
Cigar Review: Matilde Renacer Robusto
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Matilde Renacer Robusto Matilde Cigars is the company launched by the legendary Jose Seijas. Seijas is best known for his tenure as Vice President and General Manager of Tabacalera de Garcia – maker of Altadis products . In that role Seijas oversaw the production of a factory capable of making 60 million cigars annually. He […]
Cigar News: Matilde Renacer Lancero (Cigar Preview)
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Jose Sejas, owner and founder of Matilde Cigars was a guest on Episode 101 of Stogie Geeks and confirmed details around the Matilde Renacer Lancero. The company had been putting up teaser pictures of this cigar for the past several weeks. This cigar is going to be a limited production cigar that will become the […]
Cigar News: Jose Seijas’ Matilde Renacer Launches (Cigar Preview)
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As we reported back in November, Jose Seijas is coming out of retirement with the launch of Matilde Cigars. His company Matilde Cigars is launching their first cigar this month – the Matilde Renacer. Seijas is best known for being the Master Blender at Tabacalera de Garcia at Altadis USA. He is known for being a driving […]