Fred Vandermarliere, the owner and CEO of J. Cortès, the parent company of Oliva Cigar Company, has become an investor in Brandshopper. Brandshopper is an online retailer founded by Keith Meier and owns several sub-brands, including cigarpage.com, an online cigar retail outfit. While details of the transaction were not disclosed, Meier was said in several reports the […]
Alec Bradley Cigar Company, Crowned Heads, Oliva Cigars, and Rocky Patel Premium Cigars are teaming up and hitting the road together. With the COVID-19 pandemic cancelling the 2020 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, the four manufacturers are teaming up for a series of retailer-only events that will take place in 15 cities in mid-July. While […]
Back in April, La Palina Cigars teamed up with Room101 Cigars to debut a program called Cigar Lockdown. Now the two companies have teamed up again and this time have added Rocky Patel Premium Cigars and Oliva Cigars and will debut Cigar Lockdown II. It’s a virtual event designed to also help support brick and […]
J. Cortès, the parent company of Oliva Cigar Company, has announced the completion of renovations on its main factory, Tabolisa 1 (Tabolisa Uno). This completes what has been a three-year project that started in November 2016 and has seen an overhaul of the factory operations, including pre-industry, a box factory, and a second production facility […]
With Oliva Cigar Company taking the Oliva Serie V Maduro into regular production, many thought this might be the first time in over a decade that autumn would not see an Oliva limited release. That has all changed as Oliva has shipped a limited edition line extension to its Oliva Serie V Melanio Maduro, the […]
It’s been three years since European-based J. Cortès’ acquired Oliva Cigar Company. Since then, Oliva has pretty much operated with no major changes with José Oliva remaining the CEO of Oliva. This past year, José Oliva was elected Speaker of the House for the State of Florida (something he has been in line for for […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, the Oliva Serie V Maduro, previously an annual limited edition line, will make its debut as a regular production offering. News of the release was reported this past Friday by Cigar Aficionado. The Oliva Serie V Maduro made its debut in 2008. Since then, the series has showcased different […]
Oliva Cigar Company has promoted Cory Bappert to CEO. Bappert previously served as the company’s Vice President and oversaw the company’s sales force. Bappert succeeds Jose R. Oliva as the company’s CEO. In recent years, Oliva has been focusing on his rising political career. In 2011, he was elected to the Florida House of Representatives and is […]
As has become the norm, Oliva has done its annual release of the Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial with little fanfare. This year will see two releases, one familiar one from recent years, and one returning for the first time in five years. For the fifth consecutive year, the 6 x 60 Double Toro size […]
As expected, Oliva Cigar Company José R. Oliva has been named the Speaker of the House for the State of Florida for 2019-2020. He succeeds current Florida Speaker of the House Richard Corcoran (R-Land O’Lakes, Florida). Hailing from Miami Lakes, Florida, Oliva was first elected to the Florida House of Representatives back in 2011 in a […]
