Patina Cigars was one of nine cigar companies that exhibited in the Sutliff Tobacco pipe booth. Over the past 18 months, Sutliff has quietly been bringing on smaller cigar companies to handle its distribution. Each of the companies had a mini kiosk and it brought back the feel of the old House of Emilio booth […]
Cigar News: Patina Cigars Adding Three New Sizes to Patina Maduro Line
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Patina Cigars will introduce three new sizes to its Patina Maduro line. The new sizes being added to Patina Maduro include: Precipitation (4 x 50), Copper (6 x 46), and Bronze (6 x 52). The new sizes join the Rustic (5 x 42) and Oxidation (6 […]
Cigar News: Patina Cigars Announces Maduro Offering
Patina Cigars has released its third blend, the Patina Maduro. The blend of the Patina Maduro is not disclosed, but the cigar is initially being launched in two vitolas: Rustic (5 x 52) and Oxidation (6 x 56) with additional vitolas planned for later this year. In a press release, Patina Cigars’ brand owner Mo […]
Cigar News: Patina Cigars Precipitation Vitola; Announces Factory Change
Patina Cigars has announced it will add a 4 x 50 Robusto to its Patina Connecticut and Patina Habano lines called Precipitation. Concurrently, Patina has also announced that production is now being handled out of the Nicaraguan American Cigars S.A. (NACSA) facility. The new Precipitation becomes the fifth vitola in both the Connecticut and […]
IPCPR 2019 Spotlight: Five Companies that “Held the Line” at the 2019 Trade Show
“Holding the line” is a term I use to describe those companies that come into the IPCPR with no new product and no new packaging. It’s the final article of our 2019 IPCPR Coverage – and at times it is the most challenging one to write. Namely, what exactly do you write – that the […]
Feature Story: Spotlight on Mombacho Cigars and Patina Cigars at the 2018 IPCPR
Depending on how you look at it, we either arrived at the Mombacho Cigars booth at the right time – or the wrong time. Typically, we try to slot in approximate times to visit a booth. We had Mombacho scheduled for the morning of the final day of the trade show. When we got […]
Prime Time Episode 45: Mo Maali, Patina Cigars
Tonight on Episode 45 of the Prime Time Show, we welcome Mo Maali. Maali wears two hats, as he not only is the owner of the Patina Cigars brand, but also the National Sales Manager of Mombacho Cigars. In our Debonaire Ideal segment, we will talk about the city of Chicago. And in our Deliberation […]
Announcement: Prime Time Show Episode 45 3/8/18 10pm Eastern, 7pm Pacific
Tonight on Episode 45 of the Prime Time Show, we welcome Mo Maali. Maali wears two hats, as he not only is the owner of the Patina Cigars brand, but also the National Sales Manager of Mombacho Cigars. In our Debonaire Ideal segment, we will talk about the city of Chicago. And in our Deliberation […]
Feature Story: Spotlight on Mombacho and Patina Cigars at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show
Since last year’s IPCPR Trade Show, Grenada Nicaragua-based Mombacho Cigars SA has continued to make moves to strengthen itself in the market. This has included hiring Rob Rasmussen as its brand manager and naming Mo Maali, National Sales Manager. Maali is doing double-duty as he also serves as brand owner of Patina Cigars, who happens to produce […]
Cigar News: Patina Connecticut and Patina Habano Head to U.S. Shops
Patina Cigars, the brand that is a partnership between Mombacho Cigars and Mo Maali has shipped its first two cigars, the Patina Connecticut and the Patina Habano. Maali and Mombacho announced Patina Cigars last year. A soft launch was held at Casa de Montecristo Chicago. Since then Maali has also joined Mombacho Cigars as that […]