Artista Cigars has announced it is shipping its Artista Series line to U.S. retailers today. This line was first previewed at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show as a part of the company’s brand restructuring. There are two distinct blends in the Artista Series, Artista Harvest and Artista Midnight. The new lines will […]
Just prior to the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, El Artista Cigars rebranded itself as Artista Cigars. Artista Cigars is headed up by Ram Rodriguez who is based in the Dominican Republic. Along with the new branding, the company restructured its portfolio into pillars. One of those pillars would be a new eponymous […]
As a part of the rebrand of Artista Cigars, the company announced a new master brand series called Artista. The Artista series will include premium and super-premium lines from the company’s factory Tabacalera El Artista. Two new lines, Arista Harvest and Artista Midnight, are being introduced. The new lines will be launched at the 2022 […]
El Artista Cigars has announced it is rebranding its company as Artista Cigars. In addition to the new name and look, the company has announced a new brand strategy that will go through its portfolio. “The shift from El Artista Cigars to Artista is a natural progression for the company. We are simplifying, modernizing, and […]
United Cigars’ Big Papi Firecracker, a cigar inspired by Major League Baseball Superstar David Ortiz, will begin to arrive at retailers by the end of this week. The Big Papi Firecracker is produced at Tabacalera El Artista by Ram Rodriguez, who produces the Big Papi and Slugger Cigars with the David Ortiz name. The Firecracker […]
United Cigars has announced the Big Papi Firecracker will make its debut at TPE 2022. The Big Papi Firecracker is a variation of the Slugger line by El Artista. It was blended by third generation owner Ram Rodriguez in collaboration with Major League Baseball superstar David Ortiz. While a lockout may delay the start of […]
United Cigars has announced new releases in its Firecracker Series. The first will be the Bandolero Firecracker from Selected Tobacco, a band that is distributed by United Cigars. The second will be from El Artista under David Ortiz’s Big Papi brand. The Firecracker is a 3 1/2 x 50 that features a long fuse stemming […]
Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we will now post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. On September 25 Ram Rodriguez, Owner of El Artista Cigars was the special guest. Catch the full show […]
El Artista Cigars has entered into a new distribution agreement with Star Cigar & Spirits of Sweden. Star Cigar & Spirits will bring El Artista cigars to Swedish retailers. Cigars are expected to arrive on Swedish shelves by the end of the month. “I am so happy to work with Star Cigar & Spirits” states […]
For the past several years, El Artista is a company that has been making moves. Based in the Dominican Republic, the company has owned its own factory for many years. While El Artista is best known for making cigars for Major League great David Ortiz, there has been plenty more this company has been doing in […]
