Over the past few years, AJ Fernandez has worked with Altadis USA across its many brands to produce several cigars. When it comes to the H. Upmann brand, there is quite a strong track record both from a commercial and critical standpoint. This includes the H. Upmann Nicaragua by AJ Fernandez and the limited edition H. […]
Altadis U.S.A. is one of the “Big Four” companies that withdrew from the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show back in 2020. Altadis U.S.A. has seemed to have found its groove since pulling out of the PCA Trade Show. The company has spread its releases out throughout the year without having the releases compete with […]
A new installment is coming to the Omar Ortez series. This month, Altadis U.S.A. will roll out the Omar Ortez Connecticuts. This cigar will join the Omar Ortez Originals and Omar Ortez Maduros. The cigars are produced at Ortez’s factory, Agroindustrial Nicaraguense de Tabacos S.A. where the Ortez family has been producing cigars for over […]
Tonight the Cigar Coop Coalition gets together and smokes the H. Upmann Nicaragua AJ Fernandez Heritage. The Heritage is the second H. Upmann branded cigar that has been blended by the one and only A.J. Fernandez. Tonight Ben, Bear, Erron, and Coop will weigh in and see how this cigar stacks up. This will be live-streamed […]
Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. On May 14 2022, Rafael Nodal, Director of Product Capability for Altadis USA and co-owner of Boutique Blends Cigars was […]
Casa de Montecristo is releasing an exclusive size to its Montecristo 1935 Anniversary Nicaragua line, in the form of a 52 x 4 1/2 line extension called Exclusivo. The Montecristo 1935 Anniversary line was introduced late in 2020. It was produced to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the Montecristo brand. To make this release, Altadis […]
The Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real line will see two new barber pole extensions – the Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Twisted Love Story and the Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Twisted Toro. These two line extensions will reach stores in July. Both the Twisted Love Story and Twisted Toro feature an intertwined Ecuadorian Habano […]
Altadis USA is adding a fifth size to its Montecristo 1935 Anniversary Nicaragua line, in the form of a 60 x 5 1/2 line extension called Espeso. The new cigar is slated to ship retailers on May 1. Espeso is Spanish for “thick” and that is a reference to the 60 ring gauge on the […]
Late last year Tabacalera SLU released the fifth installment of its annual VegaFina Chinese Zodiac, the VegaFina Year of the Tiger. Previously these releases were only made available outside the U.S. market, but at Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2022, Altadis USA showcased the VegaFina Year of the Tiger. It’s the first of the VegaFina Chinese […]
For the second year in a row at the Tobacco Plus Expo, Altadis USA will showcase a luxury humidor package. This year, the humidor comes from the Romeo y Julieta brand, and it is called Bed of Roses. “The Romeo y Julieta Bed of Roses Humidor is a romantic reminder of the bed of roses […]
