It’s hard to believe that it was back in 2013 when Rafael Nodal and Hank Bischoff rebranded their company Oliveros Cigars to Boutique Blends Cigars. At that time, Oliveros had recently launched two new brands – Aging Room and Swag. These two brands became the more popular brands in the Oliveros portfolio, so the decision […]
When it comes to iconic brands in the cigar industry, Montecristo is one that stands near the top. Montecristo traces its roots back to 1935 when Alonso Menendez and Jose Manuel Pepe Garcia started a brand in Cuba inspired by the Alexandre Dumas novel, The Count of Montecristo. While the brand is still an iconic brand in […]
Details of Altadis’ Montecristo B.R.M Edition, a project done in conjunction with Bernard Richards Manufacture (B.R.M.), have been released. Montecristo B.R.M. features a luxury humidor along with a custom-made watch by B.R.M – both incorporating Montecristo design elements. The humidor also features a built-in watch winder for the timepiece. In addition, the humidor comes […]
At the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2021 in Las Vegas Nevada, Altadis U.S.A. will launch a new Connecticut Shade offering to its H. Upmann brand with the H. Upmann 1844 Classic. The H. Upmann 1844 Classic is described as a “next-level” shade medium-bodied cigar. It consists of an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper over a blend […]
Casa de Montecristo is teaming up with the Red Meat Lovers Club for two cigar dinners in Texas. Dubbed the Montecristo Steak, the event will raise funds for two local charities. Attendees will be among the first in the nation to experience the new Montecristo Epic Vintage 12. The event will also feature a first […]
While Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, and H. Upmann continue to be the foundation brands of the Altadis USA portfolio, one brand that has been invested in is the Henry Clay brand. In 2019, Altadis announced a project known as the Immortal Trio. The first release of that line was a new regular production offering known […]
Altadis USA has announced a new installment under its Montecristo Epic line known as the Montecristo Epic Vintage 12. The Montecristo Epic line was launched in 2012 with the Montecristo Epic Vintage 2007, a cigar that featured tobaccos from a 2007 vintage crop. Cigar Aficionado reported the Vintage 12 utilizes a 2012 vintage crop. “To […]
Altadis USA has announced it will be releasing the Saint Luis Rey Carenas. Carenas is a cigar that pays homage to the Puerto de Carenas, a port in Honduras now known as the Port of Havana. It’s the first Saint Luis Rey release by Altadis since 2017’s Saint Luis Rey Natural Broadleaf. The story of Carenas […]
JR Cigar has announced a second cigar as a part of its 50th Anniversary Series. It’s the Mother Church by Crowned Heads, and not only does it pay homage to the JR’s 50th anniversary, but the Crowned Heads’ roots in Nashville, Tennessee. The cigar gets its name from Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, formerly known as […]
2021 will see JR Cigar celebrate its 50th anniversary. To mark the occasion, a limited edition offering from the Romeo y Julieta brand will be released, appropriately called the Romeo y Julieta Edicion Limitada JR 50th. The Romeo y Julieta Edicion Limitada JR 50th is highlighted by a Mexican Criollo wrapper over a Connecticut binder […]
