Late last year, Altadis U.S.A. announced a new limited edition offering under its Romeo y Julieta brand, Romeo y Julieta Envy. Since Rafael Nodal has come on board as Altadis U.S.A.’s Director of Product Capability, he has done an excellent job at keeping innovation going while preserving the brand’s history. This couldn’t be more apparent […]
Next month, Altadis U.S.A. will add a new line under its Onyx brand known as Onyx Vintage Nicaragua. The Onyx Vintage Nicaragua features 100% Nicaraguan tobaccos. This is highlighted by an extra-aged Habano Nicaragua wrapper sourced from an esteemed 2019 harvest. The cigars will be available in three sizes – each packaged in 20-count boxes: […]
Tabacalera USA’s Javier Estados has announced a series of executive leadership changes across three of its main business units, which includes leading cigar marketing and distributor Altadis U.S.A., Casa de Montecristo, with 25 cigar stores and lounges across the USA, including company-owned stores and licensed-based partnerships, and JR Cigar, the major online cigar sales company. […]
One of the Big Four companies making a return to the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show was Altadis U.S.A. It was really good to see Altadis back. Altadis’ return meant many of its iconic bands were also returning to the premium cigar industry’s showcase event. Altadis U.S.A.’s last trade show was in 2019, and […]
In addition to Altadis U.S.A. returning to the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show in 2023, the brands of Boutique Blends – the company co-owned by Rafael Nodal and Hank Bischoff – also made a return. Back in 2017, Boutique Blends entered into a strategic partnership where Altadis U.S.A. would take over distribution for Boutique […]
VegaFina has been known for its regional exclusive releases, particularly in Europe. Now for the first time, VegaFina will release a regional exclusive for the U.S. market. The company has announced it has begun shipping the VegaFina Exclusivo USA Patriot to U.S. retailers today. The VegaFina Exclusivo USA features an Ecuadorian-grown wrapper over a Nicaraguan […]
When Altadis U.S.A. returned to the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show in 2023, that included iconic brand H. Upmann’s return to the Trade Show as well. Earlier this year, Altadis U.S.A. would introduce two new offerings to H. Upmann. Altadis U.S.A. decided to use the PCA Trade Show to feature these two new lines. […]
There is quite a long history of the La Gloria Cubana brand. Folks who know me know I have an affinity for classic heritage brands, but in general, La Gloria Cubana always captures my interest. For starters, the non-Cuban version of this brand had roots in Little Havana, where it was a part of Ernesto […]
One of the most exciting things about Altadis U.S.A. returning to the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show is that the Montecristo brand was also back at the show. Montecristo can be considered the most premium brand in the Altadis U.S.A. portfolio, which is exactly how Altadis U.S.A. positioned it. The focus for Montecristo was […]
Now that we are in the PCA Post-Game Season, it’s time for a contest. Tabacalera USA was one of our sponsors to bring you our PCA coverage, and they have brought a very special gift set to raffle off. This includes Aging Room Notebook Aging Room Bluetooth Speaker A sample of Diplomatico Rum A three-cigar […]
