United Cigars is a company that is richly steeped in U.S. tobacco history. It began as a U.S.-based cigar store chain in 1901 and would go to 3,000 shops. United Cigar eventually became part of the corporation that bought Marvel Comics in 1968. Several years ago David Garofalo acquired United Cigars. Since then, the company […]
The Alfonso Gran Selección, first previewed at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, will be made available for retailers at the 2023 PCA Trade Show. This follows up the Alfonso Añejo which was launched last year. The Alfonso Gran Selección will make its debut at the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. […]
At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Selected Tobacco launched a fourth brand in the portfolio known as Alfonso. Alfonso gets its name from Nelson Alfonso, who is the owner of Selected Tobacco. Selected Tobacco is known for its three other brands: Atabey, Bryon, and Bandoldero – all of which are distributed in […]
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Selected Tobacco will debut the Atabey Black. If the name sounds familiar, Atabey Black was a part of the cigar industry’s first NFT project. The Atabey Black made its debut in a conceptual form where digital art of the project was first offered up. Now the […]
United Cigars has announced the opening of its third flagship lounge. This one is branded the Red Anchor Lounge and it’s located at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Nashua, New Hampshire. The 2500 square foot lounge features burgundy-colored walls adorned with various anchors and comfortable seating for 60 people. A unique feature of the Red […]
The Atabey Complete Selection Limited Edition Humidor, first previewed at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, will be available at the 2023 PCA Trade Show. Designed by Nelson Alfonso, the unit contains 60 cigars with five cigars of each of the 12 Atabey vitolas. It features four compartments; two side drawers, a front […]
United Cigars has announced it will release a third Firecracker for 2023. This month, United Cigars will partner with Rojas Cigars for the Street Tacos Elote Firecracker. This is a release intended to coincide with next month’s Cinco de Mayo celebrations. The Firecracker is a 3 1/2 x 50 that features a long fuse stemming […]
The revamped United Cigars line, the eponymous line of United Cigars, is scheduled to reach retailers beginning in mid-April. Back in February, United Cigars announced it was revamping the two blends in the United Natural and United Maduro lines. Instead of being box-pressed, both blends would now be rolled in a rounded format. In addition, […]
On Episode 252, we welcome back Oliver Nivaud of United Cigars as our special guest. It’s been a huge year for United – for their own brands and the brands they are partnering with. Tonight we will get the details of what’s been happening with United. Plus we will have our Alec Bradley Live True, Cattle […]
United Cigars has announced the return of the Big Papi Firecracker. This is a project done with Arista Cigars that honors Baseball Hall of Famer, David “Big Papi” Ortiz. The cigars are being released to coincide with the start of the 2023 Major League Baseball season. The Big Papi Firecracker is produced at Tabacalera El […]
