La Familia Robaina’s Ilegal, a line that made its debut at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, is now heading to retailers. Ilegal will feature three distinct blends: Ecuadorian Habano, San Andres Maduro, and Ecuadorian Connecticut. Each of the three blends will be available in three sizes: Robusto (5 1/2 x 54), Toro (6 x 5), […]
Cigar News: White Hat Cigars Changes Name to La Familia Robaina
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White Hat Cigars has announced it is changing the name of its company to La Familia Robaina. The name transition will occur over the next month and the company will attend the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show under its new name. “After fielding questions for the past 3 1/2 years about the relationship between the Robaina’s […]
Cigar News: White Hat Cigars to Release Ilegal at 2019 IPCPR
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At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, White Hat Cigars will release its third brand in its portfolio, Ilegal. Ilegal will feature three distinct blends: Ecuadorian Habano, San Andres Maduro, and Ecuadorian Connecticut. Each of the three blends will be available in three sizes: Robusto, Toro, and Gordo. “We are thrilled to be getting these blends […]
Cigar News: White Hat Cigars Adds Todd Vance and Erica Arroyo
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White Hat Cigars has hired Todd Vance as Vice President of Sales and Erica Arroyo as Director of Marketing and Social Media. Both were most recently with Cornelius & Anthony Cigars. “We are incredibly excited to add two friends and industry pros that will add significant value to our growing operation. We are creating a […]
Cigar News: White Hat Cigars Releasing Store Exclusives of H.R. Signature
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White Hat Cigars has announced two store exclusive vitolas of its H.R. Signature line. Corona Cigar Company, based in Central Florida has received a lancero offering while Fox Cigar Bar in Arizona will receive a Gran Toro. Both cigars are being released to commemorate what would have been Allejandro Robaina’s 100th birthday, the grandfather or Hirochi […]
Cigar News: White Hat Cigars Reduces Prices on H.R. Signature Line
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White Hat Cigars has announced a price reduction to its H.R. Signature line, the company’s most premium line. “We are reducing the wholesale price by 35% on 5 of the 6 sizes in the H.R. Signature line. We are incredibly proud of these cigars and want to get them into more hands,” commented White Hat […]
Cigar News: White Hat Fine Cigars Brings Back Soneros Line
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Soneros, a brand created by Don Omar González-Alemán, is coming back. White Hat Fine Cigars, the distribution company founded by industry veteran Spence Drake, announced it will begin shipping two blends under the Soneros brand – the Soneros Maduro and Sanoeros Habano Claro. “The cigars will start shipping in early April, but we have added […]
Feature Story: Spotlight on White Hat Cigars at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show
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White Hat Cigars is a distribution company headed up by industry veteran Spencer Drake. The company handles the distribution of the HR line of cigars. When Hiroshi Robaina and the La Corona factory parted way with Cubanacan Cigars, both Robaina and La Corona needed a distribution arm to keep the HR brand going. Drake had built a relationship with […]
Cigar News: H.R. Claro, H.R. Blue, and Limited H.R. Corona to Launch at IPCPR 2016
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H.R Cigars, the collaboration between Hiroshi Robaina and Omar Gonzalez Aleman is adding ready to add two new lines. Today, White Hat Distribution the exclusive distributor for H.R. in the United States has announced it is adding two new blends under the brand – H.R. Claro and H.R. Blue. In addition a limited production corona […]