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News: Leccia Tobacco Black Ships This Week

Toraño Family Cigar Co. announced Monday morning that the Leccia Tobacco Black has begun shipping to retailers, completing the release of Sam Leccia’s two debut lines. The Leccia Tobacco White began shipping on April 23, ahead of its scheduled May release. The Leccia Tobacco Black is being made at an undisclosed factory in the Dominican Republic [...]

News: Leccia White Begins Shipping, Black Close Behind

Sam Leccia is officially back in the cigar business, as his Leccia Tobacco White began shipping to retailers this week, and the Leccia Tobacco Black is not far behind. Jack Toraño, Marketing & Customer Relations Manager for Toraño Family Cigar Co., confirmed that the Leccia White began making its way to store shelves as of yesterday and [...]

News: Sam Leccia Cigar Co. Sets May Debut for ‘Black & White’

In February, we broke news of the impending return of Sam Leccia to the cigar industry, a process that has been well chronicled throughout the cigar media. Leccia rose to visibility as the face of Oliva’s NUb and Cain brands. He departed from the company at the end of 2010, and was slated to return to the [...]

Weekly News (February 11, 2013)

Editor’s Note: For the first time in a while, there’s a week full of news, relatively big news. Swisher, Nicaragua, Sam Leccia, lots of legislation; the January lull is clearly gone and things are picking up. Jalapa Battles Bacteria — Here. Swisher to Enter Premium Cigar Market — Story here. Sam Leccia Nears Return — [...]

News: Sam Leccia Nears Return to Cigar Industry

Sam Leccia and the Oliva Family of Cigars have reached an agreement that will pave the way for Leccia’s return to the cigar industry. With the move, the two sides will settle a disagreement that dates back to November 2010 when Leccia, the former face of Cain and NUb, and Oliva parted ways. It’s not [...]

News: Toraño to Distribute Palió & Other BOTL, LLC Brands

After some blatant speculation and a lot of tweets, it’s official—Toraño Family Cigars will be distributing Palió and the rest of the Brother of the Leaf, LLC portfolio. In addition to the company’s popular cutters, Toraño is now responsible for the company’s lighters and cigar lines: Escencia and E. “Marc and I share the same [...]

IPCPR 2012: Toraño Family Cigar Co.

It’s been three years since Toraño announced it would be handling its own distribution as a result of CAO’s move to the General Cigar Co. portfolio. In the three years, much of the Toraño portfolio has seen a makeover with Brigade, Loyal, Master, Single Region, Vault and now Salutem becoming the face of the company. [...]

Press Release: Toraño Family Cigar Company “Makes Time to Launch” 3 new Releases at the IPCPR 2012 in Orlando

July 26th, 2012 (Miami, FL) — Toraño Family Cigar Company is excited to introduce three new releases at the 2012 IPCPR in Orlando. The three new cigars are in addition to, and come on the heels of, the recent successful launch of the Master Maduro. The first new release is called Salutem. Salutem is packaged [...]

Weekly News (July 23, 2012)

Editor’s Note: A few weeks ago I said the 2012 Cigar Releases List would sit at 750 before IPCPR. With a bit over a week before the start of the show, the list has 751 entries. And it’s just getting started. Litto Gomez Outlines La Flor’s IPCPR Releases — Details here. Camacho Ships Liberty Series [...]

News: Toraño Salutem & LFC Headed to IPCPR 2012

Toraño will have a new line at the IPCPR trade show, Salutem. The new blend features an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, Nicaraguan Jalapa binder, and a mix of Cameroon, Dominican Corojo and Estelí fillers. Sales representative Miguel Schoedel tweeted earlier this morning four sizes would be made: a Robusto Extra, Piramide, Toro Major and BFC (6 [...]