In early 2018, Altadis U.S.A. collaborated with Tampa-based retailer Thompson Cigar and AJ Fernandez to produce a Nicaraguan puro Romeo y Julieta blend named Romeo y Julieta RyJ...Read More
In 2017, Abdel Fernández released the first of what is now many cigars for Altadis U.S.A. That cigar—the H. Upmann Nicaragua by AJ Fernandez—marked a...Read More
In recent years, there’s been a name other than A.J. Fernández showing up on cigars from Altadis U.S.A. Jose Mendez. Mendez, often referred to by his...Read More
Different cigar brands are known for different things: Tatuaje is known for the Monster Series, Arturo Fuente is known for its OpusX line and Padrón...Read More
In 2015, Altadis U.S.A. shipped a unique new creation with a very interesting backstory. The Montecristo Grupo de Maestros Private Batch was a cigar was reportedly produced...Read More
In the summer of 2018, Altadis U.S.A did something fairly rare to the iconic Montecristo brand: it added a new, full-production series to the portfolio,...Read More
In 2016, Plasencia Cigars produced the first 100 percent Nicaraguan Romeo y Julieta brand for Altadis U.S.A., the Romeo 505 Nicaragua by Romeo y Julieta, the moniker of...Read More
It is the year of anniversaries. As I noted last weekend, there are multiple major brands celebrating their 50th anniversary, companies celebrating 130 and 200...Read More
During the 2017 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Alec Bradley showed off a brand new version of its popular Black Market blend that “truly represents what...Read More
