The Altadis U.S.A. website lists 20 different brands, which is more than I would have guessed the company currently offers, though I don’t find the...Read More

There are very few people who have contributed as much to the cigar industry as Lew Rothman; depending on who you ask, no one has...Read More

In 2019, Altadis U.S.A. announced the first blend in a brand new three-part series to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Trinidad brand, each of...Read More

As has been mentioned many times on this website, anniversaries are oftentimes a big deal in the cigar industry; therefore, it hardly comes as a...Read More

While many cigar brands and companies have a handful of lines, maybe even enough to get into the double digits, the portfolios of the biggest...Read More

There was a time in my life where if I walked into a cigar shop and saw a Henry Clay, I’d almost certainly pick it...Read More

Just about a month ago, I reviewed the new Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Nicaragua Robusto, a 5 x 50 robusto using entirely Nicaraguan tobacco that...Read More

If you could hop into a time machine and go back 15 years, I imagine that someone at Altadis U.S.A.—or more specifically, its current parent...Read More

In March 2019, Altadis U.S.A. shipped a cigar that broke with a number of norms for the company’s Henry Clay brand. Named War Hawk, the...Read More

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