Altadis U.S.A. Taking Over Aging Room Distribution (Update)
Altadis U.S.A. is the new distributor for the Aging Room/Boutique Blends brands. The tobacco giant will be the new distributor for Aging Room, which includes…
Montecristo 80th Anniversary
Two years ago, the Montecristo brand celebrated its 80th anniversary. As expected, an anniversary cigar was made. Two actually. One was from Cuba, which in particular Habanos…
First Cigar Brands Receive FDA Grandfather Status
When the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) published its most recent list of grandfathered tobacco products on Friday, two new companies had made the list,…
Altadis U.S.A.’s H. Upmann Latest to Get A.J. Fernandez’s Touch
Last month, Altadis U.S.A. announced that its Gispert brand would be getting a new line extension by way of Abdel Fernandez. This month, it’s H….
Altadis U.S.A. & A.J. Fernandez Delivering Gispert Intenso This Month
In the extensive Altadis U.S.A. portfolio of cigars, the Gispert brand is far from the best known, but the cigar giant is hoping to bring…
Procigar 2017: Day 2
Like most days during the Procigar Festival, Tuesday’s wake up call came all too early as a couple of us closed out Monday night under…
Procigar 2017: Day 1
As Patrick Lagreid mentioned yesterday, Monday started out in a Dominican night club called Coco Bongo, which apparently is a chain—learn something new everyday. After…
Procigar 2017: Day 0
Charlie Minato and I are back in the Dominican Republic for the Procigar Festival, the annual celebration of the country’s cigar industry, and which this…
Rob Norris Appointed GM of Altadis U.S.A.
Three years later, Rob Norris is back at Altadis U.S.A., this time as the boss. The cigar giant announced that Norris has been named the…
Romeo y Julieta Reserve Rare 11 Years Old
At the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Altadis U.S.A. showed off a new Romeo y Julieta blend that was created by the Grupo de Maestros, Altadis U.S.A.’s executive…
Graded: The Ten Questions for 2016
As part of our year-end wrap-ups, my colleague Charlie Minato asks 10 questions that he thinks will affect either the cigar industry as a whole or…
