El Titan de Bronze

In April, Willy Herrera told me he was working on a new blend. It’s not a particularly revealing fact given that Herrera is tasked with…

La Palina is undergoing a transformation.

The brand has new leadership in the form of Clay Roberts and Sam Phillips—both previously served in marketing roles at Alec Bradley and Rocky Patel—and that’s led to a host of new products and new looks. It’s admittedly somewhat challenging to figure out how much was part of the planned transformation and how much is thanks to FDA, but it’s safe to say that even without the Aug. 8 deadline for new products set by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), there would be new product.

For the fifth installment of its Goldie series, La Palina again returned to the El Titan de Bronze factory and roller Maria Sierra to produce…

A year and a couple months ago, the latest and greatest La Palina Goldie Laguito had been released—the Robusto Extra, which was a larger cigar…

The new booth is bigger and more spread out, but thankfully, the coffee bar remains. La Palina is a staple at the IPCPR Convention &…

The Herrera Estelí brand from Drew Estate is getting a new addition, as today the company announced the Herrera Estelí Miami. It will be on…

In March, the Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA) held its annual meeting in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, an while cigar exclusives for the group are nothing new,…

The Padilla Miami 8 & 11 is back again. Once again, El Titan de Bronze in Miami’s Calle Ocho neighborhood will be handling production. The…

The fifth La Palina Goldie is headed to stores this week. Once again, the cigar will be a skinny vitola with the Goldie Dalia measuring…

Casper Cigar Co. of Casper, Wyo. is the recipient of the latest exclusive from Warped Cigars. Last week, the store received the Villa de Nube,…

The La Palina TAA release is heading to stores. Yesterday, the company began shipping Bill’s Blend, a 6 x 50 toro, to retailers who are…