José Blanco Promoted to Worldwide Brand Ambassador for Arturo Fuente
As part of his new role, José Blanco will once again be doing retail events in the U.S.
José Blanco Joins Arturo Fuente
Arturo Fuente has announced that José Blanco, a longtime fixture in the cigar industry, has joined the company as its director of sales, eastern hemisphere….
José Blanco Leaving E.P. Carrillo
Next month will be José Blanco’s last at E.P. Carrillo. Blanco, who has served as the senior vice-president for the company since November 2016, will…
IPCPR 2017: E.P. Carrillo
After introducing 10 new lines and discontinuing four others at last year’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, E.P. Carrillo is keeping it a bit more low key…
Procigar 2017: Day 5 + Conclusion
Friday morning started off a bit sluggish and I was actually a couple minutes late to the bus. After struggling to find the address for…
José Blanco Joining E.P. Carrillo
To celebrate his 67th birthday, José Blanco has announced that he will be joining E.P. Carrillo as of Nov. 1 as a senior vice-president with a primary focus…
Las Cumbres Tabaco Adding Three New Lines (Update)
Las Cumbres Tabaco has three new lines coming to retail shelves, as the company has launched Señorial CT, Freyja Maduro and Freyja 12. The Señorial…
IPCPR 2016: Las Cumbres Tabaco
Las Cumbres Tabaco’s booth featured a familiar face in José Blanco, some new product in a pair of box-pressed sizes for Señorial Maduro and Freyja,…
Señorial Maduro, Freyja Getting New Sizes at IPCPR (Update)
Las Cumbres Tabaco will be introducing a new size in both the Señorial Maduro and Freyja lines at next month’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show….
IPCPR 2015: Tre J Cigars
Tre J Cigars was a booth full of three guys who were extremely enthusiastic about their cigars. Jay Clark, John Johnson and Jerry Garrett started…
Las Cumbres Tabaco Adding Señorial Maduro Natural and Lancero
Just about a year ago, José Blanco confirmed to halfwheel that he was working with Mexican San Andrés for a maduro version of his Señorial line,…
