José "Jochy" Blanco

If you want to get obsessive about tobacco, you might want to look up Jochy Blanco and Aaron Saide for a conversation. The former is…

There will be a new gordo vitola added to the La Galera Maduro lineup at this year’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, as today the…

There are many constants of Procigar, not getting enough sleep is amongst them. After writing a quick story about some positive FDA news, I headed…

The next time you pick up a La Galera at your nearest retailer, you just might see a much more intricately decorated tubo on the…

For many recent trade shows, José “Jochy” Blanco’s presence at the annual IPCPR Convention & Trade Show has been felt by way of the brands…

Indianhead Cigars, which was acquired by José “Jochy” Blanco in October 2015,  is continuing its refresh of some of the brand’s older lines, and next week…

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….

La Galera Cigars/Indianhead Distributors has begun shipping a new sweet-tipped offering to U.S. retailers, Rough Rider Sweets. It’s a long filler cigar that uses an Ecuadorian…

Well known for growing well-regarded tobacco and producing acclaimed cigars, José “Jochy” Blanco of Tabacalera Palma had never had his own brand, one that bore…

My arm hurts. That’s not how Friday morning started. It actually started outside, alongside Patrick Lagreid, some Drew Estate and Altadis U.S.A. employees and Rafael…

After purchasing Indianhead Distributors last October, José “Jochy” Blanco announced that the first release under the new brand would be named La Galera, which was supposed…