Tabacalera USA

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…

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…

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…

The company behind Altadis U.S.A. and the JR Cigar and Casa de Montecristo retail stores has acquired Serious Cigars, the Houston, Texas-based chain of retail…

Last month, I watched numerous consumers chat with Javier Estades Saez and eventually ask: so what do you do for the company. Javier Estades Saez is the…

The cigar industry can bring together some interesting collaborations, none of which may have been more interesting and intriguing than the one between Tatuaje’s Pete…

This past weekend, Casa de Montecristo Dallas held its grand opening party. While the store has been open for over a month, the grand opening featured…

As one of the cigar industry’s biggest companies, it’s interesting to see what Altadis U.S.A. will have in store both in terms of products and…

When it comes to cigars, the Romeo y Julieta brand is almost always identified with one country: Cuba. Altadis U.S.A. is hoping to change that…

The doors are officially open at Casa de Montecristo by Prime Cigar Bar in Miami, Fla., bringing a new cigar and whiskey bar to the…

There has long been speculation that Texas would eventually be home to one of the two large cigar retailers of the country. It was either going…