Cigar News: Altadis U.S.A. Announces Romeo y Julieta 1875 ‘Run for the Roses®’

Posted on April 15, 2024April 15, 2024 by bostonjimmie

Altadis U.S.A., makers of the finest premium cigars, are proud to announce the launch of Romeo y Julieta 1875 ‘Run for the Roses®,’ a limited-edition premium cigar that pays tribute to the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby, the most famous horse race in the world. The brand has partnered with Churchill Downs to create a winning cigar that will Read more about Cigar News: Altadis U.S.A. Announces Romeo y Julieta 1875 ‘Run for the Roses®’[…]

Cigar Review: Trinidad Espiritu Series No.2 Robusto – Rated 92

The Trinidad brand of cigars has been around for a long time, especially on the Cuban market. but many of us are not able to obtain those. Altidas USA owns the rights to cross brand a number of popular Cuban brands, like the Trinidad, and have been doing so for a number of years. In Read more about Cigar Review: Trinidad Espiritu Series No.2 Robusto – Rated 92[…]

Cigar Review: Romeo y Julieta Eternal Toro – Rated 91

Announced in late 2020 and brought to market early in 2021, the Romeo y Julieta Eternal celebrates 145 years of the brandmark. The cigar is a collaboration between the Plasencias and Rafael Nodal, head of product capability at Tabacalera USA. This limited edition Nicaraguan puro incorporates tobacco leaf from the Plasencia farms in all the Read more about Cigar Review: Romeo y Julieta Eternal Toro – Rated 91[…]

Cigar Review: VegaFina 1998 VF 54 – Rated 93

Introduced to the United States in September 2020, the VegaFina 1998 started out as a European market blend but Rafael Nodal, head of product capability for Tabacalera USA, decided it should be also be brought into the US market saying it would be a big hit with American cigar enthusiasts. The VegaFina 1998 is crafted Read more about Cigar Review: VegaFina 1998 VF 54 – Rated 93[…]

Cigar Review: H. Upmann 1844 Classic Connecticut Toro – Rated 91

At this years Tobacco Plus Expo, Altadis U.S.A. was showcasing their latest extension to the H. Upmann line. Known as H. Upmann 1844 Classic Connecticut it is produced at La Flor de Copan in Honduras under the watchful eyes of Grupo de Maestros. This is the 4th extension to the H. Upmann 1844 heritage portfolio. Read more about Cigar Review: H. Upmann 1844 Classic Connecticut Toro – Rated 91[…]

Cigar Review: Montecristo Artisan Series Batch 1 TAA Exclusive – Rated 89

Back in 2018, Altidas U.S.A. announced they would be releasing an exclusive cigar to the members of the Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA) for the 50 year anniversary of the association. The company made the choice to reach into its vault of classic cigars and blends and chose a cigar that they released two years Read more about Cigar Review: Montecristo Artisan Series Batch 1 TAA Exclusive – Rated 89[…]

Cigar Review: H. Upmann 175 Anniversary – Rated 93

It was the year 1844, when a young 28 year old German banker, Hermann Dietrich Upmann, decided to purchase a local cigar factory in Havana, Cuba and began prodicing cigars under the now famous, H. Upmann brand. That was 176 years ago! Owning, operating, and growing a cigar brand is not the easiest thing to Read more about Cigar Review: H. Upmann 175 Anniversary – Rated 93[…]

Cigar Review: Henry Clay War Hawk Rebellious – Rated 94

When one thinks of Cuban cigars, names like Cohiba, Montecristo, Bolivar, and Romeo y Julieta come to mind. Yet one of the oldest original Cuban brands was the Henry Clay, a brand that dates back to the 1840’s and, during the 19th century, was one of the most popular cigars in the US. Of course Read more about Cigar Review: Henry Clay War Hawk Rebellious – Rated 94[…]

Cigar Review: Montecristo Ciudad de Musica – Rated 84

Back in 2018, Tabacalera USA, the US premium cigar arm of Altadis U.S.A, teamed up with Crowned Heads to introduce a new line of Montecristo cigars. That line was named Ciudad de Musica or in english “City of Music”. Makes sense eh, since the Crowned Heads headquarters is in Music City – Nashville, TN. I recently Read more about Cigar Review: Montecristo Ciudad de Musica – Rated 84[…]

Cigar Review: Trinidad Espiritu Series No.1 Toro – Rated 90

Posted on June 27, 2020June 27, 2020 by bostonjimmie

Introduced in 2019, the Trinidad Espiritu Series No.1 was a new Nicaraguan Puro, that once again has been a collaboration between Altidas USA and A.J. Fernandez. This is one of three blends released by the company that has A.J.’s craft behind it. As far as the blend, as stated, it is a Nicaraguan puro, meaning Read more about Cigar Review: Trinidad Espiritu Series No.1 Toro – Rated 90[…]

Cigar Review: Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Nicaragua Toro – Rated 93

Posted on June 16, 2020June 16, 2020 by bostonjimmie

Earlier this year, Altidas introduced a new Nicaraguan puro known as the Romeo y Julieta Real Nicaragua. It was officially showcased at TPE 2020 in January and started shipping in March. This is the third time Altidas has created a Nicaraguan puro for Romeo y Julieta. The other two were Romeo y Julieta 1875 Nicaragua Read more about Cigar Review: Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Nicaragua Toro – Rated 93[…]

Taking It To The Nub – Season 1 Episode 14 – Rafael Nodal

Posted on June 13, 2020June 13, 2020 by bostonjimmie

In this weeks episode, which aired June 6, 2020 – Boston Jimmie and Rafael Nodal have a deep conversation that tells the story of a young Cuban boy traveling across the sea to arrive at a new home away from tyranny and repression. That boy eventually grew up to be an accomplished musician, business owner, Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 1 Episode 14 – Rafael Nodal[…]

Cigar News: Imperial Brands PLC Announces Sale of Premium Cigar Business

Posted on May 2, 2020May 2, 2020 by bostonjimmie

Imperial Brands PLC (“Imperial”) announces this week that it has agreed to the sale of its worldwide premium cigar businesses (“Premium Cigars”) to an investment consortia of individual investors in two distinct transactions for a total consideration of €1,225 million ($1.36 billion), which represents a multiple of 11.8x FY19 EBITDA on a standalone basis. The Read more about Cigar News: Imperial Brands PLC Announces Sale of Premium Cigar Business[…]

Cigar Review: H. Upmann Hermans Batch – Rated 88

Posted on April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 by bostonjimmie

The year was 1843 when a German import/export banker moved to Cuba to secure assets and grow his clientele. As much as Herman Upmann loved banking, he fell in love with the island and once he grew his banking business he got into making cigars a short time later. As we all know, the name Read more about Cigar Review: H. Upmann Hermans Batch – Rated 88[…]