The Monte by Montecristo
Monte by Montecristo At the 2013 IPCPR Altadis had a large and varied presence as it represents a number of well-known brands such as H Upman, Romeo y Julieta, Saint Luis Rey and Montecristo. However, Altadis is just a division of Imperial Tobacco, a $9.3 billion tobacco colossus based in the UK. Imperial is also the exclusive seller of luxury Cuban cigars worldwide (per their 2012 Annual...
Your Brother’s Cigar – Fratello
Fratello is the name of a new cigar brand launched recently by former pro basketball player Omar de Frias. de Frias has been nicknamed ‘Fratello’ which means my brother in Italian grew up next to a cigar shop in the Dominican Republic. This cigar, which we found at the recent IPCPR show is available in four sizes. Many new brands debut at the show and we try to review them as we...
Viva Republica’s Rapture Exodus
Jason Holly, a cigar enthusiast and store owner in Northeastern Pennsylvania, intended to shake up the traditional cigar industry by making unusual blends not generally available to small suppliers. He created Viva Republica, Inc. and partnered with by the well-known La Aurora factory in the Dominican Republic to make cigars. These medium to full bodied sticks are aimed at traditional brick and...
The Triangle by Rebellious cigars
Rebellious Cigars was founded in 2011 in Greenville South Carolina with the stated purpose of “creating innovative brands reflecting the personalities and interests” of the founders. After previously launching their Signature Series of Habano cigars, Rebellious launched in April 3013 their Submission Series of Maduro cigars in 5 X 50 to 6 X 60 sizes. Tarano makes all the cigars for...
A Cigar from New Hampshire? 7-20-04 is a Real Find
As a longtime collector of cigar memorabilia, Kurt Kendall wanted to do something special. And when he had the opportunity to revive the long time union-made in New Hampshire brand, he did so. And this reprise is a great smoke. I had the opportunity to talk to the folks from Kendall at IPCPR and it was an interesting discussion. They took for granted that the cigar was great and chose to...
The Southern by Rebellious Cigars
Tobacco has a long and economically important history in our original 13 colonies from before our rebellion from England through to today. The original North American natives were cultivating tobacco before the European settlers arrived. The industry continues to innovate from those early beginnings. A relatively new cigar company, Rebellious Cigars from Greenville South Carolina,...
