Fratello will be available for retail customers after the IPCPR show and will be sold in a box of 20 cigars. Fratello will debut in four sizes Corona, Robusto, Toro and the 6 x 60. Prices will range from 7 and 8 dollars. Produced in Esteli, Nicaragua, Fratello is a full-flavored cigar with a medium to full-body profile that is layered and complex. For more information about the cigars, visit www.fratellocigar.com
Fratello is a life-long dream for industry newcomer de Frias, a cigar aficionado for more than 15 years who grew up next to a cigar retail shop in his hometown of Santo Domingo D.R. “ I would come into the shop and the manager Don Rafael would always kick me out since I was not of age. One day he brought me in to watch a torcedor (Cigar Roller) perform his art, when he finished the cigar, he gave it to me and said, “Kid welcome to the true gentlemen’s club.” “Fratello, has been my nickname since college, means brother in Italian and embodies the true nature of this industry, camaraderie, family and friendship,” said de Frias.
de Frias, is an ex-professional basketball player with a love for cigars. Originally from the Dominican Republic, de Frias has worked for NASA, Baxter Healthcare Corp, and earned an MBA from the University of Puerto Rico. He spent two years defining The Fratello Cigars line and perfecting its blend. He resides in Northern Virginia with his wife and two kids.
