Press Release - In 2006, David Garofalo, the owner and founder of Two Guys Smoke Shop came up with an idea some called “loco,” Spanish for crazy. The FIRECRACKER, a short format cigar with a head that resembled a fuse. Its first release was in 2007 and manufactured by Don Pepin Garcia at the El Rey de los Habanos Factory in Miami Florida USA. Later the next version was made again by Pepin Garcia but this time in Nicaragua at Tabacalera Cubana. Next came a version called the M80 also done at Tabacalera Cubana and a second version done at the My Father Cigar Factory.
Fratello Cigars announced today the shipment of their new Camo series. These new bundle cigars were announced in January just before the TPE trade show.
Today, Omar de Frias, owner of Fratello Cigars, announced Navetta Inverso, which translates to “inverted shuttle” in Italian. It will make its debut at this years IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas. The idea behind the blend is that is uses the same tobacco as the regular Navetta line, but in reverse order. So the tobacco previously used for the wrapper and binder are now the filler, and the filler are now the binder and wrapper.
"I wanted to really give high praise for this cigar. When doing a blind review and coming across something so familiar, it almost gets your hopes up too much. The anticipation and buildup can end up having the opposite effect of one you'd expect. Fortunately, this wasn't completely the case for me. Sure, there were some issues related to construction, but I do feel like it was able to overcome them and give me an experience I would not mind repeating. With flavors like salt, sweet tobacco and marzipan blending together in harmony, this worked out well for me." -Doug S. (Unpossible_1)
Fratello Cigars has announced Fratello Florida as the next cigar in their State Exclusive Series. Fratello Florida made its debut November 12, 2022 at ABC Fine Wine and Spirits. Initial production limited to 10,000 Cigars.
Fratello Cigars announces "Concealed Carry Cigars," a unique six-part small batch series, debuting at PCA24 in Las Vegas. The series promises a historical journey through exclusive blends available to select retailers from March 23, 2024.
Fratello Cigars has hired Justin Harris as Director of Operations. Harris will oversee day-to-day operations for the company's Springfield, VA office. Duties will include customer relations, human resources, logistics, process and quality improvement and new initiatives.
"Fairly one dimensional with a flavor profile hovering around sweet and leathery. All of that was nice enough, but definitely a milder cigar than I generally prefer. I wouldn't be to quick to seek out more of these, but it would serve as a decent enough experience for a cigar novice. " -John I. (John I.)
From Space to Smoke: Omar de Frias Resigns from NASA. Springfield, VA (October 17, 2016) – Omar de Frias, owner of Fratello Cigars, has resigned from NASA after more than a decade.
Omar de Frias, owner at Fratello Cigars, has announced a new cigar to exclusive to PCA attendees. VICEVERSA is a celebration of the company's 9th-anniversary blend and will be shown off at the PCA trade show during the second week of July.