Selected Tobacco showed off the Alfonso Añejos cigar line at the 2022 PCA trade show, and now has started shipping them to select retailers across the country. The new line was created by Nelson Alfonso of Selected Tobacco. The Alfonso Añejos joins Selected Tobacco's luxury lines: Atabey, Byron and Bandolero. Selected Tobacco was started by Nelson Alfonso to offer the market a cigar that is aged with a purpose. All the Selected Tobacco lines are placed into cedar lined rooms after they are rolled, then humidity is raised and lowered to allow the cigars to clean themselves with the cedar notes from two to five years.
United Cigars has announced a new cigar debuting at PCA: YAYA. There will also be a PCA exclusive size, the Short Robusto. This will be the first time United Cigars has attended PCA since 2019, and will now have an even bigger booth. YAYA has technically been around since 2021 as a house blend for a United Cigars branded lounge owned by Carlos Guillermo.
United Cigars has announced a new cigar to celebrate Baseball's Opening Day - Stadium Series II. This is the second in the series although the first, Asylum Green Monstah, didn't make it to shelves because of a trademark issue. The United Cigars Stadium Series II is a collaboration with CLE Cigars and will ship next week. 1000 hand-crafted chests were made to hold 12 CLE Corojo 11/18 cigars.
United Cigars is bringing back an older line to U.S. shelves this year, La Mezcla Cubana. The brand first hit...
United Cigars has announced that they be distributing German based Arnold André in the United States. The company was founded in 1817 and is the largest machine-made cigar manufacturer in Germany. Arnold André started making premium cigars after purchasing a facility in the Dominican Republic in 2011. Until now, their premium cigars were only available in Europe. This will be the first time Arnold André’s cigars are sold in the US. Starting out, the US will receive two of their four premium, long-filler lines: Montosa and Terra Nova.
"Overall, this was a nice shorter smoke that provided a nice bouquet of medium-bodied flavors that included leather, black pepper, earth, grassy and spicy lingering notes that showed up in some larger or minor form or another as the cigar progressed. Construction proved to be very good as the burn and draw were not much of an issue at all. This is a solid medium-bodied smoke that is easily recommendable for daily smoke, I believe the expense will probably reflect that as well. Nice job!" -John A. (Bostoneo)
The La Mezcla Cubana brand was first sold in 2006 in the U.S. until 2013 when United Cigars bought it. Now, La Mezcla Cubana is being relaunched and rolled at the Magia Cubana Factory in Gurabo, Dominican Republic. The relaunch comes after the discovery of 7-year-old Ecuadorian wrapper leaf from A.S.P. Enterprises, a family-owned tobacco farm in Ecuador.
The MLB lockout may delay the start of the baseball season in 2022, but United Cigars will have something to celebrate no matter what. The Big Papi Firecracker by El Artista will be released on the scheduled MLB Opening Day. Retailers and cigar media will get a preview of the new cigar at the TPE Show this week in Las Vegas, NV. This Special Edition Big Papi Firecracker is a slightly stronger variation of the Slugger line by El Artista.
"This cigar was very good. I can easily see myself putting this cigar in any customer's hand. There is enough going on that the experienced smoker won't get bored; yet not too overwhelming for a new smoker. I feel like it would be the perfect morning cigar with a cup of coffee. " -Estevan Z. (TheRealBanzi)
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United Cigars is adding a new line to the Garofalo brand, Garofalo La Famiglia. This is a collaboration between United Cigars, David Garofalo, and Nick Perdomo, Jr. It will go on sale January 2022.