Cigar Brands
My Father
The My Father brand begins with José “Pepin” Garcia. Once an acclaimed cigar roller in Havana, Garcia immigrated to the United States in 2003 and set up shop in a tiny fabrica in …
Nat Sherman
The history of Nat Sherman cigars goes all the way back to 1930, when founder Nat Sherman acquired a clear Havana cigar brand called Epoca. For many years, Nat Sherman's cigar …
New World
A.J. Fernandez’s New World brand is named in honor of the discovery of tobacco by the Christopher Columbus expedition in 1492. Fernandez collaborated with his father, Ismael, on …
Norteño
Norteños come off the tables of La Gran Fabrica Drew Estate and from the mind of Willy Herrera, Drew Estate's master blender. He took a Mexican San Andrés wrapper, a Honduran …
Oliva
The natural version of this brand is rolled with a Cameroon wrapper from Africa, while the Maduro offshoot features Connecticut broadleaf wrapper grown in the United States.
Padrón
Padróns have come a long way since the 1960s, and today they are made with a hearty blend of Nicaraguan tobaccos, much of it grown by the Padrón family. The 1964 Anniversary …
Partagás
Don Jaime Partagás created the Partagás brand in Cuba in 1845, and he constructed the majestic Partagás cigar factory as a proud symbol of his brand, which later was run by Ramón …
Partagas (Non-Cuban)
Following the Cuban Revolution, legendary cigarmaker Ramón Cifuentes Toriello opted to emigrate to the United States rather than run the nation's cigar industry. In 1974, the …
Plasencia
Owned by father-and-son team Nestor Plasencia Sr. and Jr., the Plasencia tobacco operation is quite vast. In addition to large cigar factories in both Nicaragua and Honduras, the …
