Cigar Brands
San Lotano
A.J. Fernandez had been making third-party cigars for quite some time before he branched out on his own and started the San Lotano brand in 2010. The name, according to Fernandez, …
Surrogates
One of the debut brands from L'Atelier imports Inc., Surrogates is the brainchild of Dan Welsh and Pete Johnson. The brand differs from traditional cigar brands in that each …
Tatuaje
Tatuaje smokes, known for their Cubanesque flavor, include such popular lines such as Seleccion de Cazador, or Cabinet, (or as fans call it "brown label"), 10th Anniversary, Black …
The Edge
When Rocky Patel first released The Edge in 2004, the concept was simple: a roughly hewn wooden box that held 100 unbanded cigars. And they retailed for only $5 each. It was …
The Tabernacle
The Tabernacle is a dark, Connecticut broadleaf cigar made in Nicaragua at A.J. Fernandez's namesake factory Tabacalera A.J. Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua. Under the broadleaf …
Trinidad
Trinidad, which gets its name from a Cuban city, is one of the anomalies within Cuba's collection of cigar brands. It started as a commercially unavailable cigar reserved for …
Undercrown
Described by Drew Estate as an "inverse Liga Privada," Undercrown's blend consists of many of the same tobaccos found in Drew Estate's popular Liga Privada No. 9 and T52 lines, …
Viaje
When Viaje started in 2008, it was anchored by two traditional core lines—Platino and Oro. Owned by Andre Farkas, Viaje really started to gain traction after his Viaje Oro Reserva …
Villiger La Flor de Ynclan
Villiger first launched this old vintage Cuban brand as a Dominican cigar in 2007. Dissatisfied with the results, the company discontinued the brand and it was nowhere to be seen …
