Launched as a more upscale and refined version of the Padrón series, this Nicaraguan cigar’s iconic box-pressed shape set a precedent for the market from its conception. Arturo Fuente’s ...

Rocky Patel has since opened a second base of operations in Nicaragua, though most of its brands remain Honduran-produced, including its highly acclaimed (rated 95 by Cigar Aficionado) Decade brand.

We think Nicaraguan tobacco is the best available ... As I said in the opening, I’m intrigued by the idea of a boutique brand like Lovely Cigars and how it will grow in the current market ...

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The box-pressed cigar is a full-bodied Nicaraguan cigar, which Cigar Aficionado explains ... the 1964 Anniversary Series helped to popularize box-pressed cigars, with other brands following suit. The ...

Part of the success of Nicaragua's thriving cigar industry is a carefully honed mystique of family: how the clannish industry was forged and maintained by a handful of fathers, sons, cousins ...

Upmann, and Hoyo de Monterrey brands were among the cigar-making ... the No. 2 is a commendable re-creation of the Nicaraguan cigars of the 1970s. It even includes the triple cap that is ...

Cuban cigars may easily outsell the lesser-known Nicaraguan product in Europe, but Nicaraguan brands have taken advantage of the crippling US embargo on Havana - in place since 1961 - to sell to the ...

It’s no secret that Plasencia’s cigar-making factories have produced award-winning cigars for numerous brands ... All are Nicaraguan puros, composed of tobaccos from Jalapa, Estelí, Condega ...

Cuban cigars may easily outsell the lesser-known Nicaraguan product in Europe, but Nicaraguan brands have taken advantage of the crippling US embargo on Cuban products to sell to a market which ...