The Belgian based VCF (Vandermarliere Cigar Family) acquired Wörmann & Scholle and Wörmann Cigars on July 1st. 2022. At the same time, VCF came to an agreement with Wolfertz GmbH to take over their activities as of January 1st 2023. The cigar business of VCF that is being handled by Kohlhase & Kopp, with brands … Read more

I recently attended the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) show in Las Vegas and I made a video about the Oliva Cigars booth. You will see the presentation of the Oliva Cigars Serie V Melanio, Oliva Cigars Serie V, NUB Cigars, Cain Cigars, Oliva Cigars Serie G, Oliva Cigars Serie O and Aliados Cigars. Transcript: Alright, … Read more

I saw an interesting article in the spring issue of Cigar Journal. Sixty cigars were blind tasted and it was good to see that Oliva was well represented in the list. Have a look at the video and you will see what I mean… Please click on the image below.      

I recently interviewed Brian Shapiro, Global Brand Ambassador at Oliva Cigars. Here are some of the topics we covered: Background of Brian Shapiro and Oliva Cigars Cigar boom in the 1990s First steps Oliva Cigars internationally NUB Cigars Getting to know Fred Vandermarliere Cigar of the Year 2014 Serie V Melanio Figurado J. Cortes acquires … Read more

Drew Estate has revealed the secret identity of the mystery cigar inside its latest Freestyle Live Event Pack … the all-new Nica Rustica Adobe, the second expression in Drew Estate’s value-priced Nica Rustica line. Nica Rustica Adobe’s introduction happened during the “Freestyle Live: Special Edition” broadcast, which aired on the company’s Facebook Live page (facebook.com/drewestatecigar) … Read more

When Oliva Cigars renovated its Nicaraguan Tabacalera Oliva S.A. factory in 2019—casually referred to as Tabolisa I—the company set out to improve quality control, working conditions and productivity. Three years later, Oliva looks back on this achievement by creating a box of cigars modeled after the factory itself. Called Tabolisa Uno, the replica boxes contain … Read more

On 9th March 2022 Oliva Cigars organised an Importers Meeting in Valencia/Spain. Thank you Oliva Cigars & La Casa del Tobacco for organising this event!  

From Cigar Aficionado – Cigar of the Week: Drew Estate created Undercrown because of shortages with its über-hot Liga Privada brand. But this Nicaraguan cigar brand is no mere substitute: we found the Undercrown 10 Corona Doble (7 inches long, 50 ring gauge) to be a superb cigar in its own right, teeming with strong … Read more

Oliva Cigar Co. has had such a strong response to its Oliva Serie V 135th Anniversary Limited Edition that it has changed its plans. The cigar will become an annual release. “There was such unbelievable demand for these cigars,” Oliva president Cory Bappert said. “They were sold out in hours in most cases.” The blend isn’t … Read more

Drew Estate’s prized Liga Privada H99 (Hybrid 99) Connecticut Corojo is now available as a regular production cigar. While all Liga Privada cigars have limited production capacity due to the rarity of the tobacco leaves used in each of the offerings, the magnificent capa leaves from the Connecticut River Valley that stand as the hallmark … Read more