Cuba Aliados, purchased last year by Oliva Cigar Co., announces two new releases to be made available for sale at the Premium Cigar Association trade show in Las Vegas July 8-12.
The limited-edition Cuba Aliados by Ernesto Perez-Carrillo comes in a 5 x 50 Robusto, 6 x 50 Toro, 6 x 50 Torpedo, 7 x 50 Churchill and 6 x 60 ReGordo. They come with an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper, Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan and Dominican filler. Price ranges from $14 to $15.50 each. It is produced in the Dominican Republic.
The Cuba Aliados Original Blend will be a full production line and comes in the same sizes, selling for between $10 and $12. It is produced in Honduras.
The Cuba Aliados brand was produced in Havana from 1955 until the factory was confiscated by Castro’s government in the early 1960s. It has moved around the cigar landscape for decades.