Brand guides
Cigar brands by country
Plain, sourced profiles of the cigar brands people search for most: the family or company behind each one, where it is made, and its main lines. Facts only, no ratings.
Brands made in Cuba and Dominican Republic
Havana brand from 1935, now split: Habanos makes the Cuban line, Altadis U.S.A. the US line.
Romeo y JulietaCuban brand from 1875 that named the Churchill size; separate Cuban and US-market versions.
CohibaCuban Cohiba from El Laguito; General Cigar owns the US name.
PartagásHavana brand from 1845; Habanos sells the Cuban line, General Cigar a Dominican one.
H. UpmannStarted by a German banker in Havana in 1844; Habanos and Altadis U.S.A. versions.
La Gloria CubanaHavana brand from 1885; El Credito makes the non-Cuban line for General Cigar.
Brands made in Cuba and Honduras
Havana brand from the 1840s; Cuban and Honduran versions have separate owners.
Hoyo de MonterreyJosé Gener's Cuban brand; General Cigar makes a separate Hoyo in Honduras.
Brands made in Dominican Republic
Family maker founded in West Tampa in 1912, now rolling in Santiago, Dominican Republic.
AshtonPhiladelphia brand from 1985, made by the Fuente family in the Dominican Republic.
DavidoffSwiss-owned brand named for Zino Davidoff, made in the Dominican Republic since 1990.
MacanudoGeneral Cigar brand developed in Jamaica, made in the Dominican Republic since 2000.
La Flor DominicanaLitto and Ines Gomez's family company, with its own farm in La Canela.
E.P. CarrilloPerez-Carrillo family brand, now Casa Carrillo, made in Santiago since 2009.
KristoffGlen Case brand from 2004, rolled at Tabacalera Von Eicken in the Dominican Republic.
Diamond CrownJ.C. Newman brand relaunched in 1995, rolled at Tabacalera A. Fuente.
Aging RoomBoutique Blends brand from 2011, made at Tabacalera La Palma and in Nicaragua.
Brands made in Dominican Republic and Nicaragua
Brands made in Honduras
Founded in 1995 as Indian Tabac, with factories in Danlí, Honduras, and Estelí, Nicaragua.
Alec BradleyFounded by Alan Rubin in 1996, sold to STG in 2023. Partner factories roll its cigars.
CamachoMiami-born in 1961, Davidoff-owned since 2008, made in Danlí.
Brands made in Nicaragua
Family company founded in Miami in 1964, rolling in Estelí, Nicaragua.
OlivaOliva family company founded in 1995, rolling in Estelí. Owned by J. Cortès since 2016.
My FatherGarcia family company with factories in Estelí, Honduras and Miami.
AJ FernandezCuban-born Abdel Fernández, with factories in Estelí and Totogalpa, Nicaragua.
Drew EstateFounded in New York in the 1990s, rolled at La Gran Fabrica in Estelí. Owned by Swisher.
PerdomoFamily company started in Miami in 1992; grows and rolls its tobacco in Estelí.
TatuajePete Johnson brand first released in 2003 with Pepin Garcia; rolled in Nicaragua.
PlasenciaTobacco family with roots in Cuba from 1865; grows and rolls in Nicaragua and Honduras.
Joya de NicaraguaEstelí cigar maker founded in 1968, run by the Martínez Cuenca family.
La Aroma de CubaAshton brand from 2002, made by the Garcia family in Estelí since 2009.
Foundation Cigar CompanyNick Melillo founded it in Connecticut in 2015; rolled at partner factories in Nicaragua.
IllusioneDion Giolito brand from Reno, debuted 2006; rolled mostly at TABSA in Estelí.
WarpedKyle Gellis brand founded in 2007, started in Miami; main lines list TABSA.
Dunbarton Tobacco & TrustSteve Saka company from 2015, rolled at Joya de Nicaragua and NACSA in Estelí.
VilligerSwiss family firm from 1888; US premium lines rolled in Estelí and the Dominican Republic.
Room101Matt Booth brand in cigars since 2009, owned by STG since 2022.