Brands vs makers

Who really makes your cigar?

Some of the biggest names in cigars don't own a factory at all. They have their cigars rolled by Nicaragua's great houses. Explore who makes what.

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23 brands belong to the company that makes them; 24 are owned by a different company. Owner–maker matches are made by company name. Dashed links: ownership not fully verified.

Cigar brands, their owners and the factories credited with making them
Brand	Owned by	Rolled at	Source
601 La Bomba Warhead made at San Lotano per CA 2024	—	Tabacalera A.J. Fernandez Cigars	Source
Acid Infused line	Drew Estate	Drew Estate	Source
Aganorsa Leaf / Casa Fernandez / JFR	Aganorsa Leaf	Aganorsa Leaf	Source
Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua CA Cigar of the Year 2019	Rafael Nodal	Tabacalera A.J. Fernandez Cigars	Source
Allegria Made by Aganorsa Leaf per CA 2022	—	Aganorsa Leaf	Source
Black Label Trading Co. / Black Works Studio	Black Label Trading Co.	Fábrica Oveja Negra	Source
Blackened	—	Drew Estate	Source
Brick House	J.C. Newman Cigar Co.	J.C. Newman PENSA	Source
Casa Magna 2008 COTY made at Plasencia's Segovia factory; later production moved to DR	Quesada	Plasencia Cigars S.A. & Ocotal factory	Source
Cohiba Riviera US-market Cohiba (not Habanos)	General Cigar Co. / STG	STG Estelí	Source
Don Pepín García	My Father Cigars	My Father Cigars S.A.	Source
E.P. Carrillo Allegiance Made at Tabolisa per CA 2023 (other EPC lines made in DR)	E.P. Carrillo	Tabacalera Oliva S.A.	Source
El Pulpo Made by AJF per CA 2023	—	Tabacalera A.J. Fernandez Cigars	Source
Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich Made at San Lotano per CA 2022	Espinosa Cigars	Tabacalera A.J. Fernandez Cigars	Source
Esteban Carreras	Tabacalera Carreras	Tabacalera Carreras S.A.	Source
Ferio Tego Made by Plasencia Cigars S.A. per CA 2025	—	Plasencia Cigars S.A. & Ocotal factory	Source
Flor de las Antillas CA Cigar of the Year 2012	My Father Cigars	My Father Cigars S.A.	Source
Foreign Affair / Luciano / Tiago	Luciano Cigars	Luciano Tabacos S.A.	Source
Herrera Estelí	Drew Estate	Drew Estate	Source
HVC Aganorsa until 2022, own factory since	HVC Cigars	Fábrica de Tabacos HVC S.A.; Aganorsa Leaf	Source
Illusione Aganorsa client (Cigar Coop/notes)	Illusione	Aganorsa Leaf	Source
Joya de Nicaragua / Antaño / Cuatro Cinco	Tabacos Puros de Nicaragua S.A.	Joya de Nicaragua	Source
La Aroma de Cuba Made by My Father Cigars S.A. per CA	Ashton Distributors	My Father Cigars S.A.	Source
Liga Privada	Drew Estate	Drew Estate	Source
Mi Querida	Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust	NACSA	Source
Montecristo 1935 Anniversary Nicaragua Made by AJF/San Lotano per CA	—	Tabacalera A.J. Fernandez Cigars	Source
My Father Incl. Le Bijou 1922, The Judge	My Father Cigars	My Father Cigars S.A.	Source
Nasser 'The Goat by A.J. Fernandez'	—	Tabacalera A.J. Fernandez Cigars	Source
New World	A.J. Fernandez	Tabacalera A.J. Fernandez Cigars	Source
Oliva Serie V / Melanio CA Cigar of the Year 2014	Vandermarliere Cigar Family	Tabacalera Oliva S.A.	Source
Olmec / Aksum / Tabernacle Brand company in Connecticut; other Foundation lines made by My Father and earlier TABSA	Foundation Cigar Co.	Tabacalera A.J. Fernandez Cigars	Source
OneOff Made by Aganorsa Leaf per CA	—	Aganorsa Leaf	Source
Padrón Includes 1964 Anniversary, 1926 Serie, Family Reserve lines	Padrón Cigars Inc.	Padrón Cigars	Source
Perdomo	Perdomo Cigars	Tabacalera Perdomo S.A.	Source
Perla del Mar / El Baton / Quorum	J.C. Newman Cigar Co.	J.C. Newman PENSA	Source
Peter James Emergence halfwheel 86 (2025) with construction issues	Peter James Cigar Co.	Luciano Tabacos S.A.	Source
Plasencia Some Cosecha lines made in Honduras	Plasencia Cigars	Plasencia Cigars S.A. & Ocotal factory	Source
Rocky Patel	Rocky Patel Premium Cigars	Tabacalera Villa Cuba S.A.	Source
Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Nicaragua	—	Tabacalera A.J. Fernandez Cigars	Source
San Cristobal Made by My Father Cigars S.A. per CA 2022	—	My Father Cigars S.A.	Source
San Lotano Also the name of an AJF factory entity	A.J. Fernandez	Tabacalera A.J. Fernandez Cigars	Source
Tatuaje Nicaraguan lines made by My Father Cigars S.A. per CA; Tatuaje Miami lines are US-made	Tatuaje Cigars	My Father Cigars S.A.	Source
Trinidad Espíritu Made by AJF/San Lotano per CA	—	Tabacalera A.J. Fernandez Cigars	Source
Undercrown	Drew Estate	Drew Estate	Source
Viaje Made by Aganorsa Leaf per CA 2025	—	Aganorsa Leaf	Source
Victor Calvo / Tambor	Tabacalera Tambor	Tabacalera Tambor de Estelí S.A.	Source
Villiger	Villiger Söhne	Villiger de Nicaragua	Source
Warped Made by Aganorsa Leaf per CA 2024	Warped Cigars	Aganorsa Leaf	Source
West Tampa Tobacco Co.	West Tampa Tobacco Co.	Garmendia Cigars	Source

Production deals change over time. Brand names belong to their owners.