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In the USA, Altadis owns many Cuban brand names such as Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, H. Upmann, Gispert, Henry Clay, Trinidad, Saint Luis Rey, Por Larranga, Primo Del Rey, Siglo, etc.

In the USA, General Cigar owns many Cuban brand names such as Punch, Partagas, Bolivar, Canaria d'Oro, Cohiba, Excallibur, Hoyo de Monterrey, La Gloria Cubana, Sancho Panza, La Escepcion, etc.

Some of the old Cuban brands no longer currently produced in Cuba are now being produced outside of Cuba.

It's confusing to many. A clear understand would take much study and credible resources. One easy to find reference book is the Perelman's Cyclopedia of Cigars. This publication is updated yearly for non-Cuban cigar lines and serves as a great guide to understand what countries the component tobaccos are from (wrapper, binder, filler). Perelman's is NOT a review of the brands, only a reference to each line and line extensions. Perelman's also produces a smaller version for Cuban brands, but not updated yearly.