Ponce

and the U.S.A. It is being made at MJ Frias Cigar SRL in the Dominican Republic. Vazquez says the cigars are already heading to stores in California, Florida and Illinois with shipments to New York and North Carolina upcoming. He clarified that he is handling distribution, not MJ Frias. Ponce’s launch comes after Vazquez spent six years working for Corona Cigar Co., a retailer with locations in Orlando and Tampa.

Ponce Cigar Co., a new company from Frank Vazquez, has begun shipping its debut release, Ponce. It’s offered in a single 5 1/2 x 54 robusto extra size that uses a Mexican San Andrés wrapper over an American broadleaf binder and fillers from the Villa González, Dominican Republic; Estelí, Nicaragua;