In 2013, Sam Leccia returned to the cigar industry with Leccia Tobacco, his new company that released two different lines in the spring. This was Leccia’s second attempt at a comeback since he parted ways with Oliva Cigar Co. in late 2010. The other attempt came in 2011, something most have forgotten about now. After leaving Oliva, it was largely believed that Leccia would be away from the industry for a few years. That’s why when Leccia announced his return on May 24, 2011, many people were shocked. The company was called Sam Leccia Cigar Co. and its first release was Debut, a Honduran cigar with an Ecuadorian habano wrapper and fillers from the Dominican Republic, Honduras and Nicaragua. Debut was to come in boxes of 25 with one cigar in each box being a different collector’s edition cigar. The three sizes were: Debut Double Robusto (5 x 60) — $8.50 (Boxes of 20, $170.00) Debut Double Churchill (7 x 60) — $7.25 (Boxes of 20, $165.20) Debut Figurado (6 1/4 x 52) — $9.25 (Boxes of 20, $185.20) On June 13, things took a bit of a different turn. Oliva announced that they were pursuing legal action to see ...
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