Shortly after the start of 2015, Arby Sosa of Antillian Cigar Corp. announced that he had been a part of the revitalization of the Headlines cigar brand, a line owned by Dee Aguasvivas and Ulises Delgado of Fusion Cigars. Fusion Cigar and Antillian Cigar Corp. had signed a distribution agreement in August 2014, part of a significant announcement made by Antillian as they also acquired the distribution rights to Arandoza Cigars, Doña Nieves and The Cigar Cork line of accessories. Sosa said he found that each line offered something different and interesting, and he thought that the collaboration would allow all of the companies involved to remain competitive in the cigar business. 2014 also happened to be the 50th anniversary of Antillian Cigar Corp., and Sosa said the family looked at the cigar landscape and realized that “strength in numbers is the future.” Headlines was originally created by Aguasvivas along with blenders Don Amadiz and Radhames Perez of Tabacalera Real with the goal of making a Dominican puro with great character geared for the season cigar smoker. The Headlines brand consists of two blends, known as the Headlines 1st Edition and Headlines 2nd Edition. Both are Dominican puros and billed ...
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