For a company that has been around since 1904, Royal Agio Cigars isn’t the most well-known cigar company in the United States, but a recent partnership with one of the most high profile cigar brands might just change that. Founded by Jacques Wintermans as A. Wintermans & Zonen in some 111 years ago, Royal Agio has evolved into one of the biggest cigar companies in Europe, responsible for producing the Balmora, Mohair’s De Huifkar and Panter lines, which collectively account for nearly 750 million cigars produced and sold per year across more than 100 countries. The company changed its name to Agio in 1950, growing its existing brands while acquiring Panter and Balmoral from Douwe Egberts in 1983 and opening a premium cigar factory in the Dominican Republic in 1990, which would be home to its premium cigar operations, including the Balmoral brand, which traces its roots back to 1895. While the Balmoral brand comprises both short and long filler cigars, the company has pushed more towards the premium market in recent years, particularly through the Spring 2014 announcement that Drew Estate would be distributing the Panter, Mohari’s and Balmoral brands in the United States. In July, the company announced ...
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