San Cristobal
SAN CRISTOBAL
the United States, Ashton’s production of San Cristobal is sold under the name Paradiso. This is due to the Cuban government registering the name for their niche brand that also goes by San Cristobal, or more formally as San Cristobal de La Habana, established in 1999.
Ashton launched the San Cristobal brand in 2007, after years of searching for the perfect production partners, forming a partnership with Cigar Legend Pepin Garcia, who was named “America’s Hottest Cigar Maker” in 2008 by Cigar Aficionado. According to Sathya Levin, Vice President of Ashton, as soon as they met Don Jose “Pepin” Garcia they were sure he was the perfect candidate to produce San Cristobal.
The Garcia and Levin families, of My Father and Ashton, run both their respective companies with a strong focus on creating high-quality products. These family-run businesses have a great collaborative relationship that has expanded to include other cigar brands including Ashton’s La Aroma de Cuba. Janny Garcia, the manager of the My Fathers Cigars headquarters in Miami, was asked how she felt about the initial collaboration and responded: “It’s like a dream to do a cigar for Ashton.”
The blends were designed by Pepin, his son, Jaime, and Manny Ferrero, the late Vice President of sales for Ashton. Handmade in Nicaragua, at the Garcia Family Industrial Park, the San Cristobal line features cigars of all strengths, catering to aficionados across the spectrum of the cigar world.
Ashton is a well-respected distributor of premium cigars. The Garcia family is known for their impeccable work with tobacco and cigar rolling. Combining these talented companies was the answer to every aficionado’s prayer.
Whether you’re smoking one on vacation or at home, a San Cristobal is bound to give you the joy of feeling free. Freedom to enjoy your cigar, spend time with your family, or travel. No matter what you’re doing when you enjoy a San Cristobal, as Ashton’s motto states “Trust your taste”, it really is that good.
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Ashton launched the San Cristobal brand in 2007, after years of searching for the perfect production partners, forming a partnership with Cigar Legend Pepin Garcia, who was named “America’s Hottest Cigar Maker” in 2008 by Cigar Aficionado. According to Sathya Levin, Vice President of Ashton, as soon as they met Don Jose “Pepin” Garcia they were sure he was the perfect candidate to produce San Cristobal.
The Garcia and Levin families, of My Father and Ashton, run both their respective companies with a strong focus on creating high-quality products. These family-run businesses have a great collaborative relationship that has expanded to include other cigar brands including Ashton’s La Aroma de Cuba. Janny Garcia, the manager of the My Fathers Cigars headquarters in Miami, was asked how she felt about the initial collaboration and responded: “It’s like a dream to do a cigar for Ashton.”
The blends were designed by Pepin, his son, Jaime, and Manny Ferrero, the late Vice President of sales for Ashton. Handmade in Nicaragua, at the Garcia Family Industrial Park, the San Cristobal line features cigars of all strengths, catering to aficionados across the spectrum of the cigar world.
Ashton is a well-respected distributor of premium cigars. The Garcia family is known for their impeccable work with tobacco and cigar rolling. Combining these talented companies was the answer to every aficionado’s prayer.
Whether you’re smoking one on vacation or at home, a San Cristobal is bound to give you the joy of feeling free. Freedom to enjoy your cigar, spend time with your family, or travel. No matter what you’re doing when you enjoy a San Cristobal, as Ashton’s motto states “Trust your taste”, it really is that good.
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