Matilde

The Matilde cigar brand traces its roots back to the 19th century, when it was founded by Simeon Mencia in 1876 in Santiago de Los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. On his death, his children took over the family business, which ceased operations in 1910. Today, the brand has been taken over by Jose Seijas, whose passion for cigars began in 1974, when he joined Tabacalera Garcia as head of quality control, tobacco preparation and manufacturing. A few years later, he became General Manager. He honed his skills to become Master Blender in 1984. A position he held until his retirement in 2011. It was he who signed some of the most popular cigars, such as Montecristo, Romeo & Julieta, Vega Fina, H. Upmann, Onyx, Trinidad and many others.

Inevitably, a year after his retirement, he decided to return to the industry, but this time on a much smaller scale with his children Enrique and Ricardo. This enabled him to push his ideas further in terms of production regularity, perfecting blends and finally using the best tobaccos available on the market.

To pay tribute to the Dominican Republic, Jose decided to revive the Matilde brand in 2014.

Matilde Renacer :
Cape Town : Ecuador
Binder Dominican Republic
Tripe: Dominican Republic and Nicaragua

Matilde Oscura :
Cape : Mexico San Andrea
Binder Sumatra variety: Ecuador
Tripe: Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and USA