West Tampa Cigar Company

West Tampa Cigars is broadening its product offerings by introducing a lancero size to its existing line-up. This new addition will be available in all three of their regular production...

Published November 2023

West Tampa Tobacco Co. is gearing up for the release of its new limited edition cigar, Boliche Blvd., which was initially teased at the 2023 PCA Convention & Trade Show....

Published November 2023

West Tampa Tobacco Co. leans heavy on its past with General Cigars/STG. The owners and founders are Gus Martinez and Rick Rodriguez, both former long-time General Cigars employees. International Sales...

Published July 2023

The cornerstone of the West Tampa Tobacco Company was laid in 1953 when Rick Rodriguez’s grandparents, both highly respected cigar rollers, followed the call of America. They left the glamor...

Published October 2022

West Tampa Cigars, the newly formed cigar company from long-time General Cigars salesman and blender Rick Rodriguez is heading to several European markets. At the trade show in Dortmund, Rick...

Published September 2022

The new cigar company by Rick Rodriguez is only a week old, but yet the cigar industry veteran is already expanding operations to across the ocean. Kleinlagel Zigarren, a German...

Published June 2022