Albert Cisneros, the national sales manager for Rojas Cigars, has announced his departure from the company at the end of the year to establish his independent cigar brokerage, Smoking Swan Brand Management.

Cisneros joined Rojas Cigars on March 1, 2022, bringing with him a wealth of experience from both the retail and cigar brokerage sectors. Having co-owned Dallas Cigars, a prominent retailer in Dallas, Texas, for a decade, he also served as a cigar broker with The Poehler Group for six years.

Smoking Swan Brand Management will initially focus its operations on Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Cisneros has revealed that Rojas Cigars will be the company’s inaugural client. He is actively seeking to represent additional companies in that territory.

Rojas Cigars, the brainchild of Noel Rojas, a Cuban master blender and roller based in Texas with a boutique factory in Nicaragua, is set to be a prominent collaborator with Smoking Swan Brand Management. Rojas, with over a decade of experience since his escape from Cuba, gained recognition with brands like Guayacan. His current focus is on small ring gauges and the Texan market, and he is poised to expand his presence across the USA with the support of Smoking Swan Brand Management.