America250 Visits J.C. Newman Cigar Co.

This year, the cigars J.C. Newman rolls by hand at El Reloj have the official America250 seal on them. The Commission brought a custom America250 Airstream trailer to El Reloj and celebrated with J.C. Newman’s cigar workers and America250 cigars.

“J.C. Newman is proud to roll official cigars of the 250th Anniversary of the United States,” said fourth-generation cigar maker Drew Newman. “Cigars have been an important part of our country since its founding. Therefore, it is only fitting that we celebrate America’s 250th birthday with cigars handmade in America.”

“When my great-grandfather founded our family business in 1895, there were 40,000 cigar factories in the United States,” said Newman. “Today, El Reloj is the last large cigar factory still rolling cigars in the country. It is our privilege to keep America’s historic cigar-making tradition alive by handcrafting exquisite cigars in America.”

In 2016, Congress established the United States Semiquincentennial Commission to celebrate 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding.

The Newman family invites cigar enthusiasts to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary by visiting El Reloj and lighting America250 cigars: The American, Angel Cuesta, LeRoy Neiman, and Tampa Smokers.