Quesada was at the show although without patriarch Manolo Quesada. Instead, sisters Raquel and Patricia Quesada are now at the helm of the brand as Manolo quietly recovers from some health issues from a few years ago in Madrid. We do wish him well at this time, as it is just not the same without him. Quesada arrived in the same booth I have seen them operate out of since I started the show. Raquel took some time to talk to us about her newest releases.
In terms of the booth, it was similar to the booth I remember from the last few years, not super big but just right I feel for what Quesada needs. Display cases surrounded the booth and each of those cases has a nice rustic brown feel to them with all of the company’s brandings. For what it is worth, Quesada has a very steady stream of traffic in the booth every time we walked by.
Limited Edition Lancero Set
Quesada was showcasing the new Quesada and Casa Magna Lancero Experience LE. These lancero samplers will be limited to 300 boxes of twenty cigars – two of each blend from both Quesada and Casa Magna lines in a 7 x 40 format. The MSRP for this sampler is $273.
Here is a breakdown of each box:
- 2 Quesada 1974 Lancero
- 2 Quesada Reserva Privada Barber Pole
- 2 Quesada España
- 2 Quesada 40th Anniversary
- 2 Casa Magna 50th Anniversary
- 2 Casa Magna XV
- 2 Casa Magna Colorado
- 2 Casa Magna Maduro
- 2 Casa Magna Connecticut
- 2 Casa Magna Liga F
These are expected to ship later this month.
Oktoberfest 2025
Quesada was also showcasing this year’s Oktoberfest release, something it releases every fall. It is, of course, named after the German beer festival of the same name that takes place in Munich. It will be available in five sizes. There is also a limited-edition Oktoberfest 2025 humidor that will be available to retailers who ordered 150 or more boxes of products at the show. Only twenty-five of these humidors were made, each containing a hundred cigars, twenty of each size of Oktoberfest.
- Wrapper: Mexico (San Andrés)
- Binder: Dominican Republic
- Filler: Dominican Republic
- Sizes: Bavarian (5 1/2 x 52), Das Boot (6 x 52), Über (6 x 65), Kaiser Ludwig (6 x 49), & Salomon Press (6 3/4 x 50/33)
- MSRP: $10.50 – $12.60
- Production: 500 Boxes/size
- Release Date: August 2025
See our interview with Raquel Quesada from PCA 2025 below:
