HAV-A-JOE®

is back after 61 years,

to honor and salute our

American Soldiers, past, 

present and future! 

HAV-A-JOE  cigars were introduced in 1947 as a victory cigar to honor all the Joe's who served in WWII. The brand name can be credited to  Cpl. Joe Gonzalez who  served in Africa and Europe. On his return from the war, Joe  related to his  family and friends how people in the towns and villages would call out  "Joe", "I turned my head in the direction of the caller, even though I knew we were all called Joe, I always felt they were calling out to me", Joe said.

Joe's brother, Faustino, had a cigar company and came up with the HAV-A-JOE cigar brand name. The cigars were manufactured and distributed in the Tampa, Florida area by,  F. Gonzalez Cigar Company from 1947 - 1951. Today’s HAV-A-JOE cigar is made with tobacco grown in the San Andres Tuxtla Valley of Veracruz, a cradle for the world’s prized tobacco. We use only the most prized premium quality tobaccos aged for a minimum of  four years, to ensure a truly enjoyable experience.

HAV-A-JOE Premium Soldádo Americano (American Soldier) cigars are handmade, long filler and wrapped with shaved cedar and cellophane for freshness. The size is a  6/44 Corona, which coincidently was also the June 1944 WWII D-Day date.