Liga Tridente Cigars LLC, the ultra-premium hand-rolled cigar brand co-owned by actor, filmmaker and comedian Marlon Wayans, has signed an exclusive nationwide distribution agreement with Santa Clara, one of the most established distributors in the premium cigar industry.
Santa Clara will serve as the exclusive nationwide distributor for the full Liga Tridente portfolio. The company says the deal is meant to meet growing consumer demand and bring Liga Tridente to premium cigar retailers in major cities across the United States.
“We built Liga Tridente to be a premium experience, not just a cigar,” said Marlon Wayans, co-owner of Liga Tridente Cigars LLC. “Partnering with Santa Clara lets us bring that experience to every major city — and I get to meet the fans face to face, cut and light with them, and share something real.”
The partnership also includes a series of Cut & Light events and meet-and-greets. A select group of premium cigar lounges will host Wayans alongside his Liga Tridente partners Vic Curley and David Gaston, giving fans a chance to light up, share a pour and spend time with the team behind the brand.
Wayans, Curley and Gaston launched Liga Tridente in 2024. The cigars are produced in Danlí, Honduras, and the portfolio includes the medium to full-bodied Habano, the Maduro, the full-bodied Yasuke Oscuro Maduro, Il Bambino, a Candela, and the Rosado Churchill and Connecticut Robusto added in 2026.
Santa Clara operates within the Tabacalera USA family alongside JR Cigar, one of the largest online cigar retailers in the United States, and Casa de Montecristo, a national chain of cigar bars, stores and lounges. That network gives Liga Tridente a path to grow nationally while hosting its brand events in lounges across the country.
The release doesn’t list which lounges will host the Cut & Light events or when the first dates will take place. For updates, follow Liga Tridente on Instagram at instagram.com/ligatridente.
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