La Galera Limited Edition 85th Cigars Toro Broadleaf / Connecticut José “Jochy” Blanco for some may be a new name in the cigar biz, but Jochy has been around for some time now and has been making and growing tobacco for decades, and continues to run the family business Tabacalera Palma, that was established in 1936. Some of the leading brands in the industry utilizes Jochy’s tobaccos grown on his Dominican farms; and some of the finest farms in the Dominican. Brands like La Flor Dominicana, Aging Room are just a few in his long portfolio. Most of what Jochy produced was sold to the European market, that is until now. La Galera is his signature line, and for the first time introduced to the U.S. market. The La Galera 85th Anniversary, a limited edition was created to recognize the 85th anniversary of Tabacalera Palma, the Dominican factory owned by José “Jochy” Blanco. The release is up of two separate blends—both in the same 6 x 52 toro vitola—packaged in the same box: one of which was blended by Blanco while the other was blended by his son, José Manuel Blanco.