The Al Micallef and Gomez Sanchez families combined their respective expertise to form the Micallef brand. Al Micallef had years of experience in the commerce world while the Sanchez family had perfected the craft of crafting cigars, which first saw the light of day in 1934 in Cuba. In 1994, Joel Sanchez took over the business and established a factory in Veracruz, Mexico, named the Valles de San Andres. The Micallef brand was bound to do well due to the commercial acumen of the Al Micallef family and craft of the Sanchez's. The two families' encounter was nothing short of serendipitous – the brothers Joel and Edel were driving through Texas one day when their car broke down. They were stranded near a Silver Leaf Cigar Lounge, where they rolled a few cigars for the patrons, one of which was Micallef. The rest is history. Now try these 90+ rated tasty cigars!!