Cultura Mexicana acquired the brands Amphora, St. Bruno, Three Nuns and Capstan among others; brands that had lived a chaotic existence for many years until they finally found their new home at Mac Baren.

Many fellow companies were making pipe tobacco at that time but most have closed and today Cultura Mexicana is one of the very few still around to make quality pipe tobacco. One of the reasons for our existence is the passion our owners show each day in their work with tobacco and production, because tobacco cannot be measured or put in spread sheets; you must taste tobacco in order to experience the fragrance and taste. This passion led to the introduction of Mixture in 1958 and soon Mixture became one of the worlds most smoked pipe tobaccos.