“Nobody told me there’d be days like these…Strange days indeed” – John Lennon. As someone who has been covering the IPCPR Trade Show since 2010, I’m certainly able to come up with my share of stories. But the date July 15, 2018 will absolutely be the one that will forever be etched in my mind. […]
For the second year in a row, General Cigar Company was the primary host of the opening night reception at the IPCPR Trade Show and Convention. This year it was the CAO brand on center stage as the new CAO Nicaragua was unveiled. While the CAO Nicaragua has a filler with tobaccos from the three […]
Southern Draw Cigars used the second day of the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show to unveil to the world details of the Cedrus-The Hogan cigar. It was also an opportunity for Robert and Sharon Holt of Southern Draw Cigars to pay homage to the people who helped them get the company off the ground. When the […]
The 2017 IPCPR Trade Show was a challenging one for Cigar Coop, but the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show got off to a very good start. For starters, the potential norovirus outbreak at Westgate Hotel did not seem an issue. All of the seminars and breakout sessions, including the Opening Breakfast, were moved to the Las […]
An electrical fire has struck the Las Vegas Convention Center early this morning. This has resulted in a three-hour delay of the start time of Day 2 (7/15/18) of the IPCPR Convention Center. There have been multiple unconfirmed reports indicate the electrical fire started at the AJ Fernandez booth. IPCPR reported the following companies were affected […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Matt Booth and Robert Caldwell are teaming up for another collaboration that is a sequel. This one is a follow-up to their first collaboration Hit & Run and its titled Hit & Run Part Deux (Rip & Dip). Hit & Run Part Deux (Rip & Dip) features an all-new […]
For the ninth consecutive year, the Cigar Coop brand will be providing coverage of the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) Association Trade Show and Convention. We are proud to be a part of a very small group of media to say that. Our four-part series has you covered whether you are going to the show or following […]
On January 19, 2013 Cigar Coop launched the Cigar Industry Report – a one-stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop highlighted by our new. For 286 consecutive weeks, each Saturday at 8am Eastern, we have published like clockwork. Today, the decision has been made to not publish the Cigar Industry […]
This year, there will be one company that will be the talk of the show – and it’s a company poised to have what could be its biggest IPCPR to date. That company is Drew Estate. Nearly four years ago, Swisher International acquired Drew Estate. At the time, the reaction was polarizing and many wondered […]
For the ninth consecutive year, the Cigar Coop brand will be providing coverage of the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) Association Trade Show and Convention. We are proud to be a part of a very small group of media to say that. Our four-part series for the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show has you covered whether you […]
It’s the ten year anniversary of Drew Estate’s Liga Privada brand and while Liga Privada is going to be in the spotlight at the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, there will also be a special cigar to commemorate the occasion – the Liga Privada – 10 Year Aniversario. It is also a cigar that is meant […]
Room 101’s Matt Booth and Caldwell Cigar’s Robert Caldwell are once again teaming up with AJ Fernandez. At this year’s 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, the three are coming together to release The T Connecticut. This is a follow-up to the trio’s first collaboration, The T. While the original The T was a Nicaraguan puro, The […]
