At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, L’Atelier Imports showed off the third installment of the Extension de la Racine series – the ER15. The Extension de la Racine ER15 will come in the form of a 6 3/4 x 43 lonsdale. The cigars are expected to ship later his Fall. The Extension de la […]
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Feature Story: Spotlight on A.J. Fernandez Cigars at the 2015 IPCPR
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Over the past twelve months, A.J. Fernandez Cigars has been on a roll. Last year’s launch of the A.J. Fernandez New World was an enormous success. While it was a cigar that was only $6.00, it was a cigar that garnered considerable critical acclaim – including Cigar Journal’s #1 Cigar of the Year. In terms […]
Cigar News: Maya Selva Cigars Launches Flor de Selva No. 20 Limited Edition Lancero
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While Maya Selva Cigars has been establishing its footprint in the U.S. market over the past few years, the company itself has been in existence since 1995. Earlier this year, Maya Selva Cigars announced plans for a special limited edition commemorative 20th anniversary cigar. At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, the company showcased this long […]
Cigar News: Room 101 Johnny Tobacconaut
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At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Matt Booth’s Room 101 Cigars unveiled a new cigar called “Johnny Tobacconault”. The cigar carries a theme of “intergalatic funk”, but from a tobacco standpoint it marks the second Nicaraguan puro being released in the Room 101 portfolio. The cigar is a limited production cigar with a total of […]
Feature Story: Spotlight on De Los Reyes Cigars at the 2015 IPCPR
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Saga Cigars is a line launched by the Reyes family back in 2014. The line made its debut under the Reyes’ family’s Corporacion Cigar Export (CCE) company. Over the past year, the company has been renamed “De Los Reyes” cigars. While last year CCE shared a booth with Royal Gold Cigars, this year the company had its […]
Cigar News: Montecristo 80th Anniversary Launched by Altadis at 2015 IPCPR
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In 1935, Alonso Menendez and Jose Manuel Pepe Garcia started a brand in Cuba inspired by the Alexandre Dumas novel, The Count of Montecristo appropriately titled Montecristo. 2015 now marks 80 years since that iconic brand was created. On the eve of the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis USA held a gala event at the Bourbon […]
Cigar News: Camacho Ecuador Robusto Tubo Introduced at IPCPR
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Tubo offerings have pretty much been a staple of the Camacho line. At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show in New Orleans, Camacho showed off its first tubo offering to its Camacho Ecuador line. The Camacho Ecuador Robusto Tubo will house a 5 x 50 Camacho Ecuador cigar. The new Robusto Tubo is expected to ship […]
Cigar News: Las Cumbres Tabaco Showcases Freyja and Señorial Offerings at 2015 IPCPR Trade Show
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The 2015 IPCPR Trade Show marked the second one for Las Cumbres Tabaco, the company launched last year by Jose Blanco and his wife Emma Viktorsson. This was a very busy show for the company as it showcased three new offerings: the new Freyja line, the new Senorial Maduro line, and the lancero line extension to Senorial. While Freyja […]
Cigar News: Ciguardian Launches Humi-Lube Line
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At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Ciguardian launched a new line of humidification products known as Humi-Lube. The Humi-Lube line includes, humidification solution, humidification crystals, and humidiers. The line itself also features a 1950s automotive retro-theme on the packaging. The Humi-Lube humidification solution will be offered in three sizes – 8, 16, and 32 ounce […]
Cigar News: My Father Flor de las Antillas Toro Grande Goes Regular Production
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One can certainly make the argument that the My Father Cigars’ Flor de las Antillas has been one of the most successful cigars to capture Cigar Aficionado’s Cigar of the Year. Flor de las Antillas was released in 2012 and the Toro size would win the Cigar Aficionado’s top honor at the end of the […]