2018 was a huge year for Joya de Nicaragua. The company was celebrating 50 years in the cigar business and as a result, there was quite a bit of activity into the Joya de Nicaragua brand showcased at the 2018 IPCPR. Led by the highly acclaimed Joya de Nicaragua Cinco Decadas (which was the #1 […]
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IPCPR 2019 Spotlight: Miami Cigar & Company
William Cooper Feature Story, IPCPR 2019 No Comments Don Lino, Karl Malone Cigars, La Aurora, Miami Cigars, Nestor Miranda, Tatiana, Toscano
2019 marked the 30th anniversary of Miami Cigar Company, the company founded by Nestor and Mariana Miranda. Over the years, Miami Cigar & Company has brought a combination of their own products along with providing distribution for others. Under the theme of “One Family One Vision”, Miami Cigar & Company and its partners exhibited plenty […]
Cigar News: A.C.E Prime Launches Pichardo Line at 2019 IPCPR
William Cooper Cigar News, IPCPR 2019 1 Comment 2019 Preview, ACE Prime, IPCPR 2019, News
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, a new company called A.C.E. Prime launched a series of blends under the Pichardo name called Pichardo Reserva Familiar and Pichardo Clasico. Both cigars were blended by Don Eradio Pichardo, the Master Blender at Tabacalera Pichardo. Tabacalera Pichardo recently garnered some attention when Crowned Heads’ cigars turned to that […]
IPCPR 2019 Spotlight: Viaje Cigars
William Cooper Feature Story, IPCPR 2019 1 Comment Feature Story, News, Viaje
When it comes to the IPCPR Trade Show, Viaje Cigars is always different from any other company. The company only has one regular production line, Viaje Exclusivo. The rest of the company’s production is small-batch with different batches of different lines produced throughout the year. As a result, Viaje will typically showcase small batch offerings […]
IPCPR 2019 Spotlight: Pospiech Cigars
William Cooper Feature Story, IPCPR 2019 No Comments Chogui, Fable, Feature Story, FQ, Guáimaro, IPCPR 2019, Nica Sueno, Pospiech Cigars, Powstanie
Part of the RoMa Craft Tobac booth was a company called Pospiech Cigars. This is a distribution company run by Mike and Greg Szczepankiewicz, the owners of Cigar Hustler. They handle distribution for several brands, including the three non-RoMa Craft Tobac brands coming out of Nica Sueno. These brands include the Szczepankiewiczs’ own brand of cigars […]
Prime Time from the IPCPR 2019 with Steve Saka, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust
William Cooper IPCPR 2019, Podcast No Comments DTT, Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust, IPCPR 2019, Prime Time Special Edition
In what has become a final day of IPCPR Trade Show tradition for Cigar Coop, Prime Time, and #ElOsoFumarTakes, we pay a visit to Steve Saka. While Steve talks about his new releases, he’s also got plenty on his mind in terms of IPCPR, the future road of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust, and a […]
Cigar News: Rocky Patel Premium Cigars Launches Two Line Extensions to Hamlet Liberation at the 2019 IPCPR
William Cooper Cigar News, IPCPR 2019 No Comments 2019 Preview, IPCPR 2019, News, Rocky Patel
Last year, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars introduced a third blend by Hamlet Paredes known as the Hamlet Liberation. This year the company introduced two parejo shaped line extensions in the form of a Corona Gorda and a Robusto. The Hamlet Liberation features an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, Nicaraguan binder, and a combination of Nicaraguan and […]
IPCPR 2019 Spotlight: Bombay Tobak
William Cooper Feature Story, IPCPR 2019 No Comments Bombay Tobak, Feature Story, IPCPR 2019, M.Esteli, MQBA
One of the booths I was most excited to see was Bombay Tobak. Back in April, I had an opportunity to travel with company owner and president Mel Shah to Costa Rica to see the production operations where his brands were made. At the time, Mel was finalizing the details around his IPCPR releases, so […]
IPCPR 2019 Spotlight: General Cigar Company
William Cooper Feature Story, IPCPR 2019 1 Comment CAO, Cohiba, Diesel, Feature Story, General, Hoyo de Monterrey, IPCPR 2019, La Gloria Cubana, Macanudo, Odyssey, Partagas, Punch
General Cigar is one of the booths that takes us a long time to cover. There always are plenty of products that are being showcased, but 2019 was particularly challenging. In the past we have had a central marketing contact in Victoria McKee Jaworski. Victoria is no longer with General and this marked our first […]
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 340 (8/3/19)
William Cooper Cigar Industry Report, Cigar News No Comments Cigar Coop, Cigar Industry Report, Cigar Wrap, News, Prime Time Show
The Cigar Industry Report is a one-stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It is a combination of the news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. In addition, each week we will look back at Cigar Coop history. Look for this report every Saturday morning at […]