This month Viaje will ship the second installment of its Private Keep series. The company is calling this release Private Keep Tangerine. Private Keep made its debut at the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show. The Private Keep line is a vehicle for Viaje to introduce many of the blends he has worked on, but for […]
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Cigar News: Viaje Exclusivo Nicaragua Returns for 2019 Run
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This month, Viaje Cigars will re-release the first three vitolas in its Viaje Nicaragua Series. The Viaje Exclusivo Nicaragua is an off-shoot of Viaje’s Exclusivo line. The original Viaje Exclusivo line started out as a personal blend for founder Andre Farkas. The blend is produced in Honduras at Tabacos Raices Cubanas S. de R.L. (i.e […]
Prime Time Episode 104: Alan Rubin, Alec Bradley Cigars
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For Episode 104, we are honored to have the one and only Alan Rubin of Alec Bradley Cigars as our special guest. We’ll chronicle Alan’s journey in the cigar business, bringing his sons in to work with him, and his recent acquisition of the Lars Tetens Brands. Plus in our Alec Bradley Live True segment, […]
Cigar News: JSK Nuggs 100mg Maduro Slated for Release
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Jas Sum Kral (JSK) Cigars has announced the second installment of its Nuggs line, a line of cigars infused with CBD( Cannabidiol). This one is the maduro counterpart to the original JSK Nuggs Habano and it’s going to have 100mg of CBD infused in it. The cigar itself features a Broadleaf Maduro over an Indonesian […]
IPCPR 2019 Spotlight: La Barba Cigars
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Tony Bellatto is an accomplished sommelier and cigar enthusiast who seven years ago launched a brand called La Barba Cigars. This June, La Barba Cigars was at its fourth IPCPR Trade Show, and for the second year in a row, Bellatto’s company had its own booth. While La Barba works with Caldwell Cigar Company for […]
IPCPR 2019 Spotlight: Toscano
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Toscano Cigars is a brand of cigars produced by Italy’s Manifatture Sigaro Toscano. Distribution is handled in the U.S. by Miami Cigar and Company. Once again, Toscano was a part of the Miami Cigar and Company exhibit at the IPCPR Trade Show. Last year, Toscano had celebrated its 200th anniversary in the cigar business. However, […]
Cigar News: Illusione Epernay 10th Anniversary Introduced
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Ten years ago, Dion Giolito and Illusione introduced a brand called Epernay, a cigar that was designed to pair with Champagne. Over the years, the cigar has grown to be one of the company’s most successful. This year Illusione Cigars commemorates ten years of the Epernay blend with a special release appropriately called the Illusione […]
IPCPR 2019 Spotlight: Royal Agio Cigars
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2018 was both an impressive IPCPR Trade Show and year for Royal Agio Cigars. In 2017, Royal Agio Cigars had launched its U.S. distribution company with the intent on expanding its handmade premium cigar business. The 2018 Trade Show was quite impressive for Royal Agio Cigars. They came out with five excellent premium handmade blends, […]
IPCPR 2019 Spotlight: La Galera Cigars
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IndianHead Cigars, the company owned by Jochy Blanco and makers of the La Galera brand of cigars, showcased their fourth cigar in 2019. For the past two years, the company has focused mostly on line extensions. This year, Blanco would bring his first major release in three years with the La Galera. La Galera is […]
Cigar News: Rocky Patel Number 6 Makes Debut at 2019 IPCPR
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At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars unveiled its Rocky Patel Number 6 line. Like the Rocky Patel LB1 that also made its debut at the Trade Show, Number 6 is a name that is derived from the code used while the blend was being developed. The cigar is described as a […]