The International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) Association had plans to unveil a new name and a new mission statement to kick off its 87th Trade Show and Convention. Those announcements did not go off as planned as information leaked out and quickly set off a huge firestorm of reaction across the cigar industry. […]
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Cigar News: Dissident Bloc to Relaunch at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show
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Earlier this year, it was announced that Dissident Cigars was purchased by Benjamin Holt and the brand would be returning to market. At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Dissident Cigars is returning to the market under the stewardship of new owner Benjamin Holt. As a part of the return, Dissident will be re-launching one of […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Announces Fat Bottom Betty Toro and Sweet Jane Dia de los Muertos Line Extensions at 2019 IPCPR
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Two of Drew Estate’s Deadwood Cigar brands will see line extensions. At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, the company will introduce the Fat Bottom Betty Toro and the Sweet Jane Dia de los Muertos. Fat Bottom Betty Toro introduces a 6 x 50 offering joining the current 5 x 54 Fat Bottom Betty cigar. The […]
Cigar News: Dissident Soapbox to Relaunch at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show
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The 2019 IPCPR Trade Show will see the re-launch of Dissident Cigars by new owner Benjamin Holt and under James Brown’s Oveja Negra Brands umbrella. At the trade show, one of the original brands from Dissident Soapbox will see a return. Dissident Soapbox comes with a different look and a different blend. The cigar is […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 100 – IPCPR 2019 Pre-Game: The Big Board
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We made it! Tonight is Episode 100 of the Prime Time Show and the timing couldn’t be any better as the IPCPR Trade Show opens a week later. Tonight Aaron and Coop go through “The Big Board.”.This is a comprehensive review of all of the companies and all the releases. If you are going […]
Cigar News: GTO Dominican Cigars Launching Corona de GTO 10 Años Anniversario Connecticut
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GTO Dominican Cigars is launching a new cigar known as the Corona de GTO 10 Años Anniversario Connecticut. The cigar will make its debut on Thursday, June 20th at Cigars & More 280 in Birmingham, Alabama. According to company owner Dr. Oscar Rodruges, the Corona de GTO 10 Años Anniversario features a 10-year-old U.S. Connecticut […]
Cigar News: Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co to Release Wild Hunter at 2019 IPCPR
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At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Oscar Valladares and Company will unveil a new two cigar line known as the Wild Hunter – complete with camouflage style boxes. The line has two cigars, one features a natural wrapper and one features an Oscuro wrapper. Both cigars are Honduran puros and incorporate tobaccos from Valladares farms, […]
Cigar News: Casa Cuevas Releases More Information on La Mandarria
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The year 2019 will see Casa Cuevas Cigars make its first IPCPR Trade Show debut. The company has announced two releases for this year’s show, Cuevas Reserva and a limited edition cigar known as La Mandarria. Today the company issued a press release with additional details of the project. Photo Credits: Casa Cuevas Cigars
Cigar News: Aganorsa Leaf to Release Casa Fernandez Aniversario Box Pressed Perfecto at 2019 IPCPR
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At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Aganorsa Leaf will introduce a box-pressed perfecto offering in its Casa Fernandez Aniversario line. The cigar will be a limited production offering of 250 ten-count boxes and will only be made available to IPCPR attendees. The Box Pressed Perfecto will be the sixth installment in […]
Cigar News: Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co to Release Super Fly at 2019 IPCPR
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At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Company will launch Super Fly – a cigar that is positioned as the company’s strongest offering to date. The blend consists of a San Andres Mexican wrapper over a Honduran binder from the Copa region and a combination of Honduran, Nicaraguan, and Dominican tobaccos. The […]