For the seventh year in a row, Davidoff held its Golden Band Awards during the annual IPCPR Trade Show and Convention. The ceremony took place on July 15, 2018, at Davidoff Las Vegas right on the Las Vegas Strip. Earlier in the day, many wondered if the Davidoff Golden Band Awards would even get off the […]
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Cigar News: Viaje Satori Returns for 2018
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For the first time since 2015, the Viaje Satori is back – however, Satori was not available at the IPCPR Trade Show. The Viaje Satori series has run from 2010 to 2015. Each year it was a cigar available for order the IPCPR Trade Show. According to Viaje Cigars founder Andre Farkas, Satori shipped to select […]
Cigar News: La Aurora Puro Vintage 2007 Launched at 2018 IPCPR
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At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, La Aurora Cigars launched the fifth installment of its limited edition Puro Vintage series, the La Aurora Puro Vintage 2007. The Puro Vintage series is a limited production line of cigars where each installment of the series is made up of what La Aurora considers the best tobaccos harvested […]
Cigar News: Greensboro Retailer “Havana Phil” Segal Passes Away
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Philip Segal III, a Greensboro North Carolina retailer best known to his friends as Havana Phil, has passed away. He was 60 years old. Segal founded Havana Phil’s Cigar Company in 2010, a premium cigar store and lounge located in Greensboro, North Carolina. In 2014 the store became a Davidoff Appointed Merchant. One year later, Havana […]
IPCPR 2018 Post Game Report: Day Four
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The daily recaps on Cigar Coop are the first time in our nine consecutive years of IPCPR that we have done this. They have been meant to provide a different perspective on each day of the show. When it comes to the IPCPR Trade Show as a whole, the full IPCPR Post Game report […]
Cigar News: Alec Bradley Magic Toast Launched at 2018 IPCPR
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At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Alec Bradley launched a maduro offering known as Magic Toast. The blend for Magic Toast features a dark Honduran leaf, a double binder from Nicaragua and Honduras as well as filler tobaccos from Honduras and Nicaragua. The cigars are available in three sizes (Robusto, Toro, and Gordo). While promoted […]
Cigar News: Saga Short Tales Tomo VI: The Sixth Element: El Tabaco Showcased at 2018 IPCPR
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The sixth installment of De Los Reyes Cigars’ Saga Short Tales series was showcased at the 2018 IPCPR Trade Series. This one brings a San Andres Maduro offering into the Saga portfolio. Saga Short Tales is a series that revolves around short smokes. Each installment has a different theme, different blend, and a different size. […]
Cigar News: IPCPR Discloses Attendance Numbers for 2018 Trade Show and Convention
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With the 86th International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) Trade Show and Convention in the annals of history, the organization has released some attendance numbers. Total retailer badges: 2,054 Retailer companies represented: 778 Total stores represented: 1,742 Total attendees: 5,328 It has been a long policy on Cigar Coop to not discuss attendance numbers […]
IPCPR 2018 Post Game Report: Day Three
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Day three of the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show saw the attention switch to what was a familiar topic over the past few years – attendance and perception of foot traffic. I’ve mentioned numerous times that attendance numbers are something that there is little point in reporting on. This is because that ultimately it is sales […]
IPCPR 2018 Post Game Report: Day Two
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“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. […]