Earlier this year, Davidoff announced a limited edition series under its White Label brand known as The Master Selection. The Master Selection is a series of six blends that were personal blends which Davidoff Master Blender Eladio Diaz created to commemorate some of his birthdays. While turning a personal blend into a more widespread release is nothing […]
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Feature Story: Spotlight on My Father Cigars at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show
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When it comes to the Garcia family and My Father Cigars, the IPCPR Trade Show usually doesn’t bring a ton of new and/or showcased products. At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, the company had two featured products – which was par for the course. This year the company made a decision to expand its core eponymous My […]
Announcement: Prime Time Show Episode 21: 9/14/17 10pm Eastern, 7pm Pacific
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For Episode 21 of the Prime Time Show, we are proud to welcome Willy Herrera, Master Blender for Drew Estate. We will get some insights on Willy’s journey from El Titan de Bronze in Calle Ocho to Nicaragua’s largest factory, La Gran Fabrica – home of Drew Estate. In our Debonaire Ideal Segment we will “talk about the weather” and […]
Cigar Review: Gaaja Robusto by Bombay Tobak
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At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Mel Shah and Bombay Tobak showcased a 5 x 54 box-pressed Robusto size to its Gaaja Natural line. The Gaaja was a new brand by Bombay Tobak that was released in 2016. Bombay Tobak is best known for its MBombay line of cigars. Gaaja would become Bombay Tobak’s first box-pressed cigar. The blend itself […]
Cigar News: Cigar Industry Sees Impacts from Hurricane Irma
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When it comes to Hurricane season, there always is a possibility for impacts to the cigar industry. The tobacco producing countries of the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Honduras, and Nicaragua are all prone to damage from hurricanes. This can impact everything from tobacco farms, to curing barns, and to warehouses. In the U.S., Florida is also the home […]
Cigar Review: Diamond Crown Black Diamond Emerald by J.C. Newman Cigar Co.
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Late last year, J.C. Newman Cigar Company released its long-awaited Diamond Crown Black Diamond. Diamond Crown is J.C. Newman’s most premium cigar line and the Black Diamond is a maduro offering under that brand. The story of the Black Diamond traces back to 2013 when, just prior to the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, J.C. Newman announced it […]
Cigar News: Altadis U.S.A. Releasing Trinidad Santiago
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The Rafael Nodal era at Altadis U.S.A. has begun. Nodal’s first project within the Altadis portfolio is a resurrection of the Trinidad brand with the release of the Trinidad Santiago. While word of this project surfaced during this year’s IPCPR, details have recently now been released. The Trinidad Santiago is slated to hit retail shelves […]
Cigar Review: CAO Fuma Em Corda Robusto
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In 2014, CAO Cigars launched a limited edition cigar known as the CAO Amazon Basin. The CAO Amazon Basin was a cigar that incorporated a rare tobacco from Brazil known as Braganca, a tobacco grown in a remote area of the Amazon Rainforest. It was right around this time that CAO was really starting to turn a corner as a brand […]
Feature Story: Spotlight on Drew Estate at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show
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Since Swisher International acquired Drew Estate in 2014, this has been a fascinating company to cover from a media standpoint. I expected 2015 would be business as usual and that we would see bigger changes in terms of the structure of Drew Estate. There have certainly been organizational changes, but Drew Estate has remained laser-focused on one thing – innovation. Innovation has been […]
Cigar News: Brick House Double Connecticut Showcased at 2017 IPCPR
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At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, J.C. Newman Cigar Company showcased the third blend under its Brick House brand, the Brick House Double Connecticut. As the name indicates, the Brick House Double Connecticut features a U.S. grown Connecticut Shade wrapper, a U.S grown Connecticut Broadleaf, and a filler of all-Nicaraguan tobacco. It will be available in […]