Cigar Coop celebrated covering its eighth consecutive IPCPR this year. This month we will publish our 2017 IPCPR Post Game Report from an industry perspective. For this month’s column, I take a look at IPCPR from a personal standpoint. This year was the first time since 2013 that Cigar Coop covered the Trade Show independently. I […]
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Cigar News: L’Atelier Imports Unveils Surrogates 7th Sam at 2017 IPCPR Trade Show
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At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, L’Atelier Imports unveiled its first new blend in the Surrogates line in three years with the 7th Sam. The 7th Sam introduces the first perfecto offering as well as the first Sumatra offering into the Surrogates brand. The 7th Sam gets its name from the fact that it uses seven different tobaccos […]
Cigar News: Aging Room Quattro F55 Maduro Goes National at 2017 IPCPR
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The 2017 IPCPR Trade Show was the first one for Boutique Blends as a part of the Altadis U.S.A family. This year, the company’s signature product was the Aging Room Quattro F55 Maduro. If the name sounds familiar, that’s because it’s a maduro version of the popular Aging Room Quattro F55. The Aging Room Quattro F55 Maduro was […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition 8: Tuesday 8/1 9:15 Eastern, 8:15 Central
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For Special Edition #8, Bear and Coop discuss FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb’s announcements from 7/27/17. This included moving the date for pre-market approval for premium cigars to remain on the market that were not grandfathered, re-opening the discussion for how premium cigars should be regulated, and focusing around reducing nicotine in tobacco products. The guys also discuss […]
Cigar News: Global Premium Cigars Lawsuit Against FDA Suspended
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H New Media, the law firm owned by Frank Herrera representing a group led by Global Premium Cigars in a lawsuit against the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that both parties have agreed to a Joint Motion to Stay the Case. This essentially suspends the case, but gives an option for either […]
Feature Story: Spotlight on MLB Cigar Ventures at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show
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For Mike Bellody, the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show was quite an exciting one in terms of the continuing growth of his company MLB Cigar Ventures. Prior to the Trade Show, Bellody entered into an agreement with Quesada Cigars to handle distribution for his brands. Quesada is already producing three of his four lines, thus the move made a lot of […]
Cigar News: CAO Amazon Anaconda Makes Debut at 2017 IPCPR
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At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, CAO Cigars unveiled the final installment of its Amazon Trilogy series, the CAO Amazon Anaconda. The CAO Amazon Basin was the first installment of the Amazon Trilogy. It is a cigar that quickly achieved a cult status. The Amazon Basin incorporates a rare-blend, low-yield tobacco grown in Brazil known as Braganca. Because of the low yields, the […]
Cigar News: Alec Bradley Fine & Rare 2017 Brings Back 2012 Blend
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For the seventh consecutive year, Alec Bradley has a release of its limited Fine & Rare series. The 2017 installment brings back the BR1213 blend for the first time in five years and it’s appropriately titled Alec Bradley Fine & Rare BR1213 Second Issue. This was a cigar that was showcased at the 2017 IPCPR Trade […]
Feature Story: Spotlight on E.P. Carrillo at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show
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2016 was a year of change at E.P. Carrillo, as the company overhauled its entire portfolio. Company owner Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. missed this year’s trade show due to family reasons, but the booth was in good hands with Perez-Carrillo’s daughter Lissette and Senior Vice President José Blanco. For 2017 E.P. Carrillo would bring back a product from […]
Cigar News: PDR Cigars Showcases El Criollito at 2017 IPCPR Trade Show
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At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Abe Flores and PDR Cigars showcased their El Criollito line. El Criollito is a line that was originally developed for the European market. The cigar was launched in Spain this past spring, but there also was a limited launch for the U.S. market. Now El Criollito gets its widespread launch. El […]