At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, when I looked at La Flor Dominicana’s strategy, I found it to be one of the most interesting ones of any company. This year the company showcased a combination of cigar artistry and innovation while at the same time preparing to do business in the new world of regulations […]
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Cigar News: Perdomo Estate Seleccion Relaunched at 2016 IPCPR
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2016 Preview, IPCPR 2016, News, Perdomo
As we have seen with the relaunch of lines such as La Tradicion and Edicion de Silvio lines, what was old was actually what’s new for Perdomo Cigars at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. This was due to the fact that Perdomo Cigars have several FDA pre-predicate (grandfather) dated brands that would be exempt from regulation. One other pre-predicate line […]
Cigar News: Padrón 1964 Anniversary Belicoso Goes Regular Production
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments IPCPR 2016, News, Padron
The Padron 1964 Anniversary Belicoso, a cigar that was released as a part of the 2014 Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series is now becoming a regular production item. At this year’s 2016 IPCPR Trade Show Padron had the former TAA cigar on display and was now making it available to all retailers. The Padron 1964 Anniversary […]
Cigar News: Emilio Fifteen Debuts at 2016 IPCPR
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2016 Preview, Boutiques Unified, Emilio, IPCPR 2016, News
It’s been quiet at Emilio Cigars for the past couple of years, but this year there was some new product on display at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. One of them was a limited edition known as the Emilio Fifteen. The Emilio Fifteen consists of a Habano wrapper over aged Nicaraguan tobaccos for the binder […]
Feature Story: Spotlight on Duran Cigars at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
William Cooper Feature Story No Comments 2016 Preview, Duran Cigars, Feature Story, IPCPR 2016, Meirelles y Acevedo
At this year’s 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Duran Cigars unveiled three new blends, including two of them as the company’s first Connecticut Shade offerings. In addition the company announced it will be handling distribution for a brand known as Meirelles y Acevedo. Azan Blue Connecticut Azan was the brand that started it all for Duran Cigars. It […]
Cigar News: 1502 XO Line Expansion Unveiled at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 1502, 2016 Preview, Global Premium Cigars, GPC, IPCPR 2016, News
The 1502 XO line, which made its debut at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show is expanding. At this year’s 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Global Premium Cigars unveiled seven additional sizes to its 1502 XO line. The 1502 XO was originally released in a 6 x 50 box-pressed Toro. When the line was launched company CEO […]
Cigar News: Hammer + Sickle Berlin Wall Box Pressed Announced at 2016 IPCPR
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2016 Preview, Hammer and Sickle, IPCPR 2016, Klin Tobacco, News
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Hammer + Sickle announced two new additions to its Berlin Wall Series in the form of Box Pressed Vitolas. A recent edition of Cigar Insider confirmed the sizes being a box-pressed Robusto (5 x 50) and a Box Pressed Churchill (7 x 50). The blend consists of a Honduran […]
Cigar News: Casa de Montecristo Dallas Opens
William Cooper Cigar News, Events 1 Comment Events, News, Places, Tabacalera USA
This past weekend, Casa de Montecristo opened up its new Dallas Texas location. As a a part of the opening of the store, a weekend long celebration of events took place. The new 4,300 square foot location located in the Turtle Creek section of Dallas has become the sixth Casa de Montecristo branded store in the U.S. […]
Cigar News: Espinosa Alpha Dawg and Pier 28 Habano Head for Widespread Distribution
William Cooper Cigar News 1 Comment Espinosa, News, Pier 28
Two cigar lines that were launched by Espinosa Cigars at this year’s IPCPR Trade Show are now heading to widespread distribution – the Espinosa Alpha Dawg and Espinosa Pier 28 Habano. Alpha Dawg consists of an Ecuadorian Habano Rosado wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler. It was launched in three sizes: Robusto (5 x 50), Corona […]
Cigar Review: Entrada 1st Edition Corona
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 88-90, Entrada, Review
As the name indicates, the Estrada 1st Edition is the first cigar from Casa de Estrada Cigar Company. Casa de Estrada was founded by Chaz Kline. Kline operated a tobacco store in Omaha, Nebraska, but in 2013 Kline took the jump that many of the retail side have done – moving over to brand owner. […]