Drew Estate is introducing two new Tubo frontmarks into its Liga Privada line. At this year’s IPCPR Trade Show, the company will showcase tubo offerings for Liga Privada No. 9 and Liga Privada T52. The new tubes will house a 6 x 52 vitola. While the Tubo packaging is new, the vitola size is not […]
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Cigar News: Illusione Cigars to Unveil Major Portfolio Expansion
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Fans of Dion Gioloto’s Illusione have a lot to look forward to. Coinciding with the ten year anniversary of his company, Giolito is prepared to unveil the largest, most aggressive expansion of his portfolio to date. The expansion includes several new lines, the revamping of other lines, and some line extensions. The new portfolio expansion is expected […]
Cigar News: Recluse Draconian Connecticut to Debut at 2016 IPCPR
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Recluse Cigar Company continues to announce its new cigars under its major portfolio expansion. Today the company announced the seventh of what is planned to be a series of nine new blends that will be introduced at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. This time, the company has decided to expand on the original Recluse Draconian and introduce […]
News: Ciguardian Launches Disposable Humidification Pouch
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Ciguardian, an Arizona-based humidification product company has launched its first disposable humidification pouch. The product will be showcased at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show and shipping immediately afterwards. The first release of the Ciguardian Pouch is 3 1/4” x 5 1/4” in size and formulated for 70% humidity. Further line extensions in varying humidity levels and sizes […]
Cigar News: Liga Privada No. 9 and T52 Flying Pigs Return; Velvet Rats Heading to Drew Diplomat Retailers
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Three of Drew Estate’s most limited edition cigars in its Liga Privada brand are returning. Today the company announced that the Liga Privada No. 9 Flying Pig, Liga Privada T52 Flying Pig, and the Liga Privada Unico Serie Velvet Rat will be available for Drew Estate’s Drew Diplomat retailers. Plans are for all three cigars to be […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Goes National With Deadwood Tobacco Sweet Jane, Fat Bottom Betty and Crazy Alice
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Three cigars made by Drew Estate originally made for South Dakota retailer Deadwood Tobacco will now go national. Drew Estate has announced the Sweet Jane, Fat Bottom Betty and Crazy Alice – also known as “Three Yummy Bitches will also be showcased at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. The Yummy Bitches line consist of a maduro […]
Cigar News: Joya de Nicaragua Cabinetta Serie Rebranded as Joya Cabinetta
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The Joya de Nicaragua Cabinetta Serie is undergoing a facelift. The offering which features a two-toned segmented wrapper will be rebranded under its modern “JOYA” line. It will also receive some new sizes. The cigar new line will launch at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. Part of Joya de Nicaragua’s goal was to put Cabinetta […]
2016 IPCPR Pre Game Report Part 4: Around the Show Floor
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For the seventh consecutive year, the Cigar Coop brand will be providing coverage of the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) Association Trade Show and Convention. For the past four years we have brought to you our multi-part preview series on what to expect from the show. Last year, we streamlined the series from […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate and Caldwell Cigar Company Announce Details of All Out Kings
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All Out Kings the long-awaited collaboration between Drew Estate and Caldwell Cigar Company will officially be launched at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show opening July 24th, 2016 in Las Vegas. This past weekend, details surrounding the project were officially announced. It was back in February when news of the project was first reported by Cigar […]
Cigar News: Michael Cellucci Departs Drew Estate; Glenn Wolfson Named New CEO
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On the eve of the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nevada Drew Estate has made a major announcement in its senior management ranks. This past Thursday, the Drew Estate team was informed that company President Michael Cellucci was departing the company to pursue other opportunities and that Glenn Wolfson has been hired as […]