At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Illusione Cigars offered up the latest release of its Singularé line, the Illusione Singularé 2019. The Illusione Singularé 2019 Nicaraguan puro features Aganorsa Leaf farm tobacco. What’s unique about this Singularé is that it is a diadema – the first diadema released in the Singularé line. […]
J.C. Newman’s Brick House Ciento Por Ciento, the company’s first exclusive cigar for the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA), has now begun to ship. J.C. Newman Cigar Company, the manufacturer of the popular Brick House cigar, is excited to announce the limited-edition Brick House Ciento Por Ciento is arriving at TAA retailers this week. The […]
CAO’s Amazon Trilogy series is set to become a tetralogy. At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar Company showcased packaging on what is set to become the fourth installment of its CAO Amazon Basin series, the CAO Orellana. While the packaging was shown off, General Cigar has kept much of the details of the […]
Three years ago, Esteban Disla, the blender from Nica Sueño, released his own brand known as Guáimaro. At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, a new Rothschild size was introduced. The Guáimaro Rothschild is a 4 x 50 vitola and becomes the fourth size in the line. The blend features a Mexican San Andres wrapper […]
Hand Rolled – A Film About Cigars, the well-publicized documentary on the cigar industry, is now available on iTunes for purchase and rent. To find the film on iTunes, click here. On Prime Time Episode 65, two of the principals behind the film, Steve Gherebean and Jesse Mariut, were our special guests and discussed the project […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, RoMa Craft Tobac unveiled a new line extension to the Neanderthal line known as the Neanderthal LH. Neanderthal is the company’s strongest line. Produced at the Nica Sueno factory, the cigar itself is a 4 3/4 x 56 box-pressed offering. It features a Mexican San Andres wrapper over […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar Company launched a new limited edition offering under its Hoyo de Monterrey brand known as the Hoyo de Monterrey El Torcedor. Over the past few years, the Hoyo de Monterrey brand has been one of the more active ones in the General Cigar portfolio. However, most of […]
Just prior to the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Gran Habano released an extension to its Persian King line known as the Persian King La Contra. La Contra is described as a fuller version of the original Persian King. The Persian King La Contra is a Nicaraguan puro available in a natural or maduro wrapper. Like […]
Prior to the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Caldwell Cigar Company released a third blend under its Blind Man’s Bluff line, the Blind Man’s Bluff Maduro. The cigar was showcased as a featured blend at the Caldwell Cigar Company booth at this year’s trade show. The Blind Man’s Bluff Maduro features a maduro wrapper from Pennsylvania […]
Earlier this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published draft guidance on the Substantial Equivalence process. As a part of issuing such guidance, there must be a public comment period. The comment period came to a close on July 17th (following a 30-day extension granted by the FDA). This saw many cigar companies […]
