At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Serino Cigar Company launched a new extension to its Taino line, the Taino Heritage. As the name indicates, the cigar pays homage to the Taíno Native American people. The Taíno were based in the Caribbean (most notably on the island of Hispaniola) and were the first known civilization to […]
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill into law that will make his state the 17th one in the U.S. to raise its tobacco purchase age to 21. New York now will become one of 34% (over 1/3) of the U.S. States with a tobacco purchase age of 21. The new law goes into […]
While A.C.E. Prime garnered considerable attention for its M.X.S. collaboration with NBA stars Dominique Wilkens and Tiago Splitter, the company launched several other lines at its debut IPCPR in 2019. One of the lines is Luciano The Traveler. It’s a cigar blended by company co-founder Luciano Meirelles that showcases Pelo de Oro tobacco. Luciano The […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar Company introduced its fifth blend under its Macanudo Inspirado line, the Macanudo Inspirado Palladium. While Macanudo’s Inspirado line puts a contemporary spin on the Macanudo brand, the Inspirado Palladium uses an old Cuban technique involving using tercios to age the tobacco. With tercios, the tobaccos are aged […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, a new company came on to the scene by the name of A.C.E. Prime, which launched several lines. One of the lines that had the most visibility was the M.X.S. – a pair of blends done in collaboration with two NBA players – Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkens […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Hiram & Solomon Cigars introduced a new line called Grand Architect. The Grand Architect is highlighted by the use of Paraguayan tobacco in the filler. The Paraguayan tobacco is blended with Nicaraguan tobaccos from Estelí and Jalapa covered with a Nicaraguan Jalapa binder and finished with a Nicaraguan Corojo […]
Last year, Davidoff launched a new brand known as Back2Back. It’s a brand that had a contemporary feel featuring artwork from Fernando Romero and Mike Baca, two graffiti artists known as the UR New York team. The duo has worked with Davidoff in the past on the Zino brand providing both artwork and serving as […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Matt Booth and Robert Caldwell launched “The T Habano”. It’s the third installment under their collaborative brand “The T” which is produced at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez in Estelí, Nicaragua. The T Habano consists of a Habano Sun Grown wrapper over Nicaragua binder and filler. The cigar is available in […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar introduced its second flavored cigar under the Macanudo label, the M Bourbon by Macanudo. The M Bourbon by Macanudo follows up 2018’s M by Macanudo. While the M by Macanudo featured coffee flavors, the M Bourbon by Macanudo is meant to showcase the flavors found in an […]
Just prior to the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Cavalier Genève announced it would be releasing its second limited edition cigar, the Cavalier Genève LE19. At this year’s trade show, the cigar was officially showcased. The Cavalier Genève LE19 is a 4 3/4 x 58 vitola with an undisclosed blend. It is presented in ten-count boxes. […]
