At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Mombacho Cigars S.A. will officially launch the “Cosecha 2012”. This is the first installment of the company’s limited edition, single vintage project. The name “cosecha” is Spanish for “harvest”. Each release will feature what the company considers to be the best Nicaraguan tobaccos from a harvest year. In particular, Cosecha […]
News: Foundation Cigar Company Teams with Layne Coffee to Launch Coffee Line
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Foundation Cigar Company has become the latest cigar company to team up with Layne Coffee. The cigar company announced Foundation Coffee, a line of coffees designed to be paired with Foundation Cigars. Foundation Coffee will launch at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show. According to Nick Melillo, founder of Foundation Cigar Company, “not only is the […]
Cigar News: Proposed Premium Cigar Exemption and Grandfather Date Change Clears House Appropriations Subcommittee
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It’s a road the premium cigar business has been down before, but yesterday a proposed House Agriculture Appropriations Bill has cleared a subcommittee with language that contains an exemption for premium cigars and for a change in the grandfather date for premium cigar products to be exempted from regulation. The central point of interest for cigar […]
Cigar News: Nomad Classic Dominican First Run 2012 Coming to IPCPR 2017
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Nomad Cigar Company is a company that has 14 blends and 51 SKUs, but at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, the company is going back to the beginning and releasing a limited number of two sizes of its Nomad Classic Dominican cigars from the initial 2012 production. The project is dubbed “Nomad First Run 2012”. “To say […]
Cigar News: Island Lifesyle Importers Announces Tommy Bahama Regatta Collection
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At the 2017 IPCPR Show in Las Vegas, Island Lifestyle Importers is introducing a new line of Tommy Bahama® branded cigar accessories known as the “Regatta Collection”. Island Lifestyle Importers is the official designer and manufacturer of Tommy Bahama® branded cigar accessories. The company also distributes a line of cigars known as Island Lifestyle […]
Cigar News: Crux Limitada Show Exclusive 2017 Coming to IPCPR Trade Show
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The Crux Limitada Show Exclusive, a limited edition cigar only available for retailers is returning for another run. At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Crux Cigars will release the Crux Limitada Show Exclusive 2017. Like the 2016 edition, the 2017 one will only be available to retailers that attend the IPCPR Trade […]
Cigar News: De Los Reyes Cigars Showcasing Saga Short Tales Tomo 3, 4, and 5
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De Los Reyes Cigars is telling the stories of its next three volumes of its Saga Short Tales series. The company announced that Saga Short Tales Tomo 3 L.I.V., Tomo 4 L.O.V. and Tomo 5 L.A.V. is now in widespread distribution and will be showcased at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show. Saga Short Tales is a series of short […]
Cigar News: Rocky Patel to Introduce “x-press” Line Extension to Java Line
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A seventh size is coming to the Java Maduro, Java Latte, and Java Mint brands. This summer, the company will introduce the new Java x-press size. This will add a 4 x 42 rounded offering to the Java portfolio. The new Java x-press line extensions will be packaged in 10-count tins. The new x-press size is […]
Cigar News: Rocky Patel to Introduce Java Red
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There is a new blend coming to Rocky Patel Premium Cigars’ Java by Drew Estate line. This summer, the Java Red is slated to become the fourth blend in the coffee-flavor infused cigar line. It is anticipated this cigar will be showcased at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show. In a press release, the Java Red […]
Cigar News: Gurkha to Reintroduce Blendmaster’s Cask at 2017 IPCPR
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At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Gurkha Cigars will re-launch its Blendmaster’s Cask line. This is a line that first showcased at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. Eddy Guerra, Marketing Manager for Gurkha, has said the Blendmaster’s Cask will undergo some packaging changes. The blend consists of an Ecuadorian wrapper over Nicaraguan and Dominican […]