After a limited run in the Wisconsin market, the Nomad GB-19 is going national. The GB-19 was announced at this year’s IPCPR as Nomad Cigar Company’s first candela release. The cigar’s name and candela wrapper pay homage to Nomad Cigar Company owner Fred Rewey’s favorite team, the Green Bay Packers. The company also released that the […]
Cigar News: Gurkha Bourbon Collection Showcased at 2016 IPCPR
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At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Gurkha Cigar Group showcased its new Gurkha Bourbon Collection. As indicative by the name, this is a bourbon-infused cigar. It is also a project that is being done in collaboration with a bourbon distillery called Hartfield & Co, located in Bourbon County Kentucky. Bourbon County, Kentucky was […]
Cigar News: Falto El Prócer Historias Showcased at 2016 IPCPR
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At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Falto Cigars showcased a new Short Churchill offering known as the Falto El Procer Historias In most cases, Falto makes one size per blend and the Falto El Procer Historiasis no exception. El Procer Historias is a 6 x 48 offering consisting of an Dominican-grown Habano 2000 wrapper, a Cameroon binder and […]
Cigar News: Don Tomas Nicaragua Launched for U.S. Market at 2016 IPCPR
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Don Tomas has been one of the quieter lines in the General Cigar portfolio, but last year a new blend called the Don Tomas Nicaragua was released to Europe. At this year’s IPCPR Trade Show, the Don Tomas Nicaragua was showcased to the U.S. market. Although not a Nicaragua puro, the Don Tomas Nicaragua […]
Cigar News: La Galera 80th Anniversary Box Pressed Limited Edition Unveiled at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
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At this year’s IPCPR Trade Show, Jochy Blanco’s La Galera brand unveiled a new San Andres wrapped La Galera Maduro and the new La Galera 1936 Box Pressed. However, Blanco had one more cigar to showcase, and this one is a limited edition that is a San Andres Maduro in a box-pressed. The cigar is called […]
Cigar News: Rocky Patel Dark Dominican Showcased at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
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Rocky Patel Premium Cigars is heading to the Dominican Republic. At this year’s 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, the company unveiled the Rocky Patel Dark Dominican – the first cigar by Rocky Patel Premium Cigars being made in the Dominican Republic. To make the Rocky Patel Dark Dominican, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars is partnering with General Cigar where […]
Feature Story: Spotlight on De Los Reyes Cigars at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
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The 2016 IPCPR Trade Show was the third one for De Los Reyes cigars. This year the company owned by the Reyes’ family introduced a new line under its Saga brand known as Saga Short Tales. But it wasn’t just a new cigar line that was of interest here. Representatives from United Parcel Service (UPS) were at the […]
Cigar News: Gurkha Heritage Gets New Line Extensions; Packaging Changes
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While Gurkha introduced its new Gurkha Heritage Maduro offering at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, there are some other changes that were introduced to the line as whole – including the current Gurkha Heritage Habano offering. Two new sizes are being added as regular production offerings in the Gurkha Heritage Habano. First up, there will be […]
Cigar News: Davidoff Corona Cigar Company 20th Anniversary Features FSG Tobacco
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Jeff Borysiewicz’s Corona Cigar Company is celebrating 20 years in business. As it has done for many retailers celebrating a milestone anniversary, Davidoff has created a special cigar for the occasion. However, with the Davidoff Corona Cigar Company 20th Anniversary cigar, it is extra special at this cigar features Florida Sun Grown tobacco – the […]
Cigar News: Montecristo Politico Pepe Mendez Debuts at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
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Last year, Altadis USA released a special limited edition cigar for the to commemorate 80 years of the Montecristo brand known as the Montecristo 80th Anniversary No. 2. What made that cigar special was a tobacco used in the blend known as Pilotico. At this year’s IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis unveiled a new line that also […]