Alec Bradley’s 2017 TAA Exclusive release is now heading to retailers. This week, the company announced shipment of the Alec Bradley Black Market Illicit to Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) retailers. While the Illicit is branded under Alec Bradley’s Black Market line, it is a different blend. The Illicit features a Nicaraguan wrapper, Honduran and Nicaraguan binders, and fillers described […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Ernesto Padilla and Padilla Cigar Company had on display its most premium cigar to date, the Padilla 1932 Millisime. The word millisime is French for vintage and the cigar is so-named because the tobaccos are vintage tobaccos. These are tobaccos Padilla was able to procure from the Raices Cubanas. In this […]
Jas Sum Kral (JSK) Cigars is releasing a shop-exclusive cigar. Today, owner Riste Ristevski announced a 6 1/2 x 42 box-pressed vitola based on the Jas Sum Kral Crna Nok blend is coming to Rudy’s Cigar Lounge located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The JSK Crna Nok was put into widespread distribution this past year in two sizes […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis U.S.A. officially launched a limited edition cigar known as the VegaFina Añejado 7 Años Robusto Extra. This is a cigar that originally got a launch in Europe, but got its official launch at this year’s trade show. The VegaFina Añejado 7 Años Robusto Extra features an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, Indonesian binder, and […]
Back on July 24, six public health organizations filed a motion to intervene as defendants in two lawsuits against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), one of which is the lawsuit brought forward by the Cigar Association of America (CAA), Cigar Rights of America (CRA), and International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR). Over the past week, motions have […]
Drew Estate has announced that Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) Canada will now handle distribution for its products in both the domestic and duty-free markets in Canada. Concurrently, this announcement ends Drew Estate’s relationship with House of Horvath, which had been handling Drew Estate’s distribution for the past three years. The new distribution agreement with STG Canada goes into effect August […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis U.S.A. unveiled its third installment in its limited edition Montecristo Grupo de Maestros Private Batch Series, the Montecristo Grupo de Maestros Private Batch III. The Grupo de Maestros team represents some of Altadis’ most skilled cigar makers and they have been involved on some high profile Altadis releases. According to Atladis […]
In 2015, La Aurora Cigars released its La Aurora Puro Vintage 2006 Edicion Limitada 111 Aniversario. It was the fourth installment of the company’s limited edition Puro Vintage Series. The La Aurora Puro Vintage 2006 was released in a salomon format. There were two additional sizes of the La Aurora Puro Vintage 2006 series produced in the form of a […]
A third size is coming to Chinnock Cellars Cigars’ Terroir line. At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Chinnock Cellars owner Brian Chinoock showcased a new 5 x 43 Petite Toro size for Terroir. The new Terroir Petite Toro becomes the shortest and thinnest offering by Chinnock Cellars to date. Unlike its Toro and Torpedo siblings, […]
Fans of Illusione’s Singularé series have a new installment to look forward to. At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, the company announced that the next installment will be a 7 1/2 x 50 vitola known as the Illusione Singularé 2018 Turin. Singularé first made its debut in 2010, and with a couple of exceptions, this has […]
