At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, La Aurora launched its most premium release to date, the La Aurora Reserva Especial 2008. It’s a cigar that features what La Aurora says is its most exceptional tobaccos from the 2008 harvest. The La Aurora Reserva Especial 2008 consists of both an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper and binder over […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Akhil Kapacee’s Regius Cigars showcased the Regius Connecticut. As the name indicates, this cigar adds a Connecticut Shade offering into Kapacee’s portfolio. The Regius Connecticut uses a Honduran grown Connecticut Shade wrapper from the Talanga region. It also incorporates Nicaraguan tobaccos for the binder and filler. The cigar is […]
At this year’s 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Casa Fernandez showed off a line known as Condega Corojo Serie S. While this might have seemed like a new line to most, it’s actually an old line that is being resurrected in the U.S. market. The Casa Fernandez Corojo Serie S is a Nicaraguan puro. As the name […]
It seems like yesterday that Christian Eiroa returned to the cigar business with the launch of C.L.E. Cigar Company, but this year Eiroa and C.L.E. celebrated five years in business. There was plenty of activity to showcase that milestone. At the same time, C.L.E. showed it is a company that is building on its strengths. Five years ago, Eiroa […]
Five years ago, Oliva Cigar Company launched the Oliva Serie V Melanio, a line that paid homage to company patriarch Melanio Oliva. Now the company has an all new line that pays homage to Melanio’s grandson Gilberto. This year, Oliva Cigar Company launched the Gilberto Oliva line. Gilberto Oliva is intended to be a value priced line. It’s the first […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, PDR Cigars unveiled the El Trovador Maduro. As the name indicates, this is a maduro version of the original El Trovador which was introduced at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. El Trovador is a line for which PDR Cigars owner and master blender Abe Flores took inspiration from two sources: a recent […]
Visiting RoMa Craft Tobac’s IPCPR Booth was perhaps the most interesting stop I made at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show. While the company has continued to see growth, it’s still a relatively small company on the cigar landscape. For many small companies, the formula has been to introduce a new cigar line or some cigar line extensions at […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Patoro Cigars showcased its Patoro Vintage Cigar, offering it to the U.S. market for the first time. Patoro Vintage is an all-Dominican puro featuring a 10-year-old Dominican wrapper. The line has already been sold in Switzerland, but now a limited supply of 100 boxes of the Robusto size is being offered the U.S. market. […]
The 2017 IPCPR Trade Show saw Steven Bailey’s Cornelius & Anthony brand release two new products, but more importantly, take some pivotal steps in becoming a force in the premium cigar industry. Bailey is best known as the owner of the Virginia-based S &M Brands tobacco company. Bailey comes from a tobacco lineage, as his family has spent […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, J.C. Newman Cigar Company unveiled a new line extension to its Julius Caeser line in the form of a 5 1/2 x 43 Corona size. The Diamond Crown Julius Caeser is a cigar that was introduced in 2010 to commemorate the 115th anniversary of J.C. Newman Cigar Company and the 135th birthday […]
