After a two-year absence, there is a new installment to the Camacho Brotherhood Series. At the 2018 IPCPR, Camacho Cigars introduced the Camacho Hard Charger. It’s a new limited edition cigar that is the third installment to the Camacho Brotherhood Series. This stogie is unique because it’s a Camacho Cigar that features a Connecticut Broadleaf […]
Cigar News: JSK Cigars Launches Toothpicks 2.0 at 2018 IPCPR
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At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Jas Sum Kral (JSK) Cigars introduced a new mixed filler offering known as JSK Toothpicks 2.0. The cigar is offered in both a Habano and San Andres Maduro option. Each blend also features an Indonesian binder covering both a long and mixed filler blend of Ometepe, Estelí and Jalapa tobaccos […]
Feature Story: Spotlight on De Los Reyes Cigars at the 2018 IPCPR
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De Los Reyes returned to IPCPR with the same booth as last year. The booth’s library design is reflective of its Saga branding. Each year, this is a very welcoming booth from both a visual and personal perspective. The library is filled with books reminiscent of the Saga Short Tales series. While there are many […]
Cigar News: Viaje Private Keep Series Launched at 2018 IPCPR
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At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Andre Farkas and Viaje Cigars showcased a project known as Private Keep. It’s meant to be a vehicle for Farkas to introduce many of the blends he has worked on, but for one reason or another did not get released. Several of these blends ended up as private smokes […]
Cigar News: 1502 XO Torpedo Has Full Launch at 2018 IPCPR
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The 1502 XO line was first showcased in 2015. The distinguishing characteristic of this blend is that it incorporates 18-year-old tobacco into the blend. The cigar first hit the market in March 2016 in a box-pressed Toro. Plans were to unveil a different limited-production vitola into the market each year. However, the Deeming Regulations put in […]
Cigar News: Viaje Satori Returns for 2018
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For the first time since 2015, the Viaje Satori is back – however, Satori was not available at the IPCPR Trade Show. The Viaje Satori series has run from 2010 to 2015. Each year it was a cigar available for order the IPCPR Trade Show. According to Viaje Cigars founder Andre Farkas, Satori shipped to select […]
Cigar News: La Aurora Puro Vintage 2007 Launched at 2018 IPCPR
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At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, La Aurora Cigars launched the fifth installment of its limited edition Puro Vintage series, the La Aurora Puro Vintage 2007. The Puro Vintage series is a limited production line of cigars where each installment of the series is made up of what La Aurora considers the best tobaccos harvested […]
IPCPR 2018 Post Game Report: Day Four
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The daily recaps on Cigar Coop are the first time in our nine consecutive years of IPCPR that we have done this. They have been meant to provide a different perspective on each day of the show. When it comes to the IPCPR Trade Show as a whole, the full IPCPR Post Game report […]
Cigar News: Saga Short Tales Tomo VI: The Sixth Element: El Tabaco Showcased at 2018 IPCPR
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The sixth installment of De Los Reyes Cigars’ Saga Short Tales series was showcased at the 2018 IPCPR Trade Series. This one brings a San Andres Maduro offering into the Saga portfolio. Saga Short Tales is a series that revolves around short smokes. Each installment has a different theme, different blend, and a different size. […]
Cigar News: Alec Bradley Magic Toast Launched at 2018 IPCPR
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At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Alec Bradley launched a maduro offering known as Magic Toast. The blend for Magic Toast features a dark Honduran leaf, a double binder from Nicaragua and Honduras as well as filler tobaccos from Honduras and Nicaragua. The cigars are available in three sizes (Robusto, Toro, and Gordo). While promoted […]