Nicholas Melillo and Foundation Cigar Company are red hot. Last year when it came to the end of the year lists across the media, it was hard not to find 2017’s The Wise Man Maduro on a list (it placed #8 on the Cigar Coop Countdown). By this author’s observations, Wise Man Maduro might have […]
2018 was a very different year for La Flor Dominicana at IPCPR. While the company has used the trade show to do some of its more high profile launches, this year things were scaled back a bit. Much has been made of the company’s focus on making sure it can satisfy consumer demand, so doing […]
Every year, Altadis U.S.A. is one of the “must see” booths at IPCPR, and 2018 was no exception. This year we saw Altadis have a larger booth than seen in the previous few IPCPR Trade Shows. There was an additional energy and excitement this year’s Altadis booth. Not only did they have plenty of product […]
2018 marked the fifth IPCPR for Caldwell Cigar Company. The company has evolved its portfolio into a combination of core lines, limited editions, and collaborations. Over the past five years, Caldwell has worked with factories in three different countries (Dominican Republic, Honduras, and Nicaragua). It has also established a strong distribution company with Down & […]
Some changes are happening at PDR Cigars this year. Owner Abe Flores has named Richie Otero the company’s new Director of Sales. At the same time, the company is launching a new logo – which is going to permeate into some of its packaging. At the same time, the company had several new releases that were being […]
Celebrities putting their name on cigars are nothing new to the cigar industry. Celebrities rolling up their sleeves and getting somewhat hands-on is also something we’ve seen before. But when it comes to NBA Hall of Famer Karl Malone, we see something very different than we’ve seen from celebrities in the cigar business before. Following […]
Jeremy Jack Cigars is a brand founded by Wyoming retailer Brady Hayek. Hayek named the company as a tribute to his father who was named Jeremy Jack Hayek. To handle production, Hayek works with Aganorsa Leaf’s Tabacos de Valle Jalapa S.A. (TABSA) factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. Last year the company came into its first IPCPR […]
Going into 2018, there were two themes that were surrounding Oettinger Davidoff, the overall arching parent company for all of the Davidoff brands. First up, there were a series of several management changes throughout the company including a new CEO in Beat Hauenstein. These changes coincided with two very important milestones going on in Davidoff. […]
After the past two years as a part of the Caldwell Cigar Company booth, Tony Bellatto and La Barba Cigars headed into their own headquarters at the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show. Bellatto had a couple of new releases as he continues to organically grow his brand. La Barba Cigars, along with Matt Booth’s Room 101 Cigars, are […]
It was the third IPCPR Trade Show for Serino Cigar Company, and this year while they didn’t formally launch a product, it doesn’t mean the company doesn’t have plans to showcase a release in the future. Serino Cigar Company is run by industry veteran Tony Serino and his son Carson. For over two decades, Serino […]
