At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Drew Estate will officially launch the Kentucky Fire Cured Sweets, a cigar that introduces a sweetened tip offering the smokiness of the Kentucky Fire Cured blend. Kentucky Fire Cured Sweets features a Kentucky seed tobacco that is grown and fired cured in Hopkinsville, Kentucky combined with Nicaraguan fillers and […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, La Barba Cigars will showcase a new 2018 version of One and Only – a cigar first released in 2016. Back in 2016, the first One and Only cigar was released. At the time, Tony Bellatto of La Barba Cigars ran into some very well-aged tobaccos that he […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Global Premium Cigars, best known as the makers of the 1502 brand, will formally introduce a value-priced line known as Cachitos. Blended by Enrique Sanchez Icaza, Cachitos consists of a Nicaraguan wrapper over a Honduran binder and a combination of Nicaraguan and Honduran fillers. Cachitos comes in one […]
Ventura Cigar Company has announced the next chapter of its Archetype Saga. The new series will be known as the Archetype Fantasy Miniseries and consist of three cigars: Crystal, Curses, and Cloaks. The cigars will be produced at Tabacalera Oliva in Nicaragua. The Archetype Fantasy Miniseries continues Archetype’s theme of telling the narrative of a […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Island Lifestyle Importers, the exclusive designer, manufacturer and distributor of Tommy Bahama branded cigar accessories is introducing two new lighters. First up is the Longboard. This is a triple flame pinpoint torch lighter. It features an oversized capacity fuel tank with a large fuel window. The unit also features […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Fratello Cigars will introduce new packaging for the Fratello and Fratello Bianco lines. As a part of the new packaging, the Fratello line has been rebranded Fratello Classico. The new packaging will have a style more in-line with the Fratello Oro and Fratello Navetta offerings. While there is new […]
While Isla de Sol has been a longtime staple of the Drew Estate portfolio, at the 2018 IPCPR it will go center stage. Today the company announced the national release of the Isla de Sol Maduro, as well as a Gordito size to the original Isla de Sol which is now the Isla del Sol […]
At the 2018 IPCPR, Southern Draw Cigars will introduce its fifth core blend, Cedrus. According to the company’s press release, “Originating from one of our ‘stealth blends’ CEDRUS has been five years in the making and will initially be available in a box pressed Belicoso Fino 5.5 x 52, a special size known […]
For the ninth consecutive year, the Cigar Coop brand will be providing coverage of the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) Association Trade Show and Convention. We are proud to be a part of a very small group of media to say that. Our four-part series for the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show has you covered whether you […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Gurkha Cigars will unveil Marquesa. This is a cigar that is meant to have a vintage Cuban look and flavor profile. The blend to the Gurkha Marquesa features a Sumatra wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder. The fillers are Nicaraguan tobaccos from the Estelí and Ometepe regions. Marquesa will be […]
