Each year the Espinosa Premium Cigars booth seems to get busier and busier. This year two other companies from the La Zona family joined Espinosa Cigars in the booth, Cubariqueño Cigar Company and Pier 28 Premium Cigars. We did a separate Spotlight feature on Cubariqueño, so we will turn our attention to Espinosa and Pier […]
Island Lifestyle Importers is a cigar lifestyle company in the cigar lifestyle space. The company is best known for being the exclusive manufacturer of Tommy Bahama cigar accessories, but in the past few years has made a footprint in the handmade cigar market. This year saw expansions to both components of Island Lifestyle Importers business. […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Arturo Fuente showcased a new addition to its OpusX family, the Fuente Fuente OpusX PerfecXion 888. The 888 format is something that was introduced with the Añejo line. It’s a slender cigar with a torpedo tip. In the case of the OpusX PerfecXion 888, the vitola measures 6 7/8 x […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, S.T. Dupont launched a series of cigar accessories and pens called the S.T. Dupont Launches Limited Edition 007 Collection. It’s a line inspired by the motion picture character James Bond, also known as Agent 007. First up, S.T. Dupont’s popular MiniJet lighter line is featured in the collection available […]
Going into the 2018 IPCPR, it was a big year of change for the brands of Rafael Nodal and Hank Bischoff’s Boutique Blends. The changes saw a massive restructuring of their portfolio, probably the biggest restructuring we’ve seen from any company at this year’s IPCPR. It was one that saw the company restructure its lines […]
Scott Weeks and Recluse Cigar Company returned to the IPCPR after taking one year off, and it picked up where it left off. Two years ago, Recluse unveiled nine new cigar lines into its portfolio in anticipation of the August 8, 2016 deadline where new releases require pre-market approval. In terms of these nine lines, […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Espinosa Cigars showcased the 601 La Bomba Warhead IV. As the name indicates, it is the fourth installment of the Espinosa’s Warhead series. The Warhead is an offshoot of the 601 La Bomba line – Espinosa’s line of powerful Nicaraguan puros. For the Warhead, Espinosa Cigars introduced a Connecticut Broadleaf […]
Hit & Run, the first collaboration done with Robert Caldwell and Matt Booth, will have a sequel. At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, the duo showcased Hit & Run Part Deux (Rip & Dip). It’s a cigar designed to be a bolder offering than the original Hit & Run. The cigar features what is described […]
Depending on how you look at it, we either arrived at the Mombacho Cigars booth at the right time – or the wrong time. Typically, we try to slot in approximate times to visit a booth. We had Mombacho scheduled for the morning of the final day of the trade show. When we got […]
If there is one boutique brand that I would recommend keeping an eye on, it’s Ian Reith‘s Dapper Cigar Company. Reith is based out of Fresno, California. While Reith worked in the Information Technology (IT) space, he was also an avid cigar enthusiast. He eventually sought out to create his own cigars, and thus Dapper […]
