The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) has reported the attendance numbers for the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show. 2019 2018 Change Retailer Attendees 2085 2054 1.51% Retail Accounts 771 778 -0.90% Retail Stores 2017 1742 15.79% Total Attendees 5462 5328 2.52% From an official attendance standpoint, PCA reported a 1.51% increase in retailers and a 2.52% […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Serino Cigar Company launched a new extension to its Taino line, the Taino Heritage. As the name indicates, the cigar pays homage to the Taíno Native American people. The Taíno were based in the Caribbean (most notably on the island of Hispaniola) and were the first known civilization to […]
2018 saw a very busy year for My Father Cigars as the company celebrated its tenth anniversary and it also celebrated the 15th anniversary of the Don Pepin Garcia brand. This year, I expected it to be somewhat dialed back. In general, My Father Cigars isn’t known to put out a lot of releases and […]
While A.C.E. Prime garnered considerable attention for its M.X.S. collaboration with NBA stars Dominique Wilkens and Tiago Splitter, the company launched several other lines at its debut IPCPR in 2019. One of the lines is Luciano The Traveler. It’s a cigar blended by company co-founder Luciano Meirelles that showcases Pelo de Oro tobacco. Luciano The […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar Company introduced its fifth blend under its Macanudo Inspirado line, the Macanudo Inspirado Palladium. While Macanudo’s Inspirado line puts a contemporary spin on the Macanudo brand, the Inspirado Palladium uses an old Cuban technique involving using tercios to age the tobacco. With tercios, the tobaccos are aged […]
One of AVO Cigars’ new launches was a series called AVO Unexpected, and in a way that set the tone for the 2019 IPCPR for AVO. AVO Cigars isn’t normally known for a lot of new IPCPR Trade Show offerings, but at this year’s trade show, the brand came forward with six blends – leading […]
Bear and Coop are back from covering IPCPR 2019 and tonight on Special Edition #56, we give your our annual Post Game Show. Bead and Coop will cover all the booths they visited at IPCPR and provide commentary on what they saw. Plus weigh in on all of the happenings that surrounded this year’s […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, a new company came on to the scene by the name of A.C.E. Prime, which launched several lines. One of the lines that had the most visibility was the M.X.S. – a pair of blends done in collaboration with two NBA players – Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkens […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Hiram & Solomon Cigars introduced a new line called Grand Architect. The Grand Architect is highlighted by the use of Paraguayan tobacco in the filler. The Paraguayan tobacco is blended with Nicaraguan tobaccos from Estelí and Jalapa covered with a Nicaraguan Jalapa binder and finished with a Nicaraguan Corojo […]
JRE Tobacco Company is the venture between Julio R. Eiroa and his son Justo. From observing and talking to Justo, he has taken a very patient and pragmatic approach to the growth of the company. He has not tried to do too much too soon, and from visiting them at this year’s trade show, you […]
