The talk of the lower attendance of 2019 and chatter about CigarCon 2020 continued into Day Two. For the most part, my feel was that foot traffic at the booths was the same as the day before. However Friday’s complacency about the CigarCon announcement took a very different turn on Day Two of a […]
The long-awaited Major Announcement took place at the 87th International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) Convention on June 28th. To nobody’s surprise, the renaming of the IPCPR to the Premium Cigar Association (PCA), the new mission of the organization to include consumers, and subsequent consumer day called CigarCon was the lion’s share of the announcement. […]
This will be long remembered as the final trade show known as the IPCPR. Next year, the organization will become known as the Premium Cigar Association (PCA). The announcement was made by IPCPR Executive Director Scott Pearce on the eve before the Trade Show opened. Also announced as part of the rebranding is a new […]
For the tenth 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. Today we begin a ten part series where we look back our experiences at […]
For the tenth 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 2019 IPCPR Trade Show has you covered whether you […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Espinosa Cigars will debut a new booth design. While the design is meant to recreate the feel of the La Zona factory in Nicaragua, there is something else unique – the booth is made of 100% Recycled Cardboard. The company is referring to the booth as its Green Booth. […]
Drew Estate has announced another signature release commemorating the 20th anniversary of its ACID line. The ACID Kuba Arte will be a limited edition cigar that is packaged in a series of seven collectible water towers. The water towers feature art by five Brooklyn, NY based graffiti artists. The ACID Kuba Arte will be showcased […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, AJ Fernandez Cigars will add a 7 x 40 box-pressed lancero offering to its Bellas Artes Maduro line. According to a report by Cigar Aficionado, the Bellas Artes Maduro Lancero will be a limited offering and the company has produced 2,000 ten-count boxes. It’s the fifth […]
Flor de Gonzalez (FDG) Cigars will not be attending the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show. The announcement was made by company President Yadi Gonzalez-Vargas. While FDG will not be at IPCPR, the company has plans to celebrate its 25th anniversary and has two releases planned for 2020 to mark the occasion. One of the releases will […]
For the tenth 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 2019 IPCPR Trade Show has you covered whether you […]
