At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Joya de Nicaragua will release a Connecticut Shade cigar under its Antaño brand known as Antaño CT. With the Antaño CT, Joya de Nicaragua says, “it seems tamer than its bolder Antaño brethren. Don’t be fooled. Antaño CT is a masterful and paradoxical blend of what a cigar with […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Cubariqueño Cigar Company will launch the Protocol Official Misconduct Corona Gorda. It’s the first line extension to the Protocol Official Misconduct which was launched last year. The Protocol Official Misconduct Corona Gorda comes in a 5 5/8 x 56 format and will become the second size in the line joining […]
Crux Cigars has announced a refreshing of its branding. This includes a new logo, new packaging, and messaging. In a press release, the company said, “the comprehensive rebrand elevates the focus on Crux’s constant commitment to quality cigars and desire to connect to their consumers in new and innovative ways. The rebrand includes a new […]
Michael Giannini and Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. are once again joining forces. Today Ventura Cigar Company announced the pair will collaborate on Archetype Chapter 3. Archetype Chapter 3 is a pair of blends that Ventura will launch at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show. Giannini and Perez-Carrillo have known each other for two decades. Giannini worked for […]
Royal Agio Cigars USA has announced its second installment in its Balmoral Serie Signaturas series. Balmoral Serie Signaturas is a collaboration line launched by Royal Agio Cigars in 2018. The first release was a collaboration between Royal Agio CEO Boris Wintermans and Ernesto Perez-Carrillo called the Balmoral Serie Signaturas Dueto. This time, Wintermans is teaming up with […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Drew Estate’s will introduce the Tabak Especial Gordito. This will add a 6 x 60 vitola to the Tabak Especial Dulce (Connecticut Shade) and Tabak Especia Negra (Maduro) lines. In a press release, Jonathan Drew President and Founder of Drew Estate commented, “These 60 ring Tabaks are a must […]
With 2019 marking 175 years of the H. Upmann brand, Altadis U.S.A. has announced a special commemorative limited cigar appropriately called the H. Upmann 175th Anniversary. The cigar will make its debut at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas. This cigar has its origins back in Cuba. German banker Herman Upmann had moved […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Casa Cuevas Cigars will release Cuevas Reserva. It’s a brand that originally had a limited release in the early 2000s. Cuevas Reserva was released by Luis Cuevas Sr. At the time, he faced a huge dilemma- either invest in the time and resources needed to introduce his own brand […]
For Prime Time Special Edition 55, we welcome Al Micallef, owner and founder of Micallef Cigars to Prime Time. Al might be a relative newcomer to the cigar business, but he’s come in like no other person has in recent years and we will talk more about that. In our second segment, Bear & Coop […]
La Barba’s Ricochet line is expanding. At the 2019 IPCPE Trade Show, the company will release the La Barba Crü Mexi-Sol – a cigar that will introduce a Mexican Sungrown wrapper offering under the Ricochet line. The “crü Mexi-Sol” is a play on the Mexican Sungrown wrapper. The blend also features an Indonesian binder and […]
