Hiram & Solomon is a brand that is themed around the Freemasons with the idea the Mason brothers can get together and enjoy a premium cigar. The brand was founded by Brother George Dakrat and WB Fouad Kashouty. After originating production in the Dominican Republic, a couple of years ago the company moved production over […]
2019 marked the eighth IPCPR Trade Show for the Nashville, Tennessee-based cigar company Crowned Heads. Keeping to their Nashville roots, the Crowned Heads booth had a Nashville-roadhouse music studio flair to it. While a theme around Nashville and music has been a constant for Crowned Heads over the years, 2019 reflected some changes seen by […]
While RoMa Craft Tobac’s Wunder|Lust is a European release, that didn’t stop RoMa Craft Tobac from showcasing it at the U.S. based IPCPR Trade Show. At the 2019 edition of the trade show, RoMa Craft Tobac showcased a 5 5/8 x 46 size of the Wunder|Lust known as Fiorella – another release in the line […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, J.C. Newman Cigar Company showcased a brand it will be releasing later this year known as Yagua. Yagus is a throwback style cigar. According to J.C. Newman, the grandfather of Lazaro Lopez (the manager of J.C. Newman PENSA Factory in Estelí, Nicaragua) would roll cigars into a cigar shape, […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Asylum Cigars launched a three-vitola line known as Asylum Pandemonium. It’s a cigar described as the company’s fullest offering to date. The Asylum Pandemonium is a Nicaraguan puro. Each of the three sizes measures 8 1/2 inches. The sizes in the series include 52 x 8 1/2, 60 x […]
2019 was the fourth IPCPR Trade Show for Tim Wong and Pier 28 Premium Cigars. Each year, Pier 28 has been able to use the IPCPR Trade Show to launch a new release. Along the way, the company is building a very nice portfolio of high-quality cigars. As it has for the past three […]
Last year General Cigar launched its most premium offering in its most premium line, the Cohiba Spectre. This year the company unveiled an all-new version of the Cohiba Spectre at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show. The Cohiba Spectre 2019 is highlighted by a deeply fermented high priming Nicaragua Jalapa wrapper that underwent an additional fermentation […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Powstanie Cigars released a limited edition cigar known as the Powstanie Wojtek. The Powstanie Wojtek is an offshoot of the brand’s Powstanie Habano Perfecto. The blend has been modified to include a San Andres Maduro leaf used as a barber-pole wrapper along with an Indonesian binder and Nicaraguan filler. […]
As it has been for the ten years I have covered the IPCPR Trade Show, La Aurora Cigars was a part of the Miami Cigar and Company booth. Miami Cigar and Company is the exclusive U.S. distributor of La Aurora and the two companies have forged one of the closest partnerships in the cigar industry. […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Illusione Cigars offered up the latest release of its Singularé line, the Illusione Singularé 2019. The Illusione Singularé 2019 Nicaraguan puro features Aganorsa Leaf farm tobacco. What’s unique about this Singularé is that it is a diadema – the first diadema released in the Singularé line. […]
