Viaje Late Harvest Hang Time Just prior to the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, Viaje announced its latest installment under its Late Harvest line called the Viaje Late Harvest Hang Time. The cigar would be showcased at the trade show and then shipped to its authorized retailers around the same time. While this was the third […]
Cigar Preview: CLE Plus 11/18 (Retail Exclusive to Butthead’s Tobacco Emporium)
CLE Plus 11/18 (Photo courtesy of Butthead’s Tobacco Emporium) Danbury, Connecticut Retailer Butthead’s Tobacco Emporium will be receiving an exclusive frontmark to the recently announced CLE Plus line. The exclusive size will be the 11/18 vitola – a size that is well known to Fabricas Unidas (CLE parent company) founder Christian Eiroa and his family. […]
Cigar Preview: Elogio Robusto Limitada
Elogio Robusto Limitada At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, Elogio Cigars launched its new Elogio Robusto Limitada. This would be one of two new products the company would unveil at the trade show. The Elogio Robusto Limitada is based on the Elogio Limitada Salomon blend. The profile of the Robusto Limitada is described as stronger […]
News: Steve Saka Discusses Recent Retirement Announcement on “The Cigar Authority”
Steve Saka (Cigar Coop Photo) Former Drew Estate CEO Steve Saka was a guest the August 3rd “The Cigar Authority” radio show. The show marked the first public comments made by Saka since his retirement from Drew Estate was announced on the eve of the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show. When asked about his retirement, Saka […]
Cigar Preview: Cuenca 5 Anniversary Robusto Box Pressed
Hollywood, Florida retailer Cuenca Cigars has launched a box press robusto vitola in their Cuenca 5 Anniversary series. The series was launched several months ago and made a debut in a torpedo box-press. At the time, Cuenca Cigars had mentioned more sizes were coming. The Robusto Box Press marks the second vitola in the series. While the […]
News: Alliance Cigar to Become Exclusive Distributor for Alec Bradley Maxx Connecticut
Wholesale distributor Alliance Cigar has announced they have become the exclusive distributor of what was the recently discontinued Alec Bradley Maxx Connecticut Cigar. Information on this announcement was communicated in the recent summer newsletter of Alliance Cigar. Earlier this year, Alec Bradley informed retailers that the Maxx Connecticut had been discontinued. The Maxx Connecticut had […]
Cigar Conversation: Rafael Nodal of Boutique Blends at IPCPR 2013
Rafael Nodal – President of Olveros/Boutique Blends Prior to the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, we identified Boutique Blends as one of our “Five Spotlight Entities” (companies). Boutique Blends would spinoff the Swag and Aging Room Cigars lines of Oliveros Cigars in 2012 into a subsidiary company. The moved proved to be very successful has those […]
Cigar Preview Guayacan Maduro
Guayacan Cigars launched its second cigar blend at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show. This cigar is a maduro offering and is known as the Guayacan Maduro. Guayacan Cigars is a new company in the cigar scene. The company was founded by a gentleman name by Noel Rojas. The cigars are produced in Esteli, Nicaragua where […]
News: Zino Platinum Showcases “The Make of L.A.” at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show
At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, the Zino Platinum brand of Davidoff showcased its second release in its “Make” series. This one pays homage to the city of Los Angeles and is called “The Make of L.A.” From a report in Cigar Insider, the Zino – Make of L.A. is a slightly modified blend of […]
Cigar Preview: Partagas Black Label Puritos
At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, mini Cigars were definitely an emerging trend. General Cigar’s Partagas Black Label announced a line extension that would add a mini/cigarillo offering. The Partagas Black Label Purito, due for release in September will be the thinnest ring gauge offering of the line to date. The Partagas […]