Recluse by Iconic Leaf Cigars Iconic Leaf Cigars is a boutique cigar company that will be launching at the 2012 IPCPR with their debut line called Recluse. A couple of weeks ago, we published the first part of our 2012 IPCPR Trade Show preview entitled “The Five Boutiques to Watch”. It was after this article […]
Nat Sherman Timeless collection – pic linked from Good Life Diaries Michael Herklots, Executive Director of Retail and Brand Development for Nat Sherman posted on his “Good Life Diaries” blog details around a new blend joining the Nat Sherman collection. This new blend will be a Nicaraguan puro, but will be a part of the […]
The Charlotte Observer is reporting that Mecklenburg County, North Carolina is considering a proposal that will institute a smoking ban in its public parks. Mecklenburg County, includes the city of Charlotte. This news came after the the town of Huntersville, also located in Mecklenburg County voted on an immediate ban of smoking in its town’s […]
E.P. Carrillo Inch Natural The E.P. Carrillo Inch Natural is one of two blends of E.P. Carrillo’s upcoming Inch line. This is a line of cigars that is being geared toward big ring gauge cigar enthusiasts. All of the vitolas in the E.P. Carrillo Inch series have a 60 ring gauge and higher. There is […]
Camacho Cigars has announced on its 2012 installment of its Liberty Series, the Camacho Liberty 2012. A big change from prior years is that the Camacho Liberty 2012 will be an all Corojo-blend of 2008 tobacco grown from the same lot. This marks a change from previous years in which the tobaccos have come from […]
DONA FLOR USA CONTINUES TO MAKE STRIDES BUILDING AWARENESS, SALES AND MORE BRAND EQUITY (Miami, Florida) July 16, 2012— Dona Flor U.S.A. has been hard at work since their announcing the return of Dona Flor Cigars to U.S market. Creating new ads which can be seen in current cigar publications and flooding the media with reviews and […]
Tatauaje Baby Face This is our second of five assessments of the blends that have been released in the Tatuaje Little Monsters Series. This series consists of a sampler pack consisting of smaller vitolas of the popular Tatuaje Monster Series. The Monster Series was created by Tatuaje founder Pete Johnson as a tribute to monster […]
Welcome to our 2012 IPCPR Trade Show Preview. During the month of July, we will provide a preview into the cigar industry’s biggest event – the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show that begins on August 2nd. We’re committed to delivering comprehensive coverage to this event. Over the next few weeks, we’re providing some features of what […]
E.P. Carrillo Inch Maduro No. 64 The E.P. Carrillo Inch Series consists of two lines of cigars (Natural and Maduro) geared a big ring gauge cigar enthusiasts. While big ring gauge cigars have their critics, one cannot deny that they still sell well to a large segment of cigar enthusiasts. The Inch Series marks the […]
CLE Cuarenta A few weeks ago, Christian Eiroa announced the formation of CLE Cigars. Eiroa is best known for his tenure as President of Camacho Cigars. After Davidoff acquired Camacho, Eiroa stayed on for a while before recently leaving to launch CLE. CLE stands for the initials of Eiroa’s full-name – Christian Luis Eiroa. As […]
