IPCPR 2016

Our annual IPCPR Trade Show Coverage is the most comprehensive in the cigar industry. We give you Pre Game Coverage (Before the Show), Reports from the Show, and Post Game (After the show).

IPCPR 2016 Pre Game

IPCPR Pre Game Report Part 1: A Look at This Year’s Trade Show and Convention
IPCPR Pre Game Report Part 2: The Trends to Watch
IPCPR Pre Game Report Part 3: Predictions for the Five Hottest Cigars
IPCPR Pre Game Report Part 4: Around the Show Floor

Events

Davidoff 2016 Golden Band Award Nominees Announced
Davidoff 2016 Golden Band Award Winners Announced; Updates Appointed Merchants on State of Davidoff
IPCPR Kicks Off 84th Annual Convention & Trade Show with Annual Step Up Award

IPCPR News and Previews

1502 Blue Sapphire to Launch at the 2016 IPCPR
1502 Cigars’ 1502 Blue Sapphire Makes Debut at 2016 IPCPR
1502 XO Line Expansion Unveiled at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
A.J. Fernandez Bellas Artes to be Showcased at 2016 IPCPR
A.J. Fernandez Last Call Maduro Launching at 2016 IPCPR
Avo 90th Classic Covers Volume 4 Introduced at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Black Label Trading Company Bishops Blend to Launch at 2016 IPCPR
Black Works Studio Adds S&R, Boondocks Saint, Sindustry; Adds Line Extensions to Killer Bee, Green Hornet and NBK
Black Works Studio Killer Bee Green Hornet to Debut at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Bombay Tobak Adds Gaaja Maduro and Torpedo
Bombay Tobak to Launch Gaaja
Boutique Blends: Aging Room Pelo de Oro Launched by Boutique Blends at 2016 IPCPR
Boutique Blends to Launch Aging Room Solera
Boutique Blends Launches Oliveros All Stars at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Boutique Blends: Oliveros Gran Retorno by Boutique Blends Officially Launches at 2016 IPCPR
Boveda Unveils New Large Humidification Packs at 2016 IPCPR
Caldwell Cigar Company adds The King is Dead Toro
Caldwell Cigar Company Anastasia Officially Launched at 2016 IPCPR
Caldwell Cigar Co. Debuts Blind Man’s Bluff Connecticut at 2016 IPCPR
Caldwell Cigar Company Launches Eastern Standard Dos Firmas (Caldwell Signature) at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Caldwell Cigar Company Launches Eastern Standard Midnight Express
Caldwell Cigar Company Unveils Corona Gorda and Toro Extra Line Extensions to The Last Tsar
Caldwell Cigar Company Unveils Savages at 2016 IPCPR
Camacho Check Six Becomes Latest Brotherhood Series Installment
CAO Consigliere Launched at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Casa Fernandez Adds JFR Lunatic Habano Line
Casa Fernandez and Warped Cigars Unveil Guardian of the Farm at 2016 IPCPR
Casa Fernandez Introduces Aganorsa Leaf TABSA at 2016 IPCPR
Casa Fernandez Introduces Master Mason at 2016 IPCPR
Casa Fernandez Launches JFR Maduro Short Robusto and Short Titan at 2016 IPCPR
Casa Fernandez Launches SABOR Aganorsa at 2016 IPCPR
Casa Fernandez Unveils Aganorsa Leaf Connecticut
Catelli Boxare Launched at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Catelli Cabaletta Showcased at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Cavalier of Geneva White Series Coming to U.S. Market
Chinnock Cellars T.L.P. Coming Soon
Ciguardian Launches Disposable Humidification Pouch
Cohiba Macassar Launched at 2016 IPCPR
Colibri V-Cut Carbon Fiber Print Offerings Launch at 2016 IPCPR
Cornelius & Anthony Meridian to Re-Launch at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Cornelius & Anthony Venganza to Launch at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
CRA Introduces Stamp Program to Recognize Premium Cigar Manufacturers
CRA Sampler Pack to Support Legal Defense Fund
Crux Adds Line Extensions to Classic, Bull & Bear, and Guild
Crux Cigar Company Adds Sports Dark and Skeeters Dark
Crux Epicure to Debut at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Crux Limitada Show Exclusive 2016
Cubariqueno Cigar Company Protocol Lancero
Cubariqueno Cigar Company Introducing Protocol Probable Cause
Cusano Revamps Bundled Line; Introduces Cusano N1 Nicaragua
D’Crossier Introducing Flor de D’Crossier Enormous 360
D’Crossier Presidential Collection Pennsylvania Avenue to Launch at 2016 IPCPR
Davidoff Grand Cru Adds Toro and Robusto
Davidoff Signature Launched at 2016 IPCPR
Davidoff Yamasa Announced
De Los Reyes Launching Saga Short Tales
Debonaire Coronas Coming to Habano and Maduro Lines
Ditka Throwback 2016 Introduces New Blend, New Size, and New Packaging
Don Tomas Nicaragua Launched for U.S. Market at 2016 IPCPR
Double Shot Energy Cigar to Debut at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Drew Estate Adds Churchill, Tubos, and Tins to Undercrown and Undercrown Shade
Drew Estate and Caldwell Cigar Company Announce Details of All Out Kings
Drew Estate Announces Herrera Esteli Miami
Drew Estate Goes National With Deadwood Tobacco Sweet Jane, Fat Bottom Betty and Crazy Alice
Drew Estate Kentucky Fire Cured Swamp Thang and Swamp Rat to Launch at the 2016 IPCPR
Drew Estate: Liga Privada No. 9 and T52 Tubo Offerings Added
Drew Estate: Liga Privada No. 9 andT52 Flying Pigs Return; Velvet Rats Heading to Drew Diplomat Retailers
Drew Estate: Undercrown Shade Flying Pig to Launch at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Drew Estate to Unveil New Packaging Options for Herrera Esteli
Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust Adding Sobremesa Elegante En Cedro and Short Churchill
Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust Unveils Mi Querida at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust Previews New Lines at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Dunhill Aged Maduro Makes Debut at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Duran Cigars to Distribute Meirelles y Acevedo Cigars
Duran Cigars to Unveil Azan Blue Connecticut at 2016 IPCPR
Duran Cigars to Unveil Neya F8 Texas Tactical Lancero
Duran Nicatabaco Factory Blend No. 5 Debuts at 2016 IPCPR
E.P. Carrillo Capa de Sol Makes Debut at 2016 IPCPR
E.P. Carrillo Cardinal Impact Launches at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
E.P. Carrillo Core Plus Introduced at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
E.P. Carrillo Dusk Makes Debut at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
E.P. Carrillo Encore to Join New Family Series
E.P. Carrillo: Encore by E.P. Carrillo Debuts at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
E.P. Carrillo: Grand Prize by E.P. Carrillo Makes Debut at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
E.P. Carrillo: INCH by E.P. Carrillo Changes Introduced at 2016 IPCPR
E.P. Carrillo: Interlude by E.P. Carrillo Makes Debut at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
E.P. Carrillo Introduces La Alianza Line at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
E.P. Carrillo: Original Rebel by E.P. Carrillo Launched at 2016 IPCPR
E.P. Carrillo Repackages New Wave Connecticut
E.P. Carrillo Repackages New Wave Reserva and Seleccion Oscuro as Part of Elite Series
E.P. Carrillo to Introduce Revamped Portfolio at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Elogio Excentrico Becomes Regular Production Line
Emilio Cavatina Launched at 2016 IPCPR
Emilio Fifteen Debuts at 2016 IPCPR
Espinosa Alpha Dawg Goes Regular Production
Espinosa Crema to be Connecticut Shade Offering
Espinosa Crema Showcased at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Espinosa Cigars to Introduce Murcielago Bouton at 2016 IPCPR
Espinosa Cigars Adding Warhead 3
Espinosa Introduces First Infused Cigar with @zucar
Espinosa Habano Box Pressed Toro to be Showcased at 2016 IPCPR
Esteban Carreras Chupacabra Hell Cat Debuts at 2016 IPCPR
Falto El Procer Historias Showcased at 2016 IPCPR
Falto Yagüez Arawaco Showcased at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Flor de Selva – New Branding
Foundation Cigar Company Announces Tabernacle
Foundation Cigar Company Charter Oak to Launch at 2016 IPCPR
Foundation Cigar Company “The Upsetters” to Showcase Jamaican Tobacco
Foundry Tobacco Company Time Flies Launched at 2016 IPCPR
Fratello Bianco Boxer Announced
Fratello Oro to be Connecticut Shade Made in the D.R.
Fratello Oro Showcased at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
General Cigar Company at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
General Cigar Launches House Blend at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
General Cigar Launches La Estrella Cubana at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
General Cigar Unveils Odyssey at 2016 IPCPR
Guayacan Rojas Reserve Connecticut Launched at 2016 IPCPR
Guayacan Rojas Reserve Maduro Line Extensions Launched at 2016 IPCPR
Gurkha Bourbon Collection Showcased at 2016 IPCPR
Gurkha Blendmaster’s Cask Makes Debut at 2016 IPCPR
Gurkha Cellar Reserve 21 Year
Gurkha Ghost Adds Two new Figurado Sizes
Gurkha Heritage Gets New Line Extensions; Packaging Changes
Gurkha Heritage Maduro to Debut at 2016 IPCPR
Gurkha Jubilee to Feature Limited Edition Humidor
Gurkha Jubilee Packaging Unveiled at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Gurkha Malt Collection Makes Debut at 2016 IPCPR
Gurkha Pan American Packaging Debuts at 2016 IPCPR
Gurkha Pan American to Debut at IPCPR
Gurkha Xtreme Gets Packaging Update
H.R. Claro, H.R. Blue, and Limited H.R. Corona to Launch at IPCPR 2016
Hoyo La Amistad Makes Debut at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Illusione Cigares Prive Goes Regular Production
Illusione Cigars to Unveil Major Portfolio Expansion
Illusione Fume D’Amour Concepciones Launched at 2016 IPCPR
Illusione ~eccj~ Becomes Regular Production Offering
Illusione Garagiste Makes Debut at 2016 IPCPR
Illusione Introduces Revamped Cruzado Line at 2016 IPCPR
Illusione Rothchildes CT and Gigantes CT Debut at 2016 IPCPR
Illusione Singulare Goes Regular Production, Adds Kadosh
Illusione Ultra Line Extensions Unveiled at 2016 IPCPR
Illusione Unveils Haut 10 to Commemorate 10th Anniversary
JC Newman Adds Brick House Maduro Toro at 2016 IPCPR
J.C. Newman Diamond Crown Black Diamond to Debut at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
J.C. Newman Perla del Mar Maduro Launched at 2016 IPCPR
Joya de Nicaragua Cabinetta Serie Rebranded as Joya Cabinetta
Joya de Nicaragua to Launch Joya Black
JRE Tobacco Showcases Aladino at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
JRE Tobacco Showcases Rancho Luna at 2016 IPCPR
JRE Tobacco Showcases Tatascan at 2016 IPCPR
Klin Tobacco: The Caleanoch 50 Unveiled at 2016 IPCPR
Klin Tobacco: Hammer + Sickle Berlin Wall Box Pressed Announced at 2016 IPCPR
Kuuts: New Leadership, New Lines for Kuuts LLC
L’Atelier Extension de la Racine ER16 Size Announced on Cigar Chat
L’Atelier Identite Launched at 2016 IPCPR
L’Atelier Imports: La Mission de L’Atelier Adds Three New Line Extensions
L’Atelier Imports: Surrogates Crystal Baller 646 Launches at 2016 IPCPR
La Aurora 107 15 Minute Break Showcased at 2016 IPCPR
La Aurora 107 Cosecha Makes Debut at 2016 IPCPR
La Aurora Preferidos 1903 Edition Double Barrel Aged Unveiled at 2016 IPCPR
La Aurora Preferidos Parejo Line Extensions Showcased at IPCPR Trade Show
La Barba Cigars Announces “One and Only”, Re-brands La Barba Red
La Flor Dominicana Andalusian Bull at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
La Flor Dominicana Reserva Especial Returns; Adds Three New Sizes
La Flor Dominicana Salomon Unico Showcased at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
La Flor La Nox Petite Debuts at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
La Galera 80th Anniversary Box Pressed Limited Edition Unveiled at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
La Galera 1936 Box Pressed Launched at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
La Galera Maduro Launched by IndianHead Cigars at 2016 IPCPR
La Gloria Cubana Esteli Maduro and La Gloria Cubana Black Maduro Officially Unveiled
La Palina El Ano 1896 Oscuro Launched at 2016 IPCPR
La Palina Illumination Makes Debut at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
La Palina Mr. Sam Lancero Makes Debut at 2016 IPCPR
La Palina Nicaragua Introduced at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Las Cumbres Tabaco Launching Senorial Maduro and Freyja Box-Press
Leaf by Oscar Adds Robusto and Makes Lancero Regular Production Offering
LH Premium Cigars Adding Corona, Churchill and Petit Gordo to Portfolio
Macanudo: General Cigar Releases Macanudo Vintage Cigars
Macanudo Mao Introduced at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Matilde Quadrata to Debut at 2016 IPCPR
Maya Selva Cigars to Launch Flor de Selva Maduro Grand Presse
MBombay Vintage Reserve Lancero 1973 Makes Debut at 2016 IPCPR
Mombaoho 10th Anniversary Magnifico Cigar to be Released at 2016 IPCPR
Mombacho Cigars SA Introducing New Packaging
Montecristo Artisan Batch 1 Unveiled by Altadis USA at 2016 IPCPR
Montecristo Classic Series Special No. 2 Jars Introduced at 2016 IPCPR
Montecristo Politico Pepe Mendez Debuts at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
MoyaRuiz Dim Mak-The Death Touch Announced
MoyaRuiz Civil Disobedience Goes Regular Production
MoyaRuiz Cigars to Launch Il Ridotto at 2016 IPCPR
MoyaRuiz to Release La Jugada Claro
Nat Sherman Adding Gordo to Metropolitan Connecticut and Metropolitan Maduro Lines
Nat Sherman Metropolitan Habano to Debut at 2016 IPCPR
Nat Sherman Timeless Collection Dominican Adds Robusto and Gordo
Nestor Miranda Collection Corojo Announced
Nomad Fin de Los Mundos Announced at 2016 IPCPR
Nomad GB-19 Announced at 2016 IPCPR
Nomad Martial Law to Launch at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Nomad Signature Series Announced at 2016 IPCPR
Ohana Pulse Announced
Padilla 1932 Oscuro Returns
Padilla Anniversary to be Showcased at 2016 IPCPR
Padilla Connecticut to Be Rebranded
Padilla Introduces Cava Maduro and New Banding 
Padron Serie 1926 No. 47 Goes Regular Production
Padron 1926 Serie No. 90 Debuts at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Padron 1964 Anniversary Belicoso Goes Regular Production
Partagas: General Cigar to Re-Release Partagas 160 Signature Series
Partagas Ramon y Ramon Makes Debut at 2016 IPCPR
Patoro Brasil Launched for U.S. at 2016 IPCPR
PDR Cigars Adds AFR-75 Maduro Catador
PDR Cigars: Flores y Rodriguez Connecticut Valley Reserve Azul Launched by PDR Cigars at 2016 IPCPR
PDR Cigars Introduces Flores y Rodriguez Connecticut Valley Reserve Jars
PDR Cigars Introducing A. Flores 1975 Gran Reserva Deflorado at 2016 IPCPR
PDR Cigars Launches AFR-75 Claro at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
PDR Cigars Launches El Trovador at 2016 IPCPR
PDR Cigars Launches Small Batch Reserve Wicked Pug Line Extensions at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Perdomo 20th Anniversary Connecticut Introduced at 2016 IPCPR
Perdomo Edicion de Silvio Relaunched at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Perdomo Estate Seleccion Relaunched at 2016 IPCPR
Perdomo: La Tradicion Perdomo Reserve Series Returns
Punch Signature Pita Launched at 2016 IPCPR
Quesada: Casa Magna Jalapa Claro to be IPCPR Exclusive Cigar
Quesada Cigars Announces Fonseca Nicaragua
Quesada Oktoberfest 2016 Announced
Recluse Amadeus Corojo Reserva to Launch at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Recluse Amadeus Los Cabos Launching at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Recluse Amadeus Rosado Announced
Recluse Cigar Co. Introduces Recluse Amadeus Habano Reserva Lancero; Plans Major Line Expansion
Recluse Draconian Connecticut to Debut at 2016 IPCPR
Recluse Draconian Corojo Launching at 2016 IPCPR
Recluse Draconian Habano Launched at 2016 IPCPR
Recluse OTG Connecticut to Debut at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Recluse OTG Habano to Be Introduced at 2016 IPCPR
Recluse OTG Dominican Puro to Launch at 2016 IPCPR
Recluse OTG Connecticut to Debut at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Rocky Patel Catch Twenty-Two Connecticut Launched at 2016 IPCPR
Rocky Patel Dark Dominican Showcased at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Rocky Patel Edge Connecticut Howitzer Debuts at 2016 IPCPR
Rocky Patel Fifty-Five Launched at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Rocky Patel Platinum Limited Edition Debuts at 2016 IPCPR
Rocky Patel Prohibition Connecticut Debuts at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Rocky Patel Special Edition Makes Debut at 2016 IPCPR
Rocky Patel Tabaquero by Hamlet Paredes Bala Becomes Regular Production
RoMa Craft Tobac CroMagnon Monolith Features Limited Edition CroMagnon Timeline
RoMa Craft Tobac Intemperance Whiskey Rebellion 1794 Expands and Continues as Famous Smoke Shop Exclusive
RoMa Craft Tobac Neanderthal OM Released as Latest H-Town Exclusive
RoMa Craft Tobac Neanderthal SGP Becomes Regular Production
Romeo 505 Nicaragua by Romeo y Julieta Makes Debut at 2016 IPCPR
Romeo y Julieta Reserve Rare 11 Years Old Launched by Altadis USA at 2016 IPCPR
Room 101 Chief Cool Arrow Launches at the IPCPR Trade Show
Royal Agio Cigars Adds Three New Sizes to Balmoral Anejo XO
Sacra Folium Cigar Company Launching
Serino Cigar Company Announces Debut with Serino Royale
Selected Tobacco To Add Byron Siglo XXI Elegantes
Sindicato Brings Back Particulares Brand at 2016 IPCPR
Sindicato Masters Series Makes Debut at 2016 IPCPR
Tatauje La Verite 2013 Debuts at 2016 IPCPR
Tatuaje Reserva Broadleaf Collection Debuts at 2016 IPCPR
Tatuaje Skinny Monster 25 Count Boxes Debut at 2016 IPCPR
Tatuaje Skinny Monsters Cazadores and Lancero Editions Debut at 2016 IPCPR
Tatuaje Verocu No. 6 Line Extension Launched at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
The Griffin’s Nicaragua Toro Line Extension Launched at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
The Oscar Launched by Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. at IPCPR 2016
Topper Grande 120th Anniversary Launched at 2016 IPCPR
Torano Exodus Launched at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Torano: New Torano Vault Offerings Showcased at 2016 IPCPR
Ventura Cigar Company Collaborates with Davidoff on Archetype Series A
Ventura Cigar Company Collaborates with Drew Estate on Archetype Series B
Ventura Cigar Company Launches Case Study at 2016 IPCPR
Viaje and Quesada to Partner on Juntos Project
Viaje: Andre Farkas Discusses IPCPR 2016 and More
Viaje Birthday Blend Debuts at IPCPR and Hits Stores
Viaje Farmer Bill Hatchet Zombie Edition Showcased at 2016 IPCPR
Viva Republica Art of War to Launch at 2016 IPCPR
Viva Republica Guerrilla Warfare and Advanced Warfare Add Lancero Line Extensions
Warped Cigars Corto X46 to Debut at 2016 IPCPR
Warped Cigars Maestro del Tiempo Coming for 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Warped Cigars to Introduce Villa Sombra

Feature Stories

Bombay Tobak at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Cattle Baron Cigars at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Cigar Conversation with Davidoff CEO Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
The 2016 IPCPR Post Game Report
Debonaire House Showcases Portfolio and New Debonaire Cornus at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
MoyaRuiz Cigars at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Spotlight on Boutique Blends Cigars at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Spotlight on De Los Reyes Cigars at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Spotlight on Drew Estate at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Spotlight on Duran Cigars at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Spotlight on La Flor Dominicana at 2016 IPCPR
Spotlight on LH Premium Cigars
Spotlight on Recluse Cigars at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
TABSA Goes Connecticut Shade at IPCPR 2016
The Stealth Cigars-The New Cigars You Won’t Hear Much About
Villiger North America Moves Forward at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show