When it comes to Viaje Cigars, it’s founder Andre Farkas does a masterful job at building a mystery around his company what’s coming next at his company. At the 2012 IPCPR, we recently had an opportunity to have an extended conversation with Farkas and discuss his what he is launching at the 2012 IPCPR. Farkas […]
Viaje Oro Collector’s Edition (2012) At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Viaje Cigars’ Founder Andre Farkas showed us his special vitola being added to his Viaje Oro line, the Viaje Oro Collector’s Edition. Farkas described the Collector’s Edition to provide a special cigar for those cigar and Viaje enthusiasts who like to keep special cigars. […]
Viaje Satori 2012 At the 2012 IPCPR, Viaje Founder Andre Farkas unveiled his third iteration of the Satori Series – the Viaje Satori 2012. Farkas said there were no major changes made to the blend from the Satori 2011. The difference is in the vitolas and packaging. While the three vitolas are the same size, […]
Viaje 5th Anniversary At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Viaje Founder Andre Farkas showed us his new Viaje 5th Anniversary Cigar. As the name indicates, the cigar is intended to commemorate Viaje’s 5 years in business. Farkas told us he wanted to “something cool with the packaging”. As a result he had a box created […]
Viaje Honey and Hand Grenades (HHG) At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Viaje Founder Andre Farkas provided an overview of his upcoming cigar, the Viaje Honey and Hand Grenades (HHG). For several months, Viaje has put teasers out for this most anticipated new release in some of its 2012 shipments (in the form of stickers) […]
Avo 25th Grand Piano Humidor Avo Cigars has announced a new limited edition cigar to commemorate brand ambassador Avo Uvezian’s 25 years in the cigar industry. The cigar is called the Avo 25th. The cigar was launched at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. The cigar is packaged in a unique grand piano shaped humidor. Each […]
The 2012 IPCPR Trade Show featured three new cigars being launched by Gurkha Cigars. At the show, details of the Gurkha Ghost were released. The Gurkha Ghost joins the Gurkha 125th Anniversary and the East India Trade Company’s Red Witch as its current 2012 IPCPR offerings. Gurkha continues its tradition with its innovative packaging. The Ghost […]
Pinolero by A.J. Fernandez The Pinolero is the latest cigar to be released under A.J. Fernandez Cigars. Back in May, we were the first online cigar web publication to provide a pre-review of a pre-release of the Pinolero. We didn’t know a lot about the cigar, but knew it was coming. At the 2012 IPCPR […]
Trinidad Paradox by Altadis At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis unveiled its new Trinidad Paradox blend. This cigar follows the hot trend in the industry around the use of San Andres (Mexican) wrapper. It makes the first San Andres wrapper to be brought into the Trinidad family. For Altadis (the parent company of the […]
La Palina El Diario KB II La Palina Cigars launched a seventh vitola to its El Diario line. This is a Corona Gorda and is officially called the La Palina El Diario KB II (short for Kill Bill II). Earlier this year, a sixth vitola was added to the El Diario line called the La […]
Quesada Cigars officially launched the third installment of its Q D’Etat series. This one is called the “Daga” and gets its name from being a “dagger” like weapon. The Q D’Etat series has used weapon names in each of the releases. The Daga is the longest of the Q D’Etat cigars. This one is in […]
Alec Bradley Nica Puro (Torpedo) At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Alec Bradley Cigars has launched the Alec Bradley Nica Puro. The cigar places a all Nicaraguan tobacco cigar into the Alec Bradley portfolo. The cigar was described to Cigar Coop as a “medium strength” offering. The cigar’s logo features the year 1685. That year […]
