At the 2012 IPCPR Trade, the Drew Estate booth was showcasing the latest entry into the My Uzi Weighs a Ton family – the My Uzi Weighs a Ton (MUWAT) +11. At the 2011 IPCPR, the MUWAT line was launched by Drew Estate. MUWAT was a joint-collaboration by Drew Estate Subculture Studios with Joya de […]
Tatuaje Frank Jr. Today we conclude our review of Tatuaje’s Little Monsters Series. In this assessment we look at the Tatuaje Frank Jr. This is a smaller version of the cigar that started the whole craze for the Monsters Series – the Tatuaje Frank (named after Frankenstein). The Little Monsters Series consists of a sampler […]
Carmelo Primeros by Honduras Caribbean At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Honduras Caribbean Cigars unveiled their newest offering – the Carmelo Primeros. Honduras Caribbean has been a company that has been at the IPCPR trade show for the past few years. They are based in Miami, Florida, but have production and farms in Honduras. The […]
Today, we launch a series of “Cigar Conversations” as a part of our 2012 IPCPR Trade Show coverage. These are folks who might be cigar makers, industry professionals, celebrities, or even a combination of both. It was tough to get to talk to everyone, and we apologize to those folks we were unable to talk […]
Luxury cigar smokers will soon have the chance to own one of the premium cigar category’s most treasured blends, thanks to the debut of two new frontmarks from the coveted Cohiba Edicion Diamante collection. Ed Lahmann, senior brand manager for Cohiba remarked, “Cohiba Edicion Diamante made a big splash at the 2011 IPCPR show. Discriminating […]
La Palina Maduro At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, La Palina Cigars showcased the recently announced La Palina Maduro Cigar. The La Palina Maduro marks the first maduro wrapper entry into La Palina’s portfolio of cigars. The cigar is being made in Honduras. The banding of the La Palina Maduro is similar to the banding […]
At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis formally showcased the VegaFina Fortaleza 2. The VegaFina Fortleza 2 becomes the third major U.S. release under the VegaFina line joining the VegaFina Sumum 2010 and the VegaFina Jose Seijas 2011. Like the Sumum 2010, the VegaFina Fortaleza 2 was a cigar blend that has been sold in […]
La Palina Classic (Robusto) At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, La Palina Cigars showcased the recently announced La Palina Classic Cigar. The La Palina Classic is designed to be a economical priced La Palina offering with the quality La Palina Cigars has been well-known for. The big difference is in the banding of this particular […]
At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis formally announced a special version of its recently announced Montecristo Epic. This will be a limited edition version of the Montecristo Epic that will come in a No. 2 vitola and will thus be called the Montecristo Epic No. 2. The packaging will be different for the Montecristo […]
Herrera Esteli by Drew Estate At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Drew Estate Cigars unveiled the packaging of its Herrera Esteli brand. The cigars were showcased, but no orders were taken for the new brand. The Herrera Esteli marks the first blend for Drew Estate done by Willy Herrera who came over from El Titan […]
Miami, FL – On August 2nd, Drew Estate announced two simultaneous promotions within its executive team to enhance and expand the management of its growing organization. Michael Cellucci has been promoted to the President position and Steve Saka has been named as the Chief Executive Officer of Drew Estate. “Even during the ongoing recession, Drew […]
La Aurora Preferidos Diamond At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, La Aurora Cigars unveiled its latest release into its Preferidos line – the La Aurora Preferidos Diamond. The Preferidos Diamond features a black tube and becomes the sixth entry into this series. The other entries are distinguished by their color tube they are packaged in. […]
