At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show. HVC Cigars showcased a maduro extension to its La Rosa 520 line, the HVC La Rosa 520 Maduro. The La Rosa 520 Maduro utilizes a San Andres Maduro wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and fillers from the Aganorsa farms. The cigars are available in two sizes: Exquisitos (5 3/4 x […]
Three years ago at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Recluse Cigar Company unveiled nine blends. This was done at the eve of the pending Deeming Regulations coming from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The plan was to introduce these cigars to market in a limited fashion and showcase the releases at future trade shows. […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Serino Cigar Company introduced a new limited edition vintage offering known as the Serino Vintage 2012. The Serino Vintage 2012 is a 9 1/4 x 47 “A” size vitola packaged in individual coffins. The cigar features an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and fillers. All of the […]
For Episode 102, we bring to you another Prime Time Industry Panel discussion! This time we welcome Miguel Schoedel of Crowned Heads Cigars and Jack Toraño of Espinosa Cigars. Jack and Miguel have a long history together, and we’ll explore the ties that bind, plus tap into them on a wealth of industry hot topics. […]
This year Matt Booth and Room101 Cigars are celebrating ten years in the cigar business. For the past decade, Booth and Room101 Cigars have been a fixture at the IPCPR Trade Show. However, when it came to IPCPR 2019, it was without a doubt his most significant IPCPR to date. Not only did Booth come […]
Bear and Coop are back from covering IPCPR 2019 and tonight on Special Edition #56, we give you our annual Post Game Show. Bead and Coop will cover all the booths they visited at IPCPR and provide commentary on what they saw. It’s the most in-depth recap you will get on all of the action […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar introduced a new line under its Macanudo line known as Heritage Nuevo. It’s a limited release line that Macanudo describes as a “bold, multi-year” project that will involve taking some of Macanudo’s most popular brands and remaking them with unique tobaccos. The first release of the Macanudo […]
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) has reported the attendance numbers for the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show. 2019 2018 Change Retailer Attendees 2085 2054 1.51% Retail Accounts 771 778 -0.90% Retail Stores 2017 1742 15.79% Total Attendees 5462 5328 2.52% From an official attendance standpoint, PCA reported a 1.51% increase in retailers and a 2.52% […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Serino Cigar Company launched a new extension to its Taino line, the Taino Heritage. As the name indicates, the cigar pays homage to the Taíno Native American people. The Taíno were based in the Caribbean (most notably on the island of Hispaniola) and were the first known civilization to […]
2018 saw a very busy year for My Father Cigars as the company celebrated its tenth anniversary and it also celebrated the 15th anniversary of the Don Pepin Garcia brand. This year, I expected it to be somewhat dialed back. In general, My Father Cigars isn’t known to put out a lot of releases and […]
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill into law that will make his state the 17th one in the U.S. to raise its tobacco purchase age to 21. New York now will become one of 34% (over 1/3) of the U.S. States with a tobacco purchase age of 21. The new law goes into […]
While A.C.E. Prime garnered considerable attention for its M.X.S. collaboration with NBA stars Dominique Wilkens and Tiago Splitter, the company launched several other lines at its debut IPCPR in 2019. One of the lines is Luciano The Traveler. It’s a cigar blended by company co-founder Luciano Meirelles that showcases Pelo de Oro tobacco. Luciano The […]
