At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, HVC Cigars showcased a new offering known as the HVC Serie A. It’s a cigar that derives its name from the fact that it uses Grade A tobacco. Produced at the Tabacos de Valle Jalapa S.A. (TABSA) factory, the Serie A is highlighted by a Corojo 1999 wrapper over […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, AVO Cigars showcased a pair of regional limited-edition releases. The AVO Regional East Edition and AVO Regional West Edition will be distributed exclusively in the eastern and western U.S. markets. The AVO Regional East and West Limited Editions will only be offered to cigar stores according to their geographical […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar announced the return of the Partagas Limited Reserva Decadas. It’s the first time the cigar has been released in a decade. The Partagas Limited Reserva Decadas 2019 is highlighted by a Cameroon wrapper that was set aside in 2009 for ten years of aging. The blend […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Camacho Cigars introduced a new square tubo offering for its Camacho BXP line. Two years ago, Camacho introduced the Camacho BXP line. It’s a line of box-pressed editions of the Camacho Corojo, Camacho Connecticut, and Camacho Ecuador line that also incorporates American Broadleaf tobaccos into each of the blends. […]
Tabacalera S.A. has announced a new release under its VegaFina brand known as the VegaFina 1998. The VegaFina 1998 pays homage to the year the VegaFina brand was created. The cigar itself features tobaccos aged for three years. Components of the blend include an Ecuadorian wrapper, Indonesian binder and fillers from Nicaragua, Colombia, and the […]
Back in 2010, Cigar Coop covered its first IPCPR Trade Show and one of the stars of that show was a brand called 7-20-4 with a cigar with the same name. The brand and the cigar originated from Kurt Kendall, a New Hampshire retailer with an affinity for nostalgia .7-20-4 was actually a brand that […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigars introduced a new offering under its CAO brand called CAO Session. CAO Master Blender Rick Rodriguez was inspired to create CAO Session from spending time smoking cigars in his “man cave” in his garage. He was looking to create an everyday cigar that could be something special. […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Camacho Cigars launched the Camacho Distillery Edition. It’s a line that brings the concept introduced by the Camacho American Barrel Aged and brings it to three of the brand’s core offerings. With the Camacho Distillery Edition, the Camacho Corojo, Camacho Connecticut, and Camacho Ecuador blends have been tweaked to […]
Prior to the start of the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Cigar Coop selected Aganorsa Leaf as “The Company” to watch. Aganorsa Leaf is a company that says, “It all starts here; our leaf is what makes us unique. It is our strength.” These weren’t just words, it was something incorporated into the company’s strategy for […]
It was the worst-kept secret heading into IPCPR 2019. Through a series of leaks, IPCPR’s plans to rebrand as the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) and launch a consumer component to the annual Convention and Trade Show known as CigarCon were made public. On Friday, June 28th, IPCPR Executive Director Scott Pearce formally announced these plans. […]
While it was announced prior to the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, it wouldn’t be until the actual show opened that Southern Draw Cigars would unveil the Rose of Sharon Desert Rose cigar. This is a special offshoot of the company’s Rose of Sharon cigar. The cigar itself is a different blend of the regular production […]
For Riste Ristevski and Jas Sum Kral (JSK) Cigars, this IPCPR Trade Show was the perfect example of turning what could have been a disastrous negative into a positive. One of JSK’s signature release was the JSK Nuggs, the CBD-infused cigar. Earlier this year, the JSK Nuggs Habano was released and there were plans […]
