“While the Pink Cadillac era was highlighted by the launch of Prime Time and Prime Time Special Edition, there have been some key partnerships made over the years. For the most part, these partnerships took center stage when the Pink Cadillac era began in 2017.” There have been projects that I’ve undertaken that have not been […]
Coming soon, Debonaire House Cigars and De Los Reyes Cigars will be making their way into Latin America. Philip. S. Zanghi III, owner of Debonaire House, announced the formation of a distribution company called LanZang Wholesale. The company will provide the platform to handle distribution throughout Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. In […]
E.P. Carrillo came into 2020 planning a new release under its most highly acclaimed series, the Perez-Carrillo Series. That cigar would be the E.P. Carrillo Pledge. While the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the release (including shutting down the company’s Tabacalera La Alianza factory), the company is getting ready to roll out the Pledge this summer. […]
Tonight we continue our look at the people behind General Cigar Company as we welcome Steve Abbot, Senior Brand Manager. Steve has responsibilities for both the Macanudo and La Gloria Cubana brands and we will dive into each of these with Steve, plus get to know a little more about Steve and his role […]
In previous years, the “Big Board” has served as a guide to what releases companies have planned for the IPCPR/PCA Trade Show. It was meant to be a written walk of the trade show floor to find out what the companies would be showcasing. This year, we will take the “Big Board” live for our […]
Perdomo Cigars isn’t known for relying on new releases for the IPCPR/PC Trade Show, but if there was a trade show this year, the new additions to the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary line were going to take center stage. If you have followed Perdomo at previous IPCPR Trade Shows, their booth is one of […]
In 2019 Kristoff Cigars began rolling out a cigar known as the Kristoff JT Signature Series. The name JT stands for Jarrid Trudeau, who is the Vice President of Sales at Kristoff Cigars. It’s a project that was spearheaded by Trudeau – and it’s one that has been introduced to market in a unique way. […]
Over the past couple of years, PDR Cigars has been revamping its portfolio to include revamping the blend and/or new packaging. The latest to get an overhaul is PDR’s ultra-premium Connecticut Valley Reserve (CVR) line. The CVR will feature a made over blend and new packaging. Plans are for the new CVR lines to hit […]
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, everyone in the cigar industry has had a monkey-wrench thrown into their 2020 plans, and Alec Bradley is no exception. Between the temporary closing of its Honduran factory (Raices Cubanas) this spring, and Shelter in Place restrictions in the U.S., Alec Bradley faced considerable challenges. At the same time, the […]
Back in 2015, we started our IPCPR Spotlight Series. This was our answer to “booth coverage” at the IPCPR Trade Show. While we always covered a large number of booths, the 2015 Spotlight Series was limited to seven select companies. Each year we grew that number, and last year we cranked out 79 Spotlight Reports […]
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, it didn’t sound like Steve Saka and Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust was going to do a major release for 2020 – and that holds true this summer. The focus on DTT’s releases wasn’t around a new brand or new line, but rather rounding out some areas of the portfolio. Sobremesa […]
RoMa Craft Tobac has announced that Weaselfest 2020 will not take place this September. The following is a communication sent out to ticket holders: [themify_box ] After almost a year of planning, negotiating, promoting and preparing to bring you a cigar event like you’ve never seen before, we are extremely disappointed to deliver the news […]
