Three years ago, at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Enrique Sanchez Icaza and Global Premium Cigars introduced a limited production line known as the 1502 XO. The blend is special because it utilizes 18-year-old tobacco that Sanchez had been able to secure it. The first release of the 1502 XO featured a Toro size with other sizes […]
At this year’s 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Colibri will introduce a new double-guillotine cutter known as the Quasar Cut, an extension of the company’s popular Quasar series. According to Colibri, the Quasar Cut is based on the popular Colibri Cut double-guillotine. The new unit features three-dimensional pyramidal facets designed to make getting a secure grip […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Villiger Cigars will unveil a limited edition lancero size to its La Flor de Ynclan line. In 2017, Villiger Cigars brought back the La Flor de Ynclan . The origins of this brand trace back to Cuba. In the 1960s, Villiger acquired the trademark, but it wouldn’t be […]
The Olde World Reserve, a popular national brand in Rocky Patel Premium Cigars’ portfolio for many years, is returning. Today the company announced that both the Olde World Reserve Corojo and Olde World Reserve Maduro will have an official reintroduction at the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show. It was in 2006 when Rocky Patel introduced the […]
Crux Cigars is finally going to have a maduro in its lineup. Today, the company announced the Crux Epicure Galant, a San Andres Mexican wrapped blend that will fill a gap in its portfolio – namely the void of a maduro cigar. The cigar will be formally introduced at the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show in […]
PDR Cigars has a new Director of Sales. Today PDR has officially announced that industry veteran Richie Otero has assumed the position. Otero’s career in the cigar industry started in retail. He subsequently managed territories for Padilla Cigar Company and Caldwell Cigar Company before joining PDR Cigars in October 2017 as its Florida Territory Sales […]
Never say never. Today Crowned Heads has announced a limited edition 6 x 60 line extension to its Luminosa line. At this year’s 2018 IPCPR Trade Show the company will introduce the Luminosa Gigantes LE 2018 – the Nashville based company’s first 6 x 60 vitola. It’s a size many thought would never come to […]
In 2015, two cigar enthusiasts named Juan Cancel and Bill Ives were convinced to take the plunge into the world of brand owners and release a cigar under their own Cubariqueño Cigar Company. For several years, Cancel and Ives had promoted the Espinosa Cigars brand on social media, so to produce their cigar, they turned […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Crux Cigar Company will add two new cigars to its Crux Limitada line – the Crux Limitada RedLine and the Crux Limitada Gunner. Crux Limitada is the Crux Cigars’ limited edition line. Each of the cigars in the Limitada line feature a Nicaraguan Engañoso wrapper. It’s a special wrapper […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show and Convention, Mel Shah‘s Bombay Tobak is launching a new line called MQBA (pronounced em-kyoo-bah). It’s a unique project that will become part of the company’s regular production schedule. MQBA consists of four unique cigars, each consisting of 100% percent tobacco grown at the company’s farm in Ventana, Ecuador. […]
