At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Gurkha Cigar Group showed off its newest line in its East India Trading Company brand, the Nemesis. The Nemesis is intended to introduce a milder, value-priced offering into this brand’s lineup. The Nemesis features an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper, a Dominican binder and a combination of Dominican and Nicaraguan […]
The CLE Signature Series, a small batch line released by CLE Cigars late last year is coming back for another run. This year’s edition will be now be made in Honduras at Julio Eiroa’s Las Lomas factory, and unlike last year’s edition, it will feature bands. The new CLE Signature Series was officially showcased at […]
The 2015 IPCPR Trade Show marks the third one for Roberto Pelayo Duran’s company. After launching three new lines last year, the company made some strategic moves personnel wise to deliver the message about Duran Cigars. At this year’s trade show, much of the focus was around line extensions and branding. The big news was […]
Famous Smoke Shop has received a couple of shop exclusives from Joya de Nicaragua. Cunning will offer a milder offering in a Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper blend while Merciless will feature an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper blend and be geared more toward experience cigar enthusiasts. The cigars are available for order and are expected to ship […]
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show in New Orleans, PDR Cigars unveiled a new premium offering line under its Flores y Rodriguez line. The Flores y Rodriguez Connecticut Valley Reserve Broadleaf Maduro is expected to hit retailers this Fall. As the name indicates the cigar features a Broadleaf Maduro wrapper over a double binder of […]
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, CAO officially launched the new CAO Pilon line. The cigar itself has a more traditional look than most CAO releases over the years. This is a cigar incorporates an old Cuban technique for fermentation that has been pretty much abandoned for the past 50 years. For the CAO Pilon, the […]
Back in February, we noted that Kristoff Cigars had plans to release a Cameroon wrapped cigar. At the 2015 IPCPR Trade, the company officially showcased the cigar – appropriately titled Kristoff Cameroon. . The Kristoff Cameroon is available in three sizes: Robusto, Churchill, and a 6 1/2 x 56 Matador. The cigar features an African Cameroon wrapper that […]
When the IPCPR Trade Show last came to New Orleans in 2010, La Gloria Cubana was the featured brand under the General Cigar portfolio. Five years later, the IPCPR returned to New Orleans and this time it was a lower profile for La Gloria Cubana. The lower profile allowed General to put some spotlight on […]
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Hammer + Sickle cigars showcased its second blend in its Trademark Series, the Hammer + Sickle Trademark Maduro. The Trademark Series is the new name for the Hammer + Sickle Icon series. The original Hammer + Sickle Trademark provided a mild Connecticut Shade cigar offering. Like the Connecticut Shade […]
2015 marked a big year for Robert Wright and Pura Soul Cigars at the IPCPR Trade Show. This year the company launched two new offerings, one of which is the new Pura Soul Maduro. Like the other offerings in the Pura Soul portfolio, the Pura Soul Maduro will be made by CLE Cigars. Pura Soul […]
