The 2016 IPCPR Trade Show saw Ventura Cigar Company, the premium cigar division of Phillips and King launch its new Archetype brand. While the company opted to partner with Drew Estate for its Archetype Series B line, the company is partnering with another tobacco giant for its Archetype Series A line – Davidoff. The Archetype […]
Cigar News: Southern Draw Cigars Code Duello Announced
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Earlier this month, Southern Draw Cigars announced two limited edition perfecto-sized line extensions to its Kudzu and Firethorn lines. Earlier this week, Southern Draw has announced these line extensions will be branded as “Code Duello”. Code Duello adds both a 6 x 56 and a 5 x 58 perfecto to the Firethorn and Kudzu lines […]
Cigar News: Viaje Birthday Blend Debuts at IPCPR and Hits Stores
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Back on Episode 192 of Stogie Geeks, Viaje Cigars’ President Andre Farkas broke news on the Viaje Birthday Blend – a cigar designed to be Farkas’ own birthday celebratory cigar. The cigar made its debut at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. The cigar features a 6 x 52 belicoso with a San Andres wrapper over […]
Cigar News: Dunhill Aged Maduro Makes Debut at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
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Over the past three years, Dunhill has become a more active brand in terms of releases. At this year’s 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Dunhill introduced the Dunhill Aged Maduro, the first maduro release by the brand. The Dunhill Aged Maduro is a blend that starts with the Dunhill Aged blend and adds a sun grown Maduro […]
Cigar News: Tatauje La Verite 2013 Debuts at 2016 IPCPR
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For Tatuaje, at this year’s IPCPR Trade Show, somewhat overshadowed by expanded presence of its Monsters Series was the long-awaited return of the La Verite Series. This marked the first La Verite release by Tatuaje in nearly five years. La Verite is a limited edition project started by Tatuaje owner Pete Johnson where the blend features tobacco […]
Cigar News: Bombay Tobak Adds Gaaja Maduro and Torpedo
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Gaaja, the second brand launched by Mel Shah’s Bombay Toback got some new extensions to the brand. First up, the company will add a maduro blend featuring a Brazilian Mata Fina wrapper over the core Gaaja brand. In addition, a new box-pressed torpedo will be introduced into both the maduro and existing natural blends. The […]
Cigar News: Tatuaje Verocu No. 6 Line Extension Launched at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
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At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Tatuaje Cigars added an old favorite back to its Verocou line. The Tatuaje Verocu No. 6 adds a 6 1/8 x 52 offering. This size was previously offered back in 2009 when Verocu was a limited production offering. Back then the 6 1/8 x 52 was packaged in red […]
Cigar News: La Tradicion Perdomo Reserve Series Returns
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At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Perdomo Cigars brought back a blast from the past as it showcased the return of the La Tradicion Perdomo Reserve Series. The four blends feature the Perdomo signature wrappers found in many offerings in the portfolio – Nicaraguan Sun Grown, Nicaraguan Maduro, Connecticut Shade, and Cameroon. The cigars return pretty […]
Cigar News: Casa Fernandez Launches JFR Lunatic Maduro Short Robusto and Short Titan at 2016 IPCPR
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At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Casa Fernandez unveiled two new sizes to its JFR Lunatic Maduro line – the JFR Lunatic Short Titan, a 4 1/4 x 60 vitola and the Short Robusto 4 1/4 x 52. This brings the total number of offerings in the JFR Maduro line to five. The JFR Lunatic made its […]
Cigar News: Curivari Seleccion Privada Lancero to Celebrate Blue Havana II’s 10th Anniversary
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Alpharetta Georgia retailer, Blue Havana II is getting ready to celebrate its tenth anniversary. Today the retailer announced it has partnered with Andreas Throuvalas and Curivari Cigars for a cigar to commemorate the occasion. The cigar will be a 7 1/4 x 42 pig-tailed lancero known as the Curivari Seleccion Privada Lancero. The cigar will […]