At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars launched a limited edition offshoot of its Rocky Patel Platinum line. The cigar is appropriately titled the Rocky Patel Platinum Limited Edition. The Rocky Patel Platinum Limited Edition features a Habano wrapper. This differs from the regular production Platinum line which uses a Habano Oscuro […]
The Illusione Singulare, the company’s annual limited edition line is now become a regular production offering. Just prior to the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Illusione Cigars owner Dion Giolito announced he was bringing back three previously released offerings in the Singulare line and introducing a fourth offering. The four offerings will now be on-going releases. The […]
Just before the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Dion Giolito announced a major expansion of his Illusione Cigars portfolio. Part of this expansion would incorporate several limited edition lines as regular production lines. One such line is a favorite among Illusione fans, the Illusione ~eccj~. The regular production line brings back the two sizes made of […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Illusione Cigars showcased two new sizes to its Illusione Ultra line – the OP No. 8 and the OP No. 3. The Ultra OP No. 8 adds a 6 3/4 x 48 Churchill-size vitola into line while the OP No. 3 introduced a 4 1/4 x 50 Petite Robusto. The […]
Illusone Cigars is releasing its first Connecticut Shade Cigars. At this year’s 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, the company announced it was unveiling versions of its popular Illusione Rothchildes and Illusione Gigantes brands featuring an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper. Both Illusione Rothchildes CT and Illusione Gigantes CT are the same size as its Nicaraguan puro counterparts. The […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar Company launched three new value-priced brands. One of these new brands is a two blend offering known as La Estrella Cubana – translating to “Cuban Star”. The La Estrella Cubana Habano features a Nicaraguan Habano wrapper, Honduran binder, and all Nicaraguan filler. Meanwhile the La Estrella Cubana Connecticut […]
At this year’s 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Illusione Cigars added a sixth vitola to its Fume D’Amour line. This one was a classic 5 5/8 x 46 Corona Gorda known as the Illusione Fume D’Amour. The name Fume D’Amour means “to love smoke”, the Illusione Fume D’Amour made its debut at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show. […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Emilio Cigars launched its first two new blends in the post Gary Griffith era. One of those two new blends is a collaboration being done at the Fabrica Oveja Negra factory called the Emilio Cavatina. Cavatina refers to a simple song or melody, properly one without a second part or a […]
The Guayacan Rojas Reserve, a value-priced Nicaraguan puro maduro is receiving two line extensions. At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Guayacan unveiled a new 5 x 50 Robusto size and new 6 x 52 Toro size – bringing the total number of vitolas to four. It was at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, when Guayacan […]
When it came to companies that released a lot of product at this year’s IPCPR Trade Show, Ventura Cigar Company was certainly among the leaders. At this year’s IPCPR Trade Show, Ventura Cigar Company showcased a new 26 blend, 66 facing line known as Case Study. The line is meant to pay homage to the […]
