Last year, Altadis USA released a special limited edition cigar for the to commemorate 80 years of the Montecristo brand known as the Montecristo 80th Anniversary No. 2. What made that cigar special was a tobacco used in the blend known as Pilotico. At this year’s IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis unveiled a new line that also […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Falto Cigars showcased a new small batch figurado offering known as the Falto Yagüez Arawaco. Owner Luis Falto hails from Puerto Rico and the new offering pays homage to the Native Americas from that region known as the Arawaks. There happens to be a river in the western part of the […]
One of the big stories out of Casa Fernandez at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show was the addition of Sabor Aganorsa S.A. (SABSA) as a production factory to its brands. SABSA is a small factory that is based in the Jalapa region of Nicaragua. At this year’s trade show, Casa Fernandez showcased a new addition into […]
Jochy Blanco’s La Galera brand now has a maduro offering. At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, the La Galera Maduro was officially launched. It was one of three new blends added to the La Galera line. The La Galera Maduro complements the previously released La Galera Connecticut and La Galera Habano lines. In addition, the […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar brought back to two of its old Macanudo Vintage Cabinet Selection releases – the Macanudo Vintage Cabinet 1984 and the Macanudo Vintage Cabinet 1988. As the name indicates, each of these releases contain vintage tobaccos from 1984 and 1988. What makes these cigars even more special is that […]
Back in June, we reported about La Gloria Cubana adding two new maduro counterparts to its La Gloria Serie R Esteli and La Gloria Cubana Serie R Black lines. At this year’s 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar showcased the new La Gloria Cubana Serie R Esteli Maduro for brick and mortar retailers. Simultaneously, General Cigar will […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Catelli Cigar Company launched a second line produced out of the La Zona factory, the Catelli Cabaletta. The Cabaletta refers to a musical form that was found in 19th century Italian Opera. It was often used to introduce an intensification in the plot of an opera. Catelli Cabaletta is […]
The Partagas 160 Signature Series, a cigar originally released by General Cigar Company to commemorate 160 years of the Partagas brand will be making a comeback. At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar announced it was releases a limited number of what it has remaining of the Partagas 160. Back in 1996, General Cigar […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, La Palina Cigars unveiled a line extension to its Mr. Sam line in the form of a 7 x 38 Lancero. The La Palina Mr. Sam is named for the original founder of the La Palina brand, Samuel Paley (the grandfather of current La Palina Cigars owner Bill Paley). […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis USA unveiled a new limited edition under its Romeo y Julieta brand known as the Romeo y Julieta Reserve Rare 11 Years Old. The cigars are named for the fact that they were found in the Flor de Copan factory aging rooms where they had been resting for […]
