At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Foundation Cigar Company and Nicholas Melillo will bring their American-grown Habano seed offering known as the Tabernacle Havana Seed CT No. 142. The cigar is the second blend under Foundation’s Tabernacle brand. The Tabernacle Havana Seed No. 142 features a unique a hybrid wrapper grown in Connecticut. In […]
Cigar news: Joya de Nicaragua Cinco Décadas to Launch at 2018 IPCPR
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Joya de Nicaragua has announced its signature 50th Anniversary cigar. It’s called Cinco Décadas and it will be showcased at the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show. According to Joya de Nicaragua the Cinco Décadas is a cigar that is “an exclusive collection of tobaccos but also with fifty years of accumulated knowledge, experience and resilience […]
Cigar News: Gurkha To Re-Launch Three Flavored Cigar Lines
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Gurkha Cigars is returning to the flavored cigar space. At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Gurkha will reintroduce three flavored cigars from 12 years ago. According to Gurkha Cigars, the company has decided to re-enter the flavored space due to increased requests for the product. The three lines returning are: Red Head, a cigar […]
Cigar News: Crowned Heads Court Reserve XVIII To Launch at 2018 IPCPR
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At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Crowned Heads will unveil Crowned Heads Court Reserve XVIII. It’s described as a one time release that pays tribute to the loyal supporters of the brands of Crowned Heads cigars. In announcing the product, the company stated: “The genesis and inspiration of the company name ‘Crowned Heads’ was […]
Cigar News: Fratello Navetta Inverso to Debut at the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show
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At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Fratello Cigars will launch its fifth line, the Fratello Inverso. The name translated from Italian “inverse shuttle” and that is because it is an offshoot of the Fratello Navetta, but with the tobaccos literally inverse in the blend. Last year, brand owner Omar de Frias created the Fratello Navetta […]
Cigar News: Southern Draw 300 Hands to Launch at 2018 IPCPR
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At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show scheduled to open on July 14th, Southern Draw Cigars will introduce a new value-priced line called 300 Hands. 300 Hands will consist of two blends – a Habano and a Maduro. It’s a line that pays tribute to the people of Nicaragua – particularly those involved in the […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Adds Additional Brands and Joya de Nicaragua to the Tin Collection
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Last year, Drew Estate introduced a series of 4 x 32 offerings packaged in tins across several of its brands. At this year’s Trade Show, Drew Estate will add 14 new offerings. This includes 11 new Drew Estate offerings across six more of its brands as well as three Joya de Nicaragua offerings. This year’s […]
Cigar News: E.P. Carrillo INCH Ringmaster to Launch at 2018 IPCPR
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Last week, E.P. Carrillo Cigars announced the latest installment to its INCH brand, The Ringmaster. Earlier this week, details of the release were disclosed to Cigar Aficionado. The cigar is the first all-Nicaraguan blend to be part of the INCH family. The cigar comes in two sizes: 5 3/8 x 64 and 6 1/4 x […]
Cigar News: Island Lifestyle Importers to Launch Island Club Cigars at 2018 IPCPR
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At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Island Lifestyle Importers LLC will put its Island Club line of cigars into national distribution. It’s a line that brings a mild to medium strength, value-priced cigar offering into the Island Lifestyle Importers portfolio. Island Club consists of an Ecuadorian Connecticut shade wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler. The […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Kentucky Fire Cured Sweets to Debut at 2018 IPCPR
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At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Drew Estate will officially launch the Kentucky Fire Cured Sweets, a cigar that introduces a sweetened tip offering the smokiness of the Kentucky Fire Cured blend. Kentucky Fire Cured Sweets features a Kentucky seed tobacco that is grown and fired cured in Hopkinsville, Kentucky combined with Nicaraguan fillers and […]