Our team’s visit to the Ashton booth was quite interesting. We actually made two visits to the booth. The first day we somehow got on the topic of our first Ashton smoking experiences, and it seemed like we each had a memory to tell. On the second day, we got a chance to interview Vice […]
For the 11th year, the Cigar Coop brand will be providing coverage of the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show and Convention. This is also the 11th consecutive trade show we are covering and are proud to be a part of a very small group of media to say that. Our four-part series for the 2021 PCA Trade Show has you […]
Ashton Cigars has announced the launch of a new line under its La Aroma de Cuba brand, the La Aroma de Cuba Pasión. La Aroma de Cuba is an all-Nicaraguan cigar that features tobaccos from the Garcia family farms in Nicaragua. In particular, the Pasión features a Shade Grown wrapper from the field of Naramji, […]
Ashton Cigar unveiled its sixth vitola under its San Cristobal Quintessence line. The cigar is now available to retailers and will be showcased at the 2021 PCA Trade Show scheduled to open July 10 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Like the other blends of the Ashton’s San Cristobal and La Aroma de Cuba brands, the San Cristobal […]
This month, Ashton Distributors has shipped a revamped version of its La Aroma de Cuba Edición Especial. This features an upgraded blend, new packaging, and a new size. The blend features an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler. While Ecuadorian Havana was used on the previous blend, for this iteration of the […]
“Holding the line” is a term I use to describe those companies that come into the IPCPR with no new product and no new packaging. It’s the final article of our 2019 IPCPR Coverage – and at times it is the most challenging one to write. Namely, what exactly do you write – that the […]
And then there are those companies that go into IPCPR and don’t feel the pressure to release anything new. I refer to these companies as ones who “hold the line”. Many will argue – how can you put the “Spotlight” on companies that didn’t release anything. In a way, this article is a different type […]
Ashton Cigar has launched a fifth vitola to its fifth San Cristobal. At the 2017, IPCPR Trade Show, the company featured a new 5 5/8 x 46 Corona Gorda size to its San Cristobal Quintessence line. Like the other blends of the Ashton’s San Cristobal and La Aroma de Cuba brands, the San Cristobal Quintessence is produced at […]
There is a new size that has been added to Ashton’s San Cristobal Ovation line. It’s a 5 3/4 x 54 belicoso known as the Eminence. This is a cigar that was launched at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show. The blend for the San Cristobal Ovation Eminence is the same as the rest of the line. It […]
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring […]
