At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Ashton Cigars launched a new line under its La Aroma de Cuba line, the La Aroma de Cuba Pasión. Ashton is not a company known for putting out a lot of new releases. In fact the last time Ashton launched a whole new line was 2016’s San […]
PCA 2021 Report: Ashton Cigars
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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 […]
2021 PCA Pre-Game Report Part 3: Predictions for the 5 Hottest Cigars at the Trade Show
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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 […]
Cigar News: Ashton Launches La Aroma de Cuba Pasión
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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, […]
Cigar News: Ashton Adds San Cristobal Quintessence Churchill
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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 […]
Cigar News: Ashton Releases Revamped La Aroma de Cuba Edición Especial
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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 […]
IPCPR 2019 Spotlight: Five Companies that “Held the Line” at the 2019 Trade Show
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“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 […]
Feature Story: Spotlight on Five Companies that “Held the Line” at the 2018 IPCPR
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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 […]
Cigar News: Ashton Adds San Cristobal Quintessence Corona Gorda at 2017 IPCPR
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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 […]
Cigar News: Ashton Adds San Cristobal Ovation Eminence at 2017 IPCPR
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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 […]