Pier 28 Cigars is the brand owned by Espinosa West Coast Sales Manager Tim Wong. Last year at the Trade Show, he launched his first cigar, the Pier 28 Habano. This year, he returned with his second line, the Pier 28 Maduro. Pier 28 Cigars are produced at Erik Espinosa’s La Zona factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. […]
One the eve of the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show came word that Espinosa Cigars had been working with AJ Fernandez to refine and repackage the blend of the Espinosa Murcielago. As the Trade Show opened, Espinosa debuted the new packaging for the Espinosa Murcielago. Replacing the red and black bands that have adorned the previous iterations of Murcielago is a […]
For the eighth consecutive year, the Cigar Coop brand will be providing coverage of the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) Association Trade Show and Convention. We are proud to be a part of a very small group of media to say that. Our four-part series has you covered whether you are going to the show or following from […]
For Erik Espinosa and Espinosa Cigars, the third time is a charm. At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, the Murcielago is getting a relaunch. This time, the cigar features a further refined that the company collaborated on with AJ Fernandez as well as updated packaging. The Murcielago (which is Spanish for “bat”) is a […]
Erik Espinosa filmed a short video talking about one of his two cigars featuring Jamaican tobacco, the Espinosa Reggae DREAD. The Espinosa Reggae DREAD is described as a medium to full-bodied cigar featuring Nicaraguan, Honduran, and Jamaican Lengue de Vaca tobacco in an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper. The cigar is unique in that it is rolled with several pigtails […]
On June 16, 2017, U.S. President Donald Trump announced he is rolling back several of former President Barack Obama’s directives on Cuba. There were no changes to the current policy that allows bringing Cuban cigars and rum into the United States, however the new Trump directive cracks down on travel and conducting business in Cuba […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Espinosa Cigars will have a national launch of the Espinosa Reggae and Espinosa Reggae DREAD. These are two cigars originally released to a limited amount of retailers in 2016. What makes these two cigars special is the inclusion of Jamaican tobacco in the filler. Espinosa Cigars describes the […]
One thing that Prime Time Special Edition allows us to do is bring you programming when a big story hits the cigar industry. While cigars were not impacted at this time by President Trump’s new directive in terms of policy toward Cuba, there are impacts to how we deal with this country. Cuba is still very much […]
Espinosa Cigars has announced it is shipping Eminent Domain, the second installment in its Backroom Series. The Backroom Series is an line of cigars for that is exclusive to Espinosa Lounges. The Eminent Domain is described as a rustic wrapped Habano cigar. It is available in one size – a 6 x 50 Toro. The cigars are […]
For Episode 2 of Prime Time, Will and Aaron welcome Hector Alfonso, Director of Operations at Espinosa Cigars and we catch up on what has been a dynamic year for the company. The Debonaire Ideal segment talks about Baseball and in our Deliberation segment we talk about limited cigars that make a comeback.
