One could make the argument that Mombacho Cigars S.A. has had a quiet first half of 2019. That changed when it came to the IPCPR. The company showcased two new offerings and had a full launch of a third one. The big news was the launch of the collaboration with Diplomatico Rum. Dubbed the Diplomatico […]
2019 has certainly been a big year for La Familia Robaina. Just prior to the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, owner Spencer Drake had announced he was rebranding his company from White Hat Cigars to La Familia Robaina. The name change pays homage to the legendary Robaina family from Cuba. However, that was just one […]
Back in 2010, Cigar Coop covered its first IPCPR Trade Show and one of the stars of that show was a brand called 7-20-4 with a cigar with the same name. The brand and the cigar originated from Kurt Kendall, a New Hampshire retailer with an affinity for nostalgia .7-20-4 was actually a brand that […]
Prior to the start of the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Cigar Coop selected Aganorsa Leaf as “The Company” to watch. Aganorsa Leaf is a company that says, “It all starts here; our leaf is what makes us unique. It is our strength.” These weren’t just words, it was something incorporated into the company’s strategy for […]
For Riste Ristevski and Jas Sum Kral (JSK) Cigars, this IPCPR Trade Show was the perfect example of turning what could have been a disastrous negative into a positive. One of JSK’s signature release was the JSK Nuggs, the CBD-infused cigar. Earlier this year, the JSK Nuggs Habano was released and there were plans […]
For E.P. Carrillo coming into IPCPR, they were one company that had what no other company had – they were the current title holders of Cigar Aficionado’s Cigar of the Year award. At the same time, the company had something else exciting going on – celebrating ten years in business. To commemorate ten years, […]
Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Company came into the IPCPR with several new releases – and these releases continued to show company owner Oscar Valladares as a rising star in the cigar industry. One thing that Valladares has been expanding is his farming operation – which has grown considerably. With his own distribution warehouse, sales and […]
Imagine a world of professional football where the Super Bowl® has had declining attendance and an announcement was made that next year, the name of the game was being changed to “Professional Football League Championship.” Basically, that is what Day Four of the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show felt like. Based on the foot traffic I […]
There is no way to sugar coat this. The decision to hold IPCPR Trade Show a few days before July 4th was nothing short of a disaster. There was a time when I didn’t think it was worth discussing attendance numbers, but attendance has emerged as a huge story. Day Three of the IPCPR Trade […]
For the tenth 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. Today we continue our ten-part series where we look back our […]
