After the past two years as a part of the Caldwell Cigar Company booth, Tony Bellatto and La Barba Cigars headed into their own headquarters at the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show. Bellatto had a couple of new releases as he continues to organically grow his brand. La Barba Cigars, along with Matt Booth’s Room 101 Cigars, are […]
It was the third IPCPR Trade Show for Serino Cigar Company, and this year while they didn’t formally launch a product, it doesn’t mean the company doesn’t have plans to showcase a release in the future. Serino Cigar Company is run by industry veteran Tony Serino and his son Carson. For over two decades, Serino […]
Fred Rewey and Nomad Cigar Company got off to an interesting start prior to IPCPR when it turned out most of the booth display was stolen out of storage prior to IPCPR. Since Vegas is Vegas, Rewey quickly was able to turn things around, procuring new display information, including the signage. In fact, Rewey complemented […]
Going back four or five years ago, you could expect a slew of new cigars from Rocky Patel Premium Cigars at IPCPR. The past two or three years has seen the number of new releases decrease. While three new lines may seem a lot less than it used to be, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars’ still had quite […]
Gran Habano is one of the steady performers in the cigar industry. They have a nice portfolio of products that can appeal to the many different types of cigar enthusiasts. On top of that the cigars are of high quality and are offered at reasonable prices. Over the years, the company has amassed at nice […]
La Palina is certainly a very different company than it was when Bill Paley brought his grandfather’s brand back into the market in 2010. Eight years ago, La Palina had a single line made by the Graycliff factory in the Bahamas. Today, La Palina has quite a diverse portfolio – working with small factories […]
If there was one brand I was most excited to get to at this year’s IPCPR Trade Show, it was HVC Cigars. HVC is a brand that was founded by Reiner Lorenzo. HVC is short for “Havana City”, the place in Cuba where he spent a good part of his life. HVC is a brand […]
Matt Booth and Room 101 Cigars were back for their second IPCPR since splitting from Davidoff early in 2017. Unlike last year, this year would feature some of the first Room 101 branded products since the split. And yes, the video games were back at the booth. For several years, Davidoff had been handling both […]
2018 is a big year for Joya de Nicaragua as the company celebrates 50 years in business. Joya de Nicaragua owns and operates the oldest factory in Nicaragua, and a lot of the company’s history is tied to the history of Nicaragua this past half-century. While this past year Joya de Nicaragua has celebrated its […]
Each year the Espinosa Premium Cigars booth seems to get busier and busier. This year two other companies from the La Zona family joined Espinosa Cigars in the booth, Cubariqueño Cigar Company and Pier 28 Premium Cigars. We did a separate Spotlight feature on Cubariqueño, so we will turn our attention to Espinosa and Pier […]
