Welcome to our 2014 IPCPR Trade Show Preview. During the next few weeks, we are providing a preview into the cigar industry’s biggest event – the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show that begins on July 19th in Las Vegas, Nevada. During this time, we’ll continue our weekly preview from an industry standpoint. In between, expect lots […]
Welcome to our 2014 IPCPR Trade Show Preview. During the next few weeks, we are providing a preview into the cigar industry’s biggest event – the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show that begins on July 19th in Las Vegas, Nevada. During this time, we’ll continue our weekly preview from an industry standpoint. In between, expect lots […]
Welcome to our 2014 IPCPR Trade Show Preview. During the next few weeks, we are providing a preview into the cigar industry’s biggest event – the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show that begins on July 19th. Over the next few weeks, we’ll continue our weekly preview from an industry standpoint. In between, expect lots of announcements […]
Welcome to our 2014 IPCPR Trade Show Preview. During the next five weeks, we will provide a preview into the cigar industry’s biggest event – the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show that begins on July 19th. Over the next few weeks, we’ll have a weekly preview from an industry standpoint. In between, expect lots of announcements […]
Yesterday, we covered details of the announcement that La Sirena Cigars was acquiring Old School Cigars. As a result of this acquisition, three cigars from Old School Cigars became the “Old School Cigars by La Sirena” line. Today, we take a look at some of the offerings in this line. Old School Cigars was founded […]
Yesterday, if you read mainstream media reports, you heard of the FDA’s decision to regulate the e-cigarette industry. However, if you are a close follower of the premium cigar industry, you know that the FDA’s Deeming Document on tobacco regulation goes far and beyond e-cigarettes and can hit the premium cigar industry hard. One thing […]
Nat Sherman Vice President Michael Herklots was in attendance for the launch of Auerole Las Vegas’ #ChasingThursdays event. The event also featured Chef Charlie Palmer and Robin Leach. #ChasingThursdays is described as a “a fun-filled evening to the tune of live jazz music and exclusive cigar pairings from Nat Sherman to be enjoyed on our […]
Emilio Cigars Brand Developer Gary Griffith Emilio Cigars brand developer, and House of Emilio founder Gary Griffith was our special guest on Episode 91 of Stogie Geeks. In this conversation, we asked Griffith about some projects that he had announced, but had been on hold: Carpe Noctem, Mia Dora, La Musa and Los Regalos. Carpe Noctem […]
As many of our readers know, we have been following the Ortega Wild Bunch Series 2013 since it was announced late in 2012. We have had an opportunity to smoke each of the releases. The Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 series is a unique limited production cigar concept that was introduced by Ortega Premium Cigars. The […]
The concept of pairing a cigar with a spirit has been around for quite a while. In this feature story, Michael Herklots, Vice President of Retail & Brand Development has put together a list of ten whiskeys and has looked at ten cigars in his portfolio that will be best paired with them. A pairing between […]
