This year, Enrique Sanchez’s Global Premium Cigars (and 1502 brand) celebrated its tenth anniversary. To commemorate the occasion, Sanchez has launched the 1502 Aniversario 10. It’s a cigar that was showcased at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. It is also a cigar that had a soft launch on the eve of the […]
Global Premium Cigars is the parent company for the 1502 Cigars brand. While there were some new products being showcased by the company, there was something else happening. This year owner Enrique Sanchez Icaza‘s wife, Soleana Venerio has come on board as National Sales Director and is playing a more hands-on role in the company. […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show; Global Premium Cigars, makers of the 1502 brand of cigars, launched a 5 x 50 Robusto line extension to its 1502 Black Gold line. The 1502 Black Gold features a San Andres Mexican wrapper over a double Nicaraguan binder and all-Nicaraguan fillers. Global Premium Cigars also […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show; Global Premium Cigars, makers of the 1502 brand of cigars, launched a 5 x 50 Robusto line extension to its 1502 Emerald line. The 1502 Emerald is one of the oldest offerings in the 1502 portfolio. The blend is a Nicaraguan-forward blend featuring Nicaraguan tobacco as part […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show; Global Premium Cigars, makers of the 1502 brand of cigars, launched a third size in the form of a 5 x 52 Robusto size in its 1502 Blue Sapphire line. The 1502 Blue Sapphire was introduced in 2016, and thus far there have only been two sizes […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
“…when it came to the 1502 Blue Sapphire Lancero, this was a real surprise. I found the smaller ring gauge format worked …” Wrapper: Nicaraguan Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Country of Origin: Nicaragua Factory: Plasencia S.A. Lancero: 7 x 40 Price: $13.00 Review: 1502 Blue Sapphire Lancero by Global Premium Cigars (9/13/19) Appearances on Countdown (By […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are rescoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
The year 2019 was fairly quiet in terms of product releases for Enrique Sanchez Icaza and Global Premium Cigars. There had been a few product releases earlier this year with the 1502 XO Robusto Gordo and 1502 Sapphire Lancero, when it came to the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show; there wasn’t a new product being showcased, […]
Fans of 1502 Cigars’ Blue Sapphire line have a new size to look forward to. Recently Global Premium Cigars, the parent company of the 1502 brand has released the Blue Sapphire Lancero – the second vitola to be offered in the Blue Sapphire line. The 1502 Blue Sapphire made its debut at the 2016 IPCPR […]
