Global Premium Cigars (1502) booth at 2025 PCA Trade introduced its first Connecticut blend and had some new packaging.
PCA 2025: Global Premium Cigars (1502)
Global Premium Cigars to Release Cachitos Connecticut at PCA 2025 | Cigar News
At the 2025 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Global Premium Cigars (GPC) will release the Cachitos Connecticut.
Jaime Flórez-Estrada Joins Global Premium Cigars as Chief Growth Officer | Cigar News
Industry veteran Jaime Flórez-Estrada has joined Global Premium Cigars (GPC) as its new Global Chief Growth Officer
PCA 2023: Global Premium Cigars (1502 Cigars)
Global Premium Cigars, maker of the 1502 brand of cigars, is celebrating its eleventh anniversary. For as long as I have been covering Global Premium Cigars and 1502, they have been the staple of the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. It’s also great connecting with Enrique Sánchez Icaza, the dynamic CEO and creative force […]
Cigar Review: 1502 Aniversario 10 (Toro)
Last year, Global Premium Cigars celebrated ten years of the 1502 brand. To commemorate the occasion, the company introduced a new regular production line under the 1502 brand – appropriately titled the 1502 Aniversario 10. It was Global Premium Cigars’ first new regular production line under the 1502 brand since 2016 (when the company launched […]
Cigar News: 1502 Aniversario 10 Makes Debut
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 […]
PCA 2021 Report: Global Premium Cigars (1502)
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. […]
Cigar News: Global Premium Cigars Adds 1502 Black Gold Robusto
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 […]
Cigar News: Global Premium Cigars Adds 1502 Emerald Robusto
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 […]
Cigar News: Global Premium Cigars Cigars to Add 1502 Blue Sapphire Robusto
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 […]
