Camacho Liberty 2011 At the 2011 IPCPR, outside of Matt Booth’s Room 101 line, it was a pretty quiet year for the core Camacho Cigars line. However, Camacho did unveil their annual release in the Liberty series – the Camacho Liberty 2011. The Camacho Liberty series follows a micro-batch concept. Each year Camacho releases a […]
For the month of July, much of the news was launched either at the 2011 IPCPR show or near the start of the trade show. This year, I’ve attempted to capture more of a technical overview of the products (and a little tobacco legislation). I’ve captured a summary of the IPCPR posts for July (and […]
Room 101 Conjura Edition – Papi Chulo At IPCPR 2011, when I visited to Matt Booth’s “booth” at Davidoff, he gave us an insight into a new line extension to the Room 101 Conjura Edition as well as what is in store for that particular blend’s line. A new vitola is being added to the […]
La Palina El Diario From the times I have listened and talked to La Palina Cigars founder Bill Paley, one thing is clear to me – he has a goal to build the best possible cigars in the market. Last year, Paley launched La Palina Cigars – resurrecting the brand of his grandfather Samuel Paley. […]
In addition to the Perdomo’s Champagne Noir line, Nick Perdomo and team launched another line of cigars at the 2011 IPCPR – the Perdomo Exhibicion series. One thing I have liked about what Perdomo does is when they launch a line, they come out with several wrapper options. This allows Perdomo to not pigeon-hole […]
For Illusione Cigars, the 2011 IPCPR marked the launch of a highly anticipated new extension to his core line – Illusione Maduro blends. Maduro is not something new to Illusione chief Dion Giolito. Last year, he introduced a maduro wrapper on his highly successful Illusione -hl- (lancero). This would prove to be highly successful. […]
Probably the most anticipated release from Tatuaje for many people is the Fausto line. In a year at IPCPR where Ecuadorian/Connecticut shade tobacco is making for a lot of cigars outside the full strength and full body range, this cigar was one many people were looking forward to. I apologize in advance for not having […]
Macanudo Vintage 1997 Maduro Remember back in March when I said those metal bands on the Macanudo Vintage 1997 Maduro were going away? In fact, I even posted a picture of this cigar sporting the new paper band. Well, not so fast…. At the 2011 IPCPR trade show an important announcement was made on this […]
Rocky Patel Thunder by Nimish The interesting thing is that when it comes to Rocky Patel cigars – Rocky has his fans and he has his detractors. Regardless of what side of the fence you are on, I am a fan of Rocky Patel because he is someone who truly fights for our cigar rights. […]
San Cristobal Elegancia The collaboration between Don Pepin Garcia and Ashton Cigars has proven to be a good one – especially with the release of the San Cristobal and La Aroma de Cuba lines. At IPCPR 2011, a new line extension to the San Cristobal brand was unveiled – the San Cristobal Elegancia. The San […]
