Last year, Jose Blanco and his wife Emma Viktorsson launched their own Las Cumbers Tabaco and their first blend, Senorial by Jose Blanco. Now the first line extension to that blend its coming and it will be in the form of a traditional 7 x 38 lancero. The Senorial Lancero will be become the sixth vitola based […]
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show in New Orleans, Nat Sherman will introduce three new sizes as a part of its Nat Sherman Sterling line. The new sizes include a 4 x 52 Short Robusto, a 4 3/4 x 50 Robusto, and a 7 x 48 by Churchill. The new additions bring the total number […]
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Gurkha Cigar Group will introduce the new Gurkha Cask Blend. The company is describing this cigar as a “signature cigar”. Details of the blend itself are not being disclosed, but perhaps the most striking feature is that the cigars are being packaged in 200 count cabinet boxes. The cigar […]
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Gurkha Cigar Group will launch a new cigar called the Gurkha Heritage. For the Gurkha Heritage, it is being produced in Nicaragua at American Caribbean Cigars and will incorporate Nicaraguan tobacco. In a press release announcing the Gurkha Heritage, Kaizad Hansotia, President and CEO of Gurkha Cigar Group said, […]
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Gurkha Cigar Group will launch the Gurkha Cellar Reserve Platinum Edition. Platinum Edition will be the fourth installment of its Gurkha Cellar Reserve Series that was initially launched in 2011. While the cigar will incorporate 12 year old tobaccos in the filler, perhaps the most significant point is that […]
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, AKA Cigar co-owners Jay Lundy and Tom Poehler have joined forces with Elliot Suied and Romereo Hartfield to launch an all-new cigar company called Acme Cigar Company. The company name is the resurrection of an old U.S. brand from the early 1900s. The company will be a separate company from AKA Cigars […]
In 2014, Crux Cigars launched its brand and bursted on to the cigar scene releasing six different blends. The company shows no signs of slowing down as it is planning three new releases during the second half of 2015. Today details of one of those new releases, the Crux Guild has been announced. The Crux […]
Editor’s Note For the sixth consecutive year, the Cigar Coop brand will be providing coverage of the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) Association Trade Show and Convention. For the past three years we have brought to you our multi-part preview series on what to expect from the show. This year we made some […]
At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Cigar Oasis showcased its new wi-fi capabilities that would integrate with its humidification devices. By leveraging these new capabilities, it allows the cigar enthusiast to regulate and monitor the conditions in his / her humidor from a remote device. This is accomplished by adding the Cigar Oasis Wi-Fi Attachment […]
At the upcoming 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Pure Aroma Cigars will introduce the D’Crossier Selection 512 Lancero. As the name indicates, this will introduce a traditional size 7 1/2 x 38 Lancero into the D’Crossier portfolio. D’Crossier is a line for which owner Isaias Santana Diaz pays homage to his family, and with the D’Crossier […]
