At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, J.C. Newman Cigar Company launched a maduro counterpart to its Perla del Mar line – appropriately titled the Perla del Mar Maduro. It was at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show when J.C. Newman launched the first Perla del Mar blend, which introduced a box-pressed Connecticut Shade offering into the company’s […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Catelli Cigar Company launched a new line called Catelli Boxare. For this line, the company shifts direction in a couple of ways. For starters, while the company has been known to produce its cigars at Erik Espinosa’s La Zona factory, the Boxare will use a different factory – Noel Rojas […]
While it was released prior to the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, the all-new Torano Vault line was showcased by General Cigar Company at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. Torano Vault was a line launched by Torano Family Cigars in 2011 under the “Blends from the Vault” moniker. The story behind this line actually dates back to 1982 when […]
“There are so many beats in your chest and only so many words in your head”. That is what General Cigar’s Michael Giannini said to me this year at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show when it came to this year’s theme for Foundry Tobacco Company’s releases. It was this theme that led him and Foundry […]
Connecticut Shade wrapper was a theme for Duran Cigars. One strategic advantage is that the company is able to source Ecuadorian grown Connecticut Shade wrapper from its plantation in Ecuador. Prior to IPCPR, the company announced the Azan Blue Connecticut – a premium release using its Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade cigar. At this year’s trade show, the company’s […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Caldwell Cigar Company officially unveiled a new line known as Anastasia. Anastasia is a project for which owner Robert Caldwell has collaborated with Ernesto Perez-Carrillo at Tabacalera La Alianza. While it’s a project that was known about prior to IPCPR, the trade show didn’t provide a whole lot more […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, PDR Cigars showed off a series fat perfecto line extensions to its Small Batch Reserve line. Dubbed “Wicked Pugs”, the perfectos each are a 60 ring gauge perfecto with a pig-tail cap. Both the Small Batch Reserve Cubra Rosado (Habano) and the Small Batch Reserve Cubra Maduro will each receive […]
Casa Fernandez has a new Nicaraguan puro – and it features the branding of two of its signature assets, the Aganorsa farms and TABSA factory. At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, the new Aganorsa Leaf TABSA line was introduced. TABSA refers to Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. – Casa Fernandez’s factory that is located in […]
Altadis USA is once again teaming up with the Plasecnia family. At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis USA showcased the Romeo 505 Nicaragua by Romeo y Julieta- a new Nicaraguan puro offering being made at the Placencia factory in Esteli, Nicaragua. While the Romeo 505 Nicaragua is a 100% Nicaraguan offering, it is not the […]
One thing that E.P. Carrillo’s portfolio overhaul has done well is address some gaps in the portfolio. One such gap was a value-priced cigar offering. At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, E.P. Carrillo launched an offering to address this gap called the Grand Prize. The Grand Prize, along with the new Tabacalaera Alianza Natural and […]
