At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Emilio Cigars launched its first two new blends in the post Gary Griffith era. One of those two new blends is a collaboration being done at the Fabrica Oveja Negra factory called the Emilio Cavatina. Cavatina refers to a simple song or melody, properly one without a second part or a […]
The Guayacan Rojas Reserve, a value-priced Nicaraguan puro maduro is receiving two line extensions. At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Guayacan unveiled a new 5 x 50 Robusto size and new 6 x 52 Toro size – bringing the total number of vitolas to four. It was at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, when Guayacan […]
When it came to companies that released a lot of product at this year’s IPCPR Trade Show, Ventura Cigar Company was certainly among the leaders. At this year’s IPCPR Trade Show, Ventura Cigar Company showcased a new 26 blend, 66 facing line known as Case Study. The line is meant to pay homage to the […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, when I looked at La Flor Dominicana’s strategy, I found it to be one of the most interesting ones of any company. This year the company showcased a combination of cigar artistry and innovation while at the same time preparing to do business in the new world of regulations […]
As we have seen with the relaunch of lines such as La Tradicion and Edicion de Silvio lines, what was old was actually what’s new for Perdomo Cigars at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. This was due to the fact that Perdomo Cigars have several FDA pre-predicate (grandfather) dated brands that would be exempt from regulation. One other pre-predicate line […]
The Padron 1964 Anniversary Belicoso, a cigar that was released as a part of the 2014 Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series is now becoming a regular production item. At this year’s 2016 IPCPR Trade Show Padron had the former TAA cigar on display and was now making it available to all retailers. The Padron 1964 Anniversary […]
It’s been quiet at Emilio Cigars for the past couple of years, but this year there was some new product on display at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. One of them was a limited edition known as the Emilio Fifteen. The Emilio Fifteen consists of a Habano wrapper over aged Nicaraguan tobaccos for the binder […]
At this year’s 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Duran Cigars unveiled three new blends, including two of them as the company’s first Connecticut Shade offerings. In addition the company announced it will be handling distribution for a brand known as Meirelles y Acevedo. Azan Blue Connecticut Azan was the brand that started it all for Duran Cigars. It […]
The 1502 XO line, which made its debut at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show is expanding. At this year’s 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Global Premium Cigars unveiled seven additional sizes to its 1502 XO line. The 1502 XO was originally released in a 6 x 50 box-pressed Toro. When the line was launched company CEO […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Hammer + Sickle announced two new additions to its Berlin Wall Series in the form of Box Pressed Vitolas. A recent edition of Cigar Insider confirmed the sizes being a box-pressed Robusto (5 x 50) and a Box Pressed Churchill (7 x 50). The blend consists of a Honduran […]
