The Padron Serie 1926 No. 47, a cigar that was released as a part of the 2015 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 […]
At this year’s 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, PDR Cigars launched the Flores y Rodriguez Connecticut Valley Reserve line Azul. This cigar becomes the second blend to be released in the ultra-premium Connecticut Valley Reserve line. Last year the company launched the Flores y Rodriguez Connecticut Valley Reserve Maduro. The cigar was highlighted by a Connecticut Broadleaf […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, La Palina Cigars unveiled its first box-pressed offering known as the La Palina El Ano 1896 Oscuro. The cigar is the latest collaboration between La Palina Cigars and Abe Flores’ PDR Cigars in the Dominican Republic. The significance of the 1896 is that it was the year that original […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars introduced a new offering in The Edge Connecticut line. This one is a 7 x 70 size known as the Howitzer. It was back in 2014 when Rocky Patel Premium Cigars introduced the Howitzer size into The Edge lines. At the time the Howitzer was […]
It’s been almost two years since Nick Syris brought his LH Premium Cigars brand stateside. This year Syris was at theIPCPR Trade Show showcasing some new line extensions and some new packaging options. Syris, along with his partner Omar Nasr started offering cigars to Lavida Habana lounges in the Middle East. The brand quickly grew in […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Gurkha Cigar Group showcased its new Gurkha Bourbon Collection. As indicative by the name, this is a bourbon-infused cigar. It is also a project that is being done in collaboration with a bourbon distillery called Hartfield & Co, located in Bourbon County Kentucky. Bourbon County, Kentucky was […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Falto Cigars showcased a new Short Churchill offering known as the Falto El Procer Historias In most cases, Falto makes one size per blend and the Falto El Procer Historiasis no exception. El Procer Historias is a 6 x 48 offering consisting of an Dominican-grown Habano 2000 wrapper, a Cameroon binder and […]
Prior to IPCPR 2016, Recluse Cigar Company President Scott Weeks was a guest on Stogie Geeks and announced that there would be a major portfolio expansion coming at this year’s IPCPR. This expansion would add nine new blends, each consisting of 14 vitolas for a total of 126 new facings. While some might have scratched […]
Don Tomas has been one of the quieter lines in the General Cigar portfolio, but last year a new blend called the Don Tomas Nicaragua was released to Europe. At this year’s IPCPR Trade Show, the Don Tomas Nicaragua was showcased to the U.S. market. Although not a Nicaragua puro, the Don Tomas Nicaragua […]
At this year’s IPCPR Trade Show, Jochy Blanco’s La Galera brand unveiled a new San Andres wrapped La Galera Maduro and the new La Galera 1936 Box Pressed. However, Blanco had one more cigar to showcase, and this one is a limited edition that is a San Andres Maduro in a box-pressed. The cigar is called […]
