Rocky Patel Premium Cigars is heading to the Dominican Republic. At this year’s 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, the company unveiled the Rocky Patel Dark Dominican – the first cigar by Rocky Patel Premium Cigars being made in the Dominican Republic. To make the Rocky Patel Dark Dominican, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars is partnering with General Cigar where […]
Feature Story: Spotlight on De Los Reyes Cigars at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
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The 2016 IPCPR Trade Show was the third one for De Los Reyes cigars. This year the company owned by the Reyes’ family introduced a new line under its Saga brand known as Saga Short Tales. But it wasn’t just a new cigar line that was of interest here. Representatives from United Parcel Service (UPS) were at the […]
Cigar News: Gurkha Heritage Gets New Line Extensions; Packaging Changes
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While Gurkha introduced its new Gurkha Heritage Maduro offering at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, there are some other changes that were introduced to the line as whole – including the current Gurkha Heritage Habano offering. Two new sizes are being added as regular production offerings in the Gurkha Heritage Habano. First up, there will be […]
Cigar News: Davidoff Corona Cigar Company 20th Anniversary Features FSG Tobacco
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Jeff Borysiewicz’s Corona Cigar Company is celebrating 20 years in business. As it has done for many retailers celebrating a milestone anniversary, Davidoff has created a special cigar for the occasion. However, with the Davidoff Corona Cigar Company 20th Anniversary cigar, it is extra special at this cigar features Florida Sun Grown tobacco – the […]
Cigar News: Montecristo Politico Pepe Mendez Debuts at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
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Last year, Altadis USA released a special limited edition cigar for the to commemorate 80 years of the Montecristo brand known as the Montecristo 80th Anniversary No. 2. What made that cigar special was a tobacco used in the blend known as Pilotico. At this year’s IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis unveiled a new line that also […]
Cigar News: Falto Yagüez Arawaco Showcased at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
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At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Falto Cigars showcased a new small batch figurado offering known as the Falto Yagüez Arawaco. Owner Luis Falto hails from Puerto Rico and the new offering pays homage to the Native Americas from that region known as the Arawaks. There happens to be a river in the western part of the […]
Feature Story: Villiger North America Moves Forward at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
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The past nine months has been a time of change for Villiger North America, the U.S. based operations for Villiger Cigars as it underwent a major restructuring . With changes in structure and operation of Villiger North America, the focus at this year’s IPCPR Trade Show wasn’t on new product, but it re-connecting the U.S. division with […]
Cigar News: Casa Fernandez Introduces Master Mason at 2016 IPCPR
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One of the big stories out of Casa Fernandez at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show was the addition of Sabor Aganorsa S.A. (SABSA) as a production factory to its brands. SABSA is a small factory that is based in the Jalapa region of Nicaragua. At this year’s trade show, Casa Fernandez showcased a new addition into […]
Cigar News: La Galera Maduro Launched by IndianHead Cigars at 2016 IPCPR
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Jochy Blanco’s La Galera brand now has a maduro offering. At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, the La Galera Maduro was officially launched. It was one of three new blends added to the La Galera line. The La Galera Maduro complements the previously released La Galera Connecticut and La Galera Habano lines. In addition, the […]
Cigar News: General Cigar Releases Macanudo Vintage Cigars
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At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar brought back to two of its old Macanudo Vintage Cabinet Selection releases – the Macanudo Vintage Cabinet 1984 and the Macanudo Vintage Cabinet 1988. As the name indicates, each of these releases contain vintage tobaccos from 1984 and 1988. What makes these cigars even more special is that […]