Phil Zanghi’s Debonaire House was present at its fifth IPCPR Trade Show, but this year the company had a new home. It was a part of the Drew Estate family along with Joya de Nicaragua, Royal Agio Cigars, and Tsuge Pipes. This year’s trade show provided an opportunity for Debonaire House to showcase its offerings […]
Back in June, we reported about La Gloria Cubana adding two new maduro counterparts to its La Gloria Serie R Esteli and La Gloria Cubana Serie R Black lines. At this year’s 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar showcased the new La Gloria Cubana Serie R Esteli Maduro for brick and mortar retailers. Simultaneously, General Cigar will […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Catelli Cigar Company launched a second line produced out of the La Zona factory, the Catelli Cabaletta. The Cabaletta refers to a musical form that was found in 19th century Italian Opera. It was often used to introduce an intensification in the plot of an opera. Catelli Cabaletta is […]
While it was announced prior to the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Fratello Cigars used the show to showcase its third line, the Fratello Oro. The Fratello Oro is not only is the company’s first Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade cigar, but it’s the first cigar the company is making in Omar de Frias’ native country, the Dominican Republic. […]
The Partagas 160 Signature Series, a cigar originally released by General Cigar Company to commemorate 160 years of the Partagas brand will be making a comeback. At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar announced it was releases a limited number of what it has remaining of the Partagas 160. Back in 1996, General Cigar […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, La Palina Cigars unveiled a line extension to its Mr. Sam line in the form of a 7 x 38 Lancero. The La Palina Mr. Sam is named for the original founder of the La Palina brand, Samuel Paley (the grandfather of current La Palina Cigars owner Bill Paley). […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis USA unveiled a new limited edition under its Romeo y Julieta brand known as the Romeo y Julieta Reserve Rare 11 Years Old. The cigars are named for the fact that they were found in the Flor de Copan factory aging rooms where they had been resting for […]
Casa Fernandez has been known to produce its cigars out of its Esteli, Nicaragua Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. (TABSA) and U.S. based Casa Fernandez Miami factories. It has also partnered with Fabrica de Tabacos Raices Cubanas S. de R.L. (Raices Cubanas) in Honduras. Now Casa Fernandez has another factory it is working with – Sabor Aganorsa S.A. (SABSA). SABSA is […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars unveiled a new release aimed toward its key brick and mortar accounts – the Rocky Patel Special Edition. The Rocky Patel Special Edition is a three vitola box-pressed line: Robusto (5 1/2 x 50), Toro (6 1/2 x 52), and Sixty (6 x 60). Each […]
For the fourth year in a row, Macanudo has a special limited edition cigar. This year’s edition is dubbed the Macanudo Mao Limited Edition 2016. While the previous three installments have focused on unique and rare tobaccos (including the last two years on Jamaican tobacco), this year the Macanudo Mao focused on the seed. The Macanudo […]
