The Gurkha Xtreme is getting a packaging update. At this year’s IPCPR Trade Show, the Gurkha Xtreme was re-launched using a more conventional paper-wrap style box. The Xtreme was a cigar introduced two years ago. It was packaged in a more elaborate futuristic styled box. According to Gurkha, there was a legal issue with the […]
If you visited the Patoro Cigars booth at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, you saw a cigar called Patoro Brasil – a Brazilian wrapped cigar. At the time that particular cigar was a European offering and not available in the U.S. market. At the 2016 Trade Show, the Patoro Brasil made a return, but this […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, La Aurora showcased the new La Aurora 107 15 Minute Break. This is a petit corona offering in the La Aurora 107 line. The 15 Minute Break is a 3 1/2 x 42 vitola. It is a size that has been used in the Guillermo Leon Signature and the La […]
It’s been three years since we have seen a line extension to J.C. Newman’s Brick House Maduro line, but at this year’s IPCPR Trade Show and new size was unveiled – this one was in the form of a 6 x 52 Toro. It was in 2012 when J.C. Newman introduced the Brick House Mighty […]
The Edicion de Silvio, the most premium offering in the Perdomo Cigars portfolio is getting a new look from a packaging and banding standpoint. The blends will remain the same, but some old sizes in the line will be making a return. Best of all, for consumers, they will be able to get the new-look […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, L’Atelier Imports showcased a new offering called L’Atelier Identite. Identite is French for Identity and with the case of this cigar, it is appropriate as it showcases the tobacco that L’Atelier Imports has become best known for. The Identite is a cigar that features Sancti Spiritus tobacco for the wrapper, binder, […]
At this year’s 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Caldwell Cigar Company launched a new line called Savages. Savages is described as a limited edition extension off of the Long Live the King line. It’s a cigar that was only offered to retailers on the first day of the IPCPR Trade Show. Caldwell Cigar Company hasn’t been […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, PDR Cigars launched an all-new line known as El Trovador. For this line, Master Blender Abe Flores was inspired from a couple of sources – his background as a musician (Flores played bass) and a recent visit to Cuba. While visiting Cuba, Flores saw an old vintage cigar band […]
La Palina Cigars unveiled a new line from El Titan de Bronze at this year’s IPCPR Trade Show called the La Palina Illumination. The La Palina Illumination is the third regular production cigar El Titan de Bronze is making for La Palina joining the La Palina Mr. Sam and the La Palina Family Series Miami. […]
Shop exclusives are something that often aren’t showcased at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, but RoMa Craft Tobac used this year’s trade show to showcase three high profile shop exclusive releases. One of them was the latest vitola to be added to the RoMa Craft Neanderthal line, the Neanderthal OM H-Town – the latest installment […]
