For the third year in a row, we are providing a full “Post-Game Report” assessing the IPCPR Convention and Trade Show. In this report, we talk more about the show itself and give our thoughts and impacts to the cigar industry. This won’t put a close to the 2017 IPCPR coverage. We still have more of our product-centric coverage […]
Dion Giolito’s La Gran Classe is going national. At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Illusione Cigars announced he will now offer the line that was previously exclusive to his FUMARE retail shop in Reno, Nevada nationwide. La Gran Classe was conceived as a small batch project for Giolito’s retail stores. The nationwide release is being offered in the 4 5/8 x […]
United Cigar is a company owned by David Garofalo, best known as the owner of Two Guys Smoke Shop. The company works with a diverse array of manufacturers and handles U.S. distribution for their cigars. It is also a unique venture in that they provide education to their authorized retailers. While many of the brands of United Cigar are staples at […]
The La Aurora ADN Dominicano, a line that was unveiled at the ProCigar 2017 festival was officially launched at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show. This is a release that contains Andullo tobacco. ADN Dominicano stands for “Dominican DNA”. While Andullo isn’t very common in a premium hand-made cigar, the use of Andullo tobacco is an old […]
The 2017 IPCPR Trade Show saw Casa Fernandez go back to its roots focusing on lines featuring its Aganorsa farm-grown Nicaraguan tobaccos. One such line that was unveiled at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show was a line called Buena Cosecha Corojo. Buena Cosecha Corojo for “Good Harvest Corojo”. It’s a blend of Aganorsa farm Corojo ’99 and Criollo ’98 tobaccos highlighted […]
There was talk of reduced foot traffic at the 2017 IPCPR, but you would not know it from Espinosa’s booth at the show. This booth seemed quite busy the 3 1/2 days the trade show was open. While there wasn’t a ton of new products at the trade show, there was still enough to keep customers happy. First up are […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Ernesto Padilla and Padilla Cigar Company had on display its most premium cigar to date, the Padilla 1932 Millisime. The word millisime is French for vintage and the cigar is so-named because the tobaccos are vintage tobaccos. These are tobaccos Padilla was able to procure from the Raices Cubanas. In this […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis U.S.A. officially launched a limited edition cigar known as the VegaFina Añejado 7 Años Robusto Extra. This is a cigar that originally got a launch in Europe, but got its official launch at this year’s trade show. The VegaFina Añejado 7 Años Robusto Extra features an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, Indonesian binder, and […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, De Los Reyes Cigars unveiled a new booth design. This booth was in the form of a library. It was very warm and welcoming. In addition, it was the perfect backdrop to showcase what is fast becoming a very strong portfolio of offerings by De Los Reyes. De Los Reyes is owned by […]
Casa Fernandez is known for their Nicaraguan Aganorsa and San Andres Maduro wrapped blends. In 2016, Casa Fernandez deviated from its usual formula, introducing Connecticut Shade and Habano wrapper options. For 2017, Casa Fernandez returned to its roots with all of its new offerings featuring 100% Nicaraguan blends highlighted by its Aganorsa farm tobacco. First up is the […]
