While Rocky Patel Premium Cigars made most of its product announcements prior to the show, there were a few things saved for the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show. One of those things was a new 7 5/8 x 58 Salomon line extension to the Hamlet 25th line. The Hamlet 25th was the second line spearheaded by […]
What’s old is what’s new for Toraño Cigars at the IPCPR. The brand showcased three popular legacy brands from the pre-General Cigar era which are making a return. These cigars include the Casa Toraño, the Toraño Exodus 1959 Gold Label, and the Toraño Exodus 1959 50 Years. The packaging will be very similar to when these cigars were first […]
After a one year absence, Riste Ristevski‘s Jas Sum Kral (JSK) Cigars was back at the IPCPR Trade Show. If booth traffic was any indication, retailers were quite enthusiastic about JSK being back at the trade show. Despite what was a very active booth, Ristevski was engaging as always, devoting time from his busy schedule to […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar Company introduced a third collaboration with AJ Fernandez under its Hoyo de Monterrey line with the Hoyo La Amistad Black. This release features an Ecuadorian Sumatra Oscuro wrapper over a Mexican San Andres binder, and Nicaraguan filler. It is available in three sizes: Rothschild (4 1/2 x […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Ian Reith’s Dapper Cigar Company made available its Cubo Sumatra line. This is a cigar that joins the Cubo Maduro and Cubo Claro offerings by Dapper. According to Reith, the Cubo Sumatra was technically released five years ago as the first offering under the Cubo brand. Now Reith […]
One pre-announced release, one mystery release, one audible, one annual release, and the return of a popular industry personality all made the Alec Bradley booth one of the more interesting ones at the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show. One of the company’s featured releases was Blind Faith. This is a project spearheaded by Alec Rubin and […]
While Rocky Patel Premium Cigars made several product announcements prior to the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, the company saved some product to unveil at the show. One was a cigar that pays homage to the tenth anniversary of the company’s boutique factory in Estelí, Nicaragua – The Rocky Patel Tavicusa. According to Rocky Patel Premium […]
In 2017, General Cigar’s Cohiba brand introduced the Cohiba Blue – a cigar meant to be an affordable Cohiba offering. Now General goes to the other end of the spectrum introducing the Cohiba Spectre, a cigar that is the most expensive Cohiba branded cigar by General to date. According to General Cigar, the Cohiba Spectre […]
It was the third IPCPR Trade Show for Bryan Mussard and Cattle Baron Cigars and while this year he didn’t show any new products, the booth certainly had the feel of a company on the rise. Two years ago, Cattle Baron Cigars had a small area as a part of the De Los Reyes booth. […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Davidoff of Geneva launched a new brand called Back2Back. While the brand may be new, the blends are ones that might be familiar to cigar enthusiasts. Back2Back is the reincarnation of the Room 101 Big Payback line. When Matt Booth departed, he took the Room 101 brand names with […]
