It was the fifth IPCPR Trade Show for Crux Cigars. The company came out of the gate like gangbusters in 2014, launching with six brands. Since then Crux has taken healthy steps to round out its portfolio – especially during the past two to three years. The company had a new face in the booth […]
Last year, Camacho Cigars re-introduced the original blend of the Camacho Diploma as an annual limited release known as the Camacho Diploma Special Selection. The 2017 release featured a 5 x 54 Robusto format. This year, Camacho is once again releasing the original blend of the Camacho Diploma, but this time in the […]
With 2018 being the 50th anniversary of Macanudo, many wondered what General Cigar would have in store at this year’s IPCPR. Needless to say, the company threw a bit of a curve ball when it announced M by Macanudo, a coffee flavored cigar. It was a bold move by General Cigar that shows it is […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Mombacho Cigars S.A. unveiled new packaging for its Liga Maestro line. The new boxes feature a matte black finish with a gold embossed Mombacho logo and have already begun shipping to retailers. It appears to also be designed to accommodate warning labels. The company also says the Tierra Volcán […]
For the eighth consecutive year, Alec Bradley has a release of its limited Fine & Rare series. The 2018 installment brings back the JRS 10=(86) blend for the first time in three years and it’s appropriately titled Alec Bradley Fine & Rare JRS 10=(86) Blend Second Issue. This was a cigar that was showcased at the […]
For many years, Global Premium Cigars and 1502 Cigars could be considered interchangeable, but all of that changed this year as Global Premium Cigars introduced its second brand called Cachitos. Cachitos introduces a value-priced bundle-packaged offering – filling a gap that existed in CEO Enrique Sanchez’s cigar portfolio. Cachitos utilizes a Nicaraguan wrapper over a Honduran […]
Once again, La Gloria Cubana goes to Central America. At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, the La Gloria Cubana Estelí had its debut. According to General Cigar, it’s a blend that represents the best of Central American tobaccos and deepens the profile of the brand’s original ‘white box’ blend. “We named this collection in honor of […]
Southern Draw Cigars waited until day two of the trade show, but they made it worth everyone’s time as they unveiled their new brand 300 Hands. On day one, Southern Draw Cigars did an unveiling for its Cedrus-The Hogan. At that time, the company presented the story behind that cigar and then for the […]
As in the past Miami Cigar and Company’s booth served as a hub for its own brands as well as the other brands it distributes a this year’s IPCPR Trade Show. In 2018, those brands include the La Aurora and Toscano brands. One big change from 2017 was the absence of Viva Republica from the […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Kevin Schweitzer‘s Vintage Rock-A-Feller Cigar Group introduced a classic 7 x 38 lancero line extension to its Vintage Red Label Maduro line. The Vintage Red Label Maduro line is produced in Nicaragua by American Caribbean Cigars. The blend consists of a San Andes Maduro wrapper over an Ecuadorian binder […]
