For all as long as I have been coming to the IPCPR Trade Show, Esteban Carreras has been a mainstay. Over the years I’ve watched owner Craig Cunningham move his brand from the new kid on the block to a mainstay in humidors nationwide – supported by vertical integration where the company controls its own […]
There are certain brands that you go and visit at IPCPR year after year, and you watch them grow and evolve as a brand. At the same time, you are amazed how much time passes when you first encounter them at IPCPR. One of them is Fratello Cigars. Company owner and founder Omar de Frias […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, PDR Cigars expanded its El Criollito line with four new sizes – each of the four 4 1/2 inch and under in length. The new sizes include the Club (4 1/2 x 30), Perla (3 3/4 x 42), Purito (4 x 34), and Short Gordo (4 1/4 x 58). […]
Back in 2011, Daniel Marshall released a unique cigar called the Daniel Marshall 24kt Golden Torpedo. It was a cigar that was wrapped with 24-carat gold leaves that was designed to be smokable. At this year’s trade show, Daniel Marshall took the 24k carat gold wrapped concept to the next level with the Daniel Marshall […]
As we headed into IPCPR Season this past spring, if there was one company I was most curious about in anticipation of the trade show, it was Royal Agio Cigars. The company is a giant in Europe, and over the past year has been positioning itself to make a big move in the U.S. market. […]
It’s the third trade show for Rene Castaneda as President of Villiger Cigars North America. In the past two years, Castaneda has presided over one of the great turnarounds in the U.S. premium cigar market. At the end of 2015, Villiger North America was at a cross-road in the U.S. market. The U.S. operation was not profitable […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Caldwell Cigar Company introduced a Habano offering under its Eastern Standard line – appropriately titled the Eastern Standard Habano. Eastern Standard Habano features a San Andres Sun Grown wrapper Habano wrapper over an Ecuadorian binder and a blend of Dominican and U.S. Pennsylvania filler. The cigar will be available […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Arturo Fuente cigars showcased one of its classic limited cigars and announced it would be heading to a more widespread distribution – the Arturo Fuente Flor Fina Rosado Sun Grown 8-5-8. The cigar features a blend of Dominican tobaccos. Whereas the regular production Flor Fina 8-5-8 utilizes an African […]
The Quesada booth had a different feel this year. While company President Manuel Quesada was there with his daughters Patricia and Raquel, there were some new faces as well. This is a company that had undergone a lot of internal changes over the past year, starting with the departure of General Manager Terence Reilly and […]
Each and every year, C.L.E. Cigar Company is one of the busiest booths at the IPCPR Trade Show. 2018 was no exception, and while there wasn’t a plethora of new releases, there was no slowdown of activity. This year the company showcased its C.L.E., EIROA, and Asylum brands as well as Patoro Cigars, the Dominican […]
