At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Hiram & Solomon Cigars introduced a new line called Grand Architect. The Grand Architect is highlighted by the use of Paraguayan tobacco in the filler. The Paraguayan tobacco is blended with Nicaraguan tobaccos from Estelí and Jalapa covered with a Nicaraguan Jalapa binder and finished with a Nicaraguan Corojo […]
JRE Tobacco Company is the venture between Julio R. Eiroa and his son Justo. From observing and talking to Justo, he has taken a very patient and pragmatic approach to the growth of the company. He has not tried to do too much too soon, and from visiting them at this year’s trade show, you […]
Last year, Davidoff launched a new brand known as Back2Back. It’s a brand that had a contemporary feel featuring artwork from Fernando Romero and Mike Baca, two graffiti artists known as the UR New York team. The duo has worked with Davidoff in the past on the Zino brand providing both artwork and serving as […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Matt Booth and Robert Caldwell launched “The T Habano”. It’s the third installment under their collaborative brand “The T” which is produced at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez in Estelí, Nicaragua. The T Habano consists of a Habano Sun Grown wrapper over Nicaragua binder and filler. The cigar is available in […]
Since we have started the IPCPR Spotlight Series, we’ve always tried to put the products center stage in the report and try to attach a theme. Normally these don’t discuss the booth design. In the case of Espinosa Cigars, while certainly, they brought a strong lineup to the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, much of the […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Bear Duplisea catches up with Francisco Batista, the Master Blender from Royal Agio Cigars. Royal Agio is a company that has been making some noise in the U.S., and we’ll learn from Francisco what he is doing to develop the products out of Royal Agio.
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar introduced its second flavored cigar under the Macanudo label, the M Bourbon by Macanudo. The M Bourbon by Macanudo follows up 2018’s M by Macanudo. While the M by Macanudo featured coffee flavors, the M Bourbon by Macanudo is meant to showcase the flavors found in an […]
Just prior to the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Cavalier Genève announced it would be releasing its second limited edition cigar, the Cavalier Genève LE19. At this year’s trade show, the cigar was officially showcased. The Cavalier Genève LE19 is a 4 3/4 x 58 vitola with an undisclosed blend. It is presented in ten-count boxes. […]
For the past six years, Camacho Cigars has for the most part stuck to a pattern when it comes to its releases – namely a major release prior to IPCPR, and a limited release at the Trade Show itself. 2019 saw a change this year as Camacho chose to unveil its major offerings for 2019 […]
It’s episode 101 and Prime Time is back from the IPCPR. This week we welcome the Cigar Hustler himself, Mike Szczepankiewicz. Mike wears many hats – retailer, brand owner, distributor, and podcaster. Tonight we’ll learn more about Mike – and of course, we will tackle the 800 pound gorilla in the room, the change from […]
