At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Camacho Cigars introduced a new square tubo offering for its Camacho BXP line. Two years ago, Camacho introduced the Camacho BXP line. It’s a line of box-pressed editions of the Camacho Corojo, Camacho Connecticut, and Camacho Ecuador line that also incorporates American Broadleaf tobaccos into each of the blends. […]
IPCPR 2019 Spotlight: 7-20-4 Cigars
Back in 2010, Cigar Coop covered its first IPCPR Trade Show and one of the stars of that show was a brand called 7-20-4 with a cigar with the same name. The brand and the cigar originated from Kurt Kendall, a New Hampshire retailer with an affinity for nostalgia .7-20-4 was actually a brand that […]
Cigar News: CAO Session Introduced at 2019 IPCPR
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigars introduced a new offering under its CAO brand called CAO Session. CAO Master Blender Rick Rodriguez was inspired to create CAO Session from spending time smoking cigars in his “man cave” in his garage. He was looking to create an everyday cigar that could be something special. […]
Cigar News: Camacho Distillery Edition Launched at 2019 IPCPR
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Camacho Cigars launched the Camacho Distillery Edition. It’s a line that brings the concept introduced by the Camacho American Barrel Aged and brings it to three of the brand’s core offerings. With the Camacho Distillery Edition, the Camacho Corojo, Camacho Connecticut, and Camacho Ecuador blends have been tweaked to […]
IPCPR 2019 Spotlight: Aganorsa Leaf
Prior to the start of the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Cigar Coop selected Aganorsa Leaf as “The Company” to watch. Aganorsa Leaf is a company that says, “It all starts here; our leaf is what makes us unique. It is our strength.” These weren’t just words, it was something incorporated into the company’s strategy for […]
Feature Story: Analyzing the Launch of PCA and the Planned CigarCon Event
It was the worst-kept secret heading into IPCPR 2019. Through a series of leaks, IPCPR’s plans to rebrand as the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) and launch a consumer component to the annual Convention and Trade Show known as CigarCon were made public. On Friday, June 28th, IPCPR Executive Director Scott Pearce formally announced these plans. […]
Cigar News: Southern Draw Unveils Rose of Sharon Desert Rose at 2019 IPCPR
While it was announced prior to the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, it wouldn’t be until the actual show opened that Southern Draw Cigars would unveil the Rose of Sharon Desert Rose cigar. This is a special offshoot of the company’s Rose of Sharon cigar. The cigar itself is a different blend of the regular production […]
IPCPR 2019 Spotlight: Jas Sum Kral (JSK) Cigars
For Riste Ristevski and Jas Sum Kral (JSK) Cigars, this IPCPR Trade Show was the perfect example of turning what could have been a disastrous negative into a positive. One of JSK’s signature release was the JSK Nuggs, the CBD-infused cigar. Earlier this year, the JSK Nuggs Habano was released and there were plans […]
Cigar News: Espinosa Showcases 601 La Bomba Warhead V at the 2019 IPCPR
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Espinosa Cigars showcased the 601 La Bomba Warhead V. As the name indicates, it is the fifth installment of the Espinosa’s Warhead series. The Warhead is an offshoot of the 601 La Bomba line – Espinosa’s line of powerful Nicaraguan puros. For the Warhead, Espinosa Cigars introduced a Connecticut Broadleaf […]
Cigar News: Camacho Special Selection Diploma Black Introduced at 2019 IPCPR
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Camacho Cigars showcased what it has said will be the final installment of the Camacho Diploma Special Selection series, the Camacho Diploma Special Selection Black. Two years ago, Camacho brought back the original Camacho Diploma blend in a Robusto size. This was followed up in 2017 by the Camacho […]