For the past few years, Reiner Lorenzo and HVC Cigars had been one of the best-kept secrets in the cigar industry. However, following the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, the secret seemed to get out and HVC began to make much more of a national presence. Coming into the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Lorenzo and HVC […]
Prior to the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis U.S.A. announced it was releasing a cigar to celebrate 50 years of the Tabacalera de Garcia family under the Montecristo brand known as Cincuenta. At the Trade Show itself, the Montecristo Cincuenta was center stage. To commemorate the occasion, Altadis turned to Elle Bleu to create a […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar Company introduced a fourth blend to its handmade value-priced Odyssey line. This one is a sweet tipped version and its called the Odyssey Sweet Tip. As the name indicates the Odyssey Sweet Tip features a sweetened cap. The blend itself utilizes a Nicaraguan Habano wrapper over a […]
Hiram & Solomon is a brand that is themed around the Freemasons with the idea the Mason brothers can get together and enjoy a premium cigar. The brand was founded by Brother George Dakrat and WB Fouad Kashouty. After originating production in the Dominican Republic, a couple of years ago the company moved production over […]
2019 marked the eighth IPCPR Trade Show for the Nashville, Tennessee-based cigar company Crowned Heads. Keeping to their Nashville roots, the Crowned Heads booth had a Nashville-roadhouse music studio flair to it. While a theme around Nashville and music has been a constant for Crowned Heads over the years, 2019 reflected some changes seen by […]
While RoMa Craft Tobac’s Wunder|Lust is a European release, that didn’t stop RoMa Craft Tobac from showcasing it at the U.S. based IPCPR Trade Show. At the 2019 edition of the trade show, RoMa Craft Tobac showcased a 5 5/8 x 46 size of the Wunder|Lust known as Fiorella – another release in the line […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, J.C. Newman Cigar Company showcased a brand it will be releasing later this year known as Yagua. Yagus is a throwback style cigar. According to J.C. Newman, the grandfather of Lazaro Lopez (the manager of J.C. Newman PENSA Factory in Estelí, Nicaragua) would roll cigars into a cigar shape, […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Asylum Cigars launched a three-vitola line known as Asylum Pandemonium. It’s a cigar described as the company’s fullest offering to date. The Asylum Pandemonium is a Nicaraguan puro. Each of the three sizes measures 8 1/2 inches. The sizes in the series include 52 x 8 1/2, 60 x […]
2019 was the fourth IPCPR Trade Show for Tim Wong and Pier 28 Premium Cigars. Each year, Pier 28 has been able to use the IPCPR Trade Show to launch a new release. Along the way, the company is building a very nice portfolio of high-quality cigars. As it has for the past three […]
Last year General Cigar launched its most premium offering in its most premium line, the Cohiba Spectre. This year the company unveiled an all-new version of the Cohiba Spectre at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show. The Cohiba Spectre 2019 is highlighted by a deeply fermented high priming Nicaragua Jalapa wrapper that underwent an additional fermentation […]
