It is perhaps the most significant, but least talked about story at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show – namely the Connecticut Shade releases coming from Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. (TABSA). TABSA is the factory in Nicaragua owned by Casa Fernandez. This is a factory that has become world-renowned for working with its Aganorsa farm […]
Sosa Cigars has released a new lancero offering to its Sosa Auric Perfectum line. The new 7 1/2 x 38 size becomes the fifth vitola in the Auric Perfectum line. The blend features an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler. The cigar is produced at Tabacalera Aroma de Jalapa, S.A in Nicaragua. In addition, […]
While Sosa Cigars was not at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, the company has certainly kept busy. This past week the company unveiled its third blend under its Sosa Underground line. This one is a barber-pole wrapped offering known as the Sosa Underground Delphic Dual Wrapper. The cigar is now currently available. The Delphic is […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Caldwell Cigar Company unveiled a new extension to its Eastern Standard brand known as Eastern Standard Dos Firmas or the Caldwell Signature. “Dos Firmas” translates to two signatures – and that’s because the cigar carries the signatures of company owner Robert Caldwell and of William Ventura, who owns the […]
While Southern Draw Cigars was not at the 2016 IPCPR Convention and Trade Show, the company has busy. This week, Southern Draw Cigars made a series of new announcements highlighted by two new blends. One of those new blends features a Pennsylvania wrapper known as Jacobs Ladder. Jacobs Ladder joins the newly announced Rose of Sharon as the […]
Southern Draw Cigars might not have been at the 2016 IPCPR Convention and Trade Show, but it does not mean the company has not been busy. Today the Austin Texas-based company announced a new blend called Rose of Sharon. This new blends adds a larger-sized Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade offering into the company’s portfolio. Rose of […]
Espinosa Cigars is about to unveil a major expansion to its 601 brand. This includes the addition of six new blends, the return of the 601 Black line, and line extensions to two existing 601 lines. According to Hector Alfonso, Director of Factory Operations at the Espinosa La Zona factory, the blends were not showcased […]
Southern Draw Cigars has announced it is adding four sizes into its Firethorn and Kudzu Offerings. The new sizes include a lancero, a belicoso, and two perfectos. Both Kudzu and Firethorn now have a 6 1/2 x 40 lancero offering. The Kudzu offering is referred to as the Axil Lancero while the Firethorn offering is known […]
Southern Draw Cigars is adding two new sizes across the three blends of the QuickDraw line. Today the company announced that the QuickDraw Ecuadorian Dark Habano, QuickDraw Pennsylvania Broadleaf, and QuickDraw Connecticut will now feature a Corona Gorda (5 1/2 x 46) and a Short Panatela (5 1/2 x 40). The Corona Gorda size […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, the story at E.P. Carrillo was its revamped portfolio – and it seemed almost every line was affected in one form or another. This included the popular INCH by E.P. Carrillo line – the line geared for large ring gauges. With the INCH line, a new blend called the […]
