Earlier this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published draft guidance on the Substantial Equivalence process. As a part of issuing such guidance, there must be a public comment period. The comment period came to a close on July 17th (following a 30-day extension granted by the FDA). This saw many cigar companies […]
Cigar News: Perdomo Cigars Promotes Nicholas Perdomo, III to National Director of Sales
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments News, People, Perdomo
Perdomo Cigars had announced it has promoted Nicholas Perdomo, III. to National Director of Sales. “Nicholas is more than deserving of his new position with our company,” states Nick Perdomo, Jr. in a press release “His passion, work ethic, and conviction to be the very best is inspiring.” “I have never pushed my son to […]
Feature Story: Spotlight on Five Companies that “Held the Line” at the 2018 IPCPR
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And then there are those companies that go into IPCPR and don’t feel the pressure to release anything new. I refer to these companies as ones who “hold the line”. Many will argue – how can you put the “Spotlight” on companies that didn’t release anything. In a way, this article is a different type […]
Cigar Review: Perdomo Factory Blend Maduro Toro
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In 2015, Perdomo Cigars launched a line known as the Perdomo Factory Tour Blend. Perdomo Cigars is a true vertically integrated company as the company has its own farms, factory, and controls its own distribution. Part of what Perdomo has done is offer tours to its retailers and consumers to its Nicaraguan operations covering the farm and […]
Cigar News: Perdomo Estate Seleccion Relaunched at 2016 IPCPR
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As we have seen with the relaunch of lines such as La Tradicion and Edicion de Silvio lines, what was old was actually what’s new for Perdomo Cigars at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. This was due to the fact that Perdomo Cigars have several FDA pre-predicate (grandfather) dated brands that would be exempt from regulation. One other pre-predicate line […]
Cigar News: Perdomo Edicion de Silvio Relaunched at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
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The Edicion de Silvio, the most premium offering in the Perdomo Cigars portfolio is getting a new look from a packaging and banding standpoint. The blends will remain the same, but some old sizes in the line will be making a return. Best of all, for consumers, they will be able to get the new-look […]
Cigar News: La Tradicion Perdomo Reserve Series Returns
William Cooper Uncategorized 2 Comments 2016 Preview, IPCPR 2016, News, Perdomo
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Perdomo Cigars brought back a blast from the past as it showcased the return of the La Tradicion Perdomo Reserve Series. The four blends feature the Perdomo signature wrappers found in many offerings in the portfolio – Nicaraguan Sun Grown, Nicaraguan Maduro, Connecticut Shade, and Cameroon. The cigars return pretty […]
Cigar News: Perdomo 20th Anniversary Connecticut Introduced at 2016 IPCPR
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2016 Preview, IPCPR 2016, News, Perdomo
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nevada Perdomo Cigars showcased a new blend in its Perdomo 20th Anniversary line, the Perdomo 20th Anniversary Connecticut. Back in 2012, Perdomo introduced the 20th Anniversary to commemorate 20 years in the cigar business. At that time, line had been released in a Maduro and a Sun […]
Cigar News: Perdomo Holds Prices, Will Continue to Absorb SCHIP Tax
William Cooper Cigar News 6 Comments News, Perdomo
While there have been several premium cigar manufacturers who have announced price increases announced over the past few weeks, Perdomo Cigars will not be one of them. Company President Nick Perdomo informed Cigar Coop that Perdomo Cigars will not have any price increases at this year’s IPCPR Trade Show. In addition, Perdomo confirmed that he […]
Agile Cigar Review: Perdomo Reserve Limited Cameroon Edition Petit Corona
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews, Uncategorized 1 Comment 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Perdomo
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring […]