At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Selected Tobacco will introduce new packaging options for two vitolas in its ultra-premium line. The 6 x 56, Byron 19th Century Grand Poemas and the 6 x 56 Byron 20th Century Habaneros will be available in 25-count, limited edition humidors. Each humidor will contain cigars that have been aging since 2012. A […]
Cigar News: Selected Tobacco Expands Atabey Offerings
William Cooper Cigar News, IPCPR 2017 No Comments 2017 Preview, Atabey, IPCPR 2017, News, Review, Selected Tobacco, United Cigar
Selected Tobacco, the brand owned by Nelson Alfonso, has announced that it is adding five new sizes to the ultra-premium Atabey line. The new sizes will officially be launched at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas. Being added to the line are the Duendes (6 x 54, Torpedo), Spiritus (7 1/2 x 40), Misticos (6 3/4 […]
Cigar News: Selected Tobacco To Add Byron Siglo XXI Elegantes
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2016 Preview, Byron, IPCPR 2016, News, Selected Tobacco, United Cigar Retailers
Selected Tobacco has announced a line extension to its Byron Serie Siglo XXI line that will make its debut at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas this summer. The new size will measure 6 1/8 x 55 and will be known as the Byron Serie Siglo XXI Elegantes. This size had previous been […]
Cigar News: Selected Tobacco Adds Two Line Extensions to Byron
William Cooper Cigar News, Uncategorized No Comments 2015 Preview, Byron, News, Selected Tobacco, United Cigar Retailers
Selected Tobacco has announced a pair of 6 x 56 line extensions that will be added to the Byron Serie Siglo XIX and Byron Serie Siglo XX lines. These new offerings will now receive updated packaging. These new line extensions will make their debut at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show in New Orleans. The Byron […]
Cigar Review: Byron Siglo XX Londinenses by Selected Tobacco
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 4.5 - Fight Chuck Norris for Them, Byron, Review, Selected Tobacco
Byron Siglo XX Londinenses by Selected Tobacco (Humitube packaging) The Byron Siglo XX Londinenses is one of several cigars that is a part of Selected Tobacco’s Byron brand of cigars. Selected Tobacco is run by Nelson Alfonso. Alfonso is a graphic artist who is most famous for doing the artwork and packaging of the Cohiba […]
Cigar Review: Bandolero Bravos by Selected Tobacco
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, Bandolero, Review, Selected Tobacco
Bandolero Bravos – Humitube packaging Bandolero is one of three brands produced by Selected Tobacco. Selected Tobacco is run by Nelson Alfonso. Alfonso is a graphic artist who is most famous for doing the artwork and packaging of the Cohiba Behike. In 2012, he launched Selected Tobacco and has now launched three brands – Atabey, […]
2014 IPCPR Trade Show Preview Part 1: The Five Boutiques to Watch
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments Atabey, Bandolero, Byron, Compañía Hondureña de Tabacos, Epicurean, Feature Story, Fratello Cigars, House of Emilio, IPCPR 2014, IPCPR 2014 Preview, Kuuts, Moya Ruiz, Selected Tobacco
Welcome to our 2014 IPCPR Trade Show Preview. During the next five weeks, we will provide a preview into the cigar industry’s biggest event – the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show that begins on July 19th. Over the next few weeks, we’ll have a weekly preview from an industry standpoint. In between, expect lots of announcements […]
Cigar News: Selected Tobacco’s Atabey, Byron, and Bandolero to be Opened for Wider Distribution
William Cooper Cigar News, Uncategorized No Comments Atabey, Bandolero, Byron, IPCPR 2014, News, Selected Tobacco
Atabey by Selected Tobacco United Cigar Retailers has announced that Selected Tobacco, which produces Nelson Alfonso’s cigar brands in Costa Rica including Atabey, Byron, and Bandolero will be available for new retailers at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas. Over the past year, these brands have only been available to the 33 retail […]
2013 Year in Review: The Honorable Mentions
William Cooper Uncategorized 1 Comment 2013 Year in Review, AVO, Davidoff, El Primer Mundo, La Aurora, Miami Cigars, Padron, Paul Garmirian, RoMa Craft Tobac, Selected Tobacco, Tatuaje
In 2013, we are introducing a major change to Honorable Mentions. For the past three years of our Cigar of the Year countdown, we have unveiled a list of “Honorable Mentions”. While we didn’t rank these cigars, we picked ten cigars that just missed making our Top 30 countdown. While we didn’t intend this to […]
Cigar Review: Atabey by Selected Tobacco
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 2 Comments 94-96, Atabey, Memorable, Review, Selected Tobacco
Atabey by Selected Tobacco (Brujos Vitola) The Atabey is probably a cigar most people have not heard of. It is one of three blends made by a company called Selected Tobacco. Selected Tobacco makes three brands: Bandolero, Byron, and Atabey Cigars. The company launched their line at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show in Orlando, Florida. […]