At the Total Product Expo (TPE) 2023, the long-awaited Muestra de Saka Krakatoa from Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust was showcased. The company is taking pre-orders from retailers through March 24th and anticipates delivery in September 2023. Muestra de Saka is a line of cigars that Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Founder and Master Ligador Steve Saka […]
At Total Product Expo (TPE) 2023, Jake Wyatt Cigar Co. would introduce its latest line, the J.W. Maverick. This is a cigar that is meant to deliver a stronger and fuller-bodied experience into the Jake Wyatt portfolio. The J.W. Maverick gets its name from co-owner Gerard Abajian‘s son. It is preceded by the initials which are […]
At Total Product Expo (TPE) 2023 Gurkha Cigars introduced a three-blend value set known as the Grand Age II. As the name indicates, it is a spinoff of an older Gurkha line, the Gurkha Grand Age. “The Grand Age II is a fun project we’ve been developing over the past few months,” comments Jim Colucci, […]
While we didn’t attend the Total Product Expo (TPE) 2023, it seemed like there was a good amount of products that were introduced. The following is a running board of the companies that have reported TPE releases or have informed Cigar Coop of a TPE release. This is a work in progress. Brand Products Showcased […]
At the 2023 Total Product Expo (TPE) 2023, a new extension of Jim Robinson’s Island Jim brand was showcased, the Island Jim Connecticut #2. The cigar was on display with Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. As the name indicates, the Island Jim Connecticut #2 utilizes a Connecticut Shade wrapper. It joins the original Island Jim […]
At the 2023 Total Product Expo (TPE), Forged Cigar Company began telling retailers that the Room101 Daruma would be making a return. The Room101 Daruma was first released in 2012. Daruma is a small papier mache figure used in Japan that is often a symbol of perseverance and good luck. Production to the 2023 version […]
At Total Product Expo (TPE) in Las Vegas, Nevada, Gurkha Cigas unveiled a third blend under its popular Gurkha Ghost line, the Gurkha Ghost Connecticut. “We feel that the Gurkha Ghost Connecticut will be the perfect addition to our portfolio of Gurkha Ghost,” says Juan Lopez, Vice President of Sales, in a press release. “The […]
Back at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, E.P. Carrillo introduced a limited cigar sampler of three unreleased cigar blends known as the Platinum Bash. The release was meant to commemorate E.P. Carrillo founder Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr‘s 70th birthday. The idea behind the concept is consumers would be able to select which one […]
At Total Product Expo (TPE) 2023, S.T. Dupont released a collection that pays homage to the city of Paris, France the S.T. Dupont Loves Paris Collection. Paris is the city where S.T. Dupont is located. The S.T. Dupont Loves Paris Collection consists of a Smoking Kit Option, Writing Kit Option, or the Fire and Writing […]
At the Total Product Expo (TPE) 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Oscar Valladares showcased a line known as Heaven & Hell. This is a two-blend line that prior to TPE 2023 had been only available to internet and catalog retailers and not to brick and mortar. That is now changing in that now Oscar Valladares […]
