While we’ve been reporting about hundreds of new products slated to debut at the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, there are some companies that won’t be debuting any new products. The following is a list of companies who have told us they won’t have anything new. That doesn’t mean they ...
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Live from the 2018 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, it’s The Big Show. Bloggers, guests and giveaways. Join Team halfwheel and a dozen guests for a three-hour live preview show. We’ll sit down with some of the biggest names in the cigar industry (see below) and ask them our questions, ask ...
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Over 10 years ago, Drew Estate—a company best known for its flavored cigar ACID—introduced a new premium, traditional cigar: Liga Privada. Since then Liga—as it is so oftentimes shortened—has gone on to become one of the world’s most popular brands. Now it’s time to pay tribute. The Liga Privada 10-Year Aniversario ...
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S.T.Dupont is combining its recent Fire Head designs with its famous lacquering process for a new series called Fire Head Under Lacquer. The new collection features a Ligne 2 lighter, made out of brass and finished with palladium. In addition, there are three pens: Ball Point ($710), Rollerball ($763) and ...
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And welcome to the 2018 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show. Today (Saturday) marks the first day of the trade show portion of the cigar industry’s most annual important event, but Friday, July 13, was technically the first day of the event. As in years past, today plays hosts to registration, ...
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Padrón has been incredibly quiet about new releases this year, though after we saw a black-banded cigar handed out at the Puro Sabor festival in Nicaragua in January it seemed like that was likely to be the company’s next cigar. It would make another appearance at the Tobacconists’ Association of ...
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Although it did not have anything new at this year’s show, APS Distributors, LLC made a conscious effort to concentrate its efforts on supporting its core bundle releases that are already on the market. In addition, the company had a number of different brands located inside its booth, including Serino Cigar ...
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Last year was a busy year for Oliva and new products, this year, it was back to business as usual: nothing new. That doesn’t stop people from coming to the booth and placing orders. While I wasn’t at the booth at the same time as last year, it actually seemed ...
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There are very few companies, if any, who will write the number of orders as General Cigar Co. The company’s brands include Macanudo, CAO, Diesel, Odyssey, Toraño and others, as well as the U.S. rights to Cohiba, Hoyo de Monterrey, La Gloria Cubana and Partagas. You could walk by the ...
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This is my seventh IPCPR Convention and Trade Show, meaning by now I have a pretty good idea of what I need on me to best cover the show and all the booths. There are some small but significant changes this year in what I’m carrying, which I think might ...
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Johnny Soyak of Cigar in the Bottle was here with the same cigar and liquor that was shown off last year, however this year he said it’s currently shipping. Soyak said that as of now he has distributors that will be receiving the latest iteration of the Cigar in the ...
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La Flor Dominicana had some new cigars at the show this year that featured a number of firsts for the company. In fact, the company was showing off two brand-new cigars, both of which incorporate a new habano wrapper from Ecuador that has never been used by La Flor Dominicana ...
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The beach-themed vibe at “Island” Jim Robinson’s booth was off to a strong start on Saturday morning, with bags of the signature yellow sunglasses on hand for lovers of the wahoo life. Robinson is continuing to expand his portfolio and distribution network, so much so that the header of Leaf ...
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The photo below shows Aaron Saide and his booth featuring Sans Pareil and La Instructora in the back corner of the trade show, a location he said he loved because it was one of the quieter spots on the floor. La Instructora released its new cigars earlier in the year, ...
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Well, Day 1 of the 2018 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show is in the bag and as in years past, each of the writers will jot down some of their thoughts on a specific night about things they overheard, things they talked to people about, or things they saw. Charlie’s ...
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Powstanie was in the RoMa Craft booth again this year – a great place for them considering they’re part of the Fabrica de Tabacos NicaSueño S.A. family. I had a chance to grab Mike Szczepankiewicz so we could get the info on the latest releases. Powstanie SBC 18 The SBC originally showed ...
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Owner Fred Rewey decided that it was time for some changes, some of those changes were planned while some of those changes were not. Rewey had announced on his Facebook page last week that parts of his booth had been stolen out of storage. Luckily for him, much of his ...
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Luis J. Falto’s new cigar for 2018 came back in April by way of the LJF Reserva del Fundador, his first box-pressed cigar created for the 23rd anniversary of the company. The cigar began shipping a few months ago, and it was the featured item in the booth this year, ...
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One of the consistent attendees at the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Garo Cigars is a fairly small operation based out of Glendale, California that focuses on brick-and-mortar retailers. While the company was on the list of those that wouldn’t have new products on display, it turns out they did ...
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The Alec Bradley booth was among the busier ones I stopped by on Saturday as a steady stream of retailers came through to check out a handful of new offerings from the company. The offerings included the new line from the next generation of the Rubin family, and an unnamed ...
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