IPCPR 2016: Catelli Cigars
Catelli Cigars has been on the scene for a few years now and may best be known for their silhouettes of women in their marketing and the naming of vitolas. This year the company returned to IPCPR with...
View ArticleIPCPR 2016: What’s In My Bag – Patrick Lagreid
I would never admit to being the most overpacked of the four halfwheel staff members, but I do carry around a bit more than my colleagues. I am a firm believer in the theory of better to have it and...
View ArticleIPCPR 2016: Jenneff Cigars
Jenneff Cigars released two new blends at the show this year. Jenneff Family Blend The new Family Blend is being billed as a marrying of what co-owners Jeff and Jenn White appreciate in a cigar, making...
View ArticleIPCPR 2016 – Day 4 Contest: Davidoff Yamasá Star + Sphere
What happens when you put a sphere and a star together? I don’t know, but that’s what you will get if you are the winner of the day four contest from Davidoff. It’s a Davidoff Yamasá star, including...
View ArticleIPCPR 2016: Crossfire Cigars
It was a bit weird not seeing Jason Lois in the Crossfire Cigars booth this year, but the company is moving forward and plans to be around despite the uncertainty currently surrounding the cigar...
View ArticleIPCPR 2016: Crux Cigars
While Crux Cigars did add a new brand to its lineup, this year’s show was more about new blends using already existing lines. In addition, the company released its first IPCPR exclusive release, which...
View ArticleIPCPR 2016: Sublimes
I can’t recall seeing any company at this year’s trade show with the ratio of space to cigars as Sublimes had. The spacious booth was home to just one new line extension to the signature line. Also of...
View ArticleIPCPR 2016: Cubariqueño Cigar Company
After sharing space with Erik Espinosa last year, Cubariqueño moved into its own booth this year with Bill Ives and Juan Cancel on hand to greet new and existing retailers. The pair celebrated the...
View ArticleIPCPR 2016: Casa Turrent
There’s no doubt that Mexican San Andrés tobacco has grown in popularity over the past several years, and for those in the know about this varietal, the Turrent name should be a familiar one. The...
View ArticleIPCPR 2016: L.A. Lighters
L.A. Lighters isn’t the most well-known in the premium cigar world, but the company offers a number of low-cost lighters that will certainly do the trick the next time you need to light up a cigar. As...
View ArticleIPCPR 2016: Las Cumbres Tabaco
Las Cumbras Tabaco’s booth featured a familiar face in José Blanco, some new product in a pair of box-pressed sizes for Señorial Maduro and Freyja, but unfortunately no Emma Viktorsson and none of the...
View ArticleIPCPR 2016: Que Vida
Que Vida is a brand I’ve been somewhat familiar with, but honestly beyond a bit of name recognition, I couldn’t tell you much. Turns out, they are from New Jersey and have one line on the market as...
View ArticleIPCPR 2016: Davidoff of Geneva USA
Like many larger booths, Davidoff of Geneva USA’s physical footprint seemed to grow slightly this year, even though the look of the booth is much the same. The one exception is the addition of...
View ArticleIPCPR 2016 Ohana
Ohana is located in the Tabacalera NOA family, which is headlined by Guayacan but includes three other brands that Noel Rojas produces for others. One of those is Ohana. Ryan Rodriguez now enters his...
View ArticleIPCPR 2016: Graycliff Cigars
While Graycliff had a presence at the show, this year brought only one new line extension as well as new packaging for its other lines. Graycliff Captain J.H.G. Double Duke The line extension is in the...
View ArticleIPCPR 2016: Dunbarton & Tobacco Trust
Steve Saka’s Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust continues to be one of the most challenging booths to cover. When I walked by on days two and three there was literally no room in the booth. Even on day...
View ArticleIPCPR 2016: Cigar Oasis
After running into some of the Cigar Oasis crew at a bar the previous night I decided to swing by the Cigar Oasis booth to check out the new product it has for this year and boy was it not what I was...
View ArticleIPCPR 2016: MBombay
Although the company was showing off the recently released Gaaja, it also had some surprises up its sleeve, including a never before seen blend in a larger lancero vitola. MBombay Vintage Reserve...
View ArticleIPCPR 2016: Duran Cigars
The Miami-based company showed off three different new cigars at the show, including its first ever Ecuadorian Connecticut-wrapped Azul blend. Duran Neya F8 Texas Tactical Lancero Measuring in at 7 x...
View ArticleIPCPR 2016: La Flor Dominicana
La Flor Dominicana’s booth will look familiar to those who have followed the trade show in recent years; it has both a clean design and functional space with a decent amount of display space to show...
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