Elogio Announces Excentrico No. 3 as IPCPR Release
Elogio Cigars has announced that it will be releasing just one new cigar at this year’s IPCPR Convention and Trade Show kicking off this week in Las Vegas, a limited edition that should have fans of...
View ArticleGeorge Rico S.T.K. Miami Zulu Zulu Mas Paz Edition 2014 Slated for Summer...
George Rico’s G.R. Tabacaleras Co. has announced plans for a new S.T.K. release that is scheduled to hit store shelves later this summer, the George Rico S.T.K. Miami Zulu Zulu Mas Paz Edition 2014....
View ArticleL’Atelier Five-Packs Coming at IPCPR 2014
In addition to its previously-announced extensions for L’Atelier and Surrogates lines, L’Atelier Imports will introduce small cigars in five-packs in L’Atelier, Surrogates, El Suelo and Trocadero at...
View ArticleProposed Smoking Ban Moves Forward in Prosperity, S.C.
The small town of Prosperity, S.C. is moving forward with an ordinance ban that would ban smoking and the use of all tobacco products on town property and within 20 feet of entrances to buildings. At...
View ArticleEzra Zion Tantrum PA (Prerelease)
In July 2012, Ezra Zion debuted with two initial lines — the Honor Series Reagan and Inception, which is now known as Jamais Vu. Two years later, the Texas-based company has five different lines,...
View ArticleNomad Delays C-276 to IPCPR 2014 (Update)
Fred Rewey’s plans for a new line this month have hit a snag. The Nomad C-276 has been delayed until the 2014 IPCPR convention and trade show in mid-July. The A.J. Fernandez-made cigar will use a...
View ArticleCigar Rights of America Announces the Formation of the National Cigar Policy...
With members of the cigar industry gathering in Las Vegas, Nev. for the IPCPR Convention and Trade Show, Cigar Rights of America made a pre-show announcement that is has launched the formation of the...
View ArticlePDR Creates AFR-75 Reserva Limitada Paka Ali’i for Hawaii
Hawaii will be getting another exclusive. PDR Cigars announced that the A. Flores AFR-75 Reserva Limitada Paka Ali’i (7 x 46) has been shipped to Hawaii. The cigar is a special size of the AFR-75...
View ArticleAlbany, N.Y. Slated to Consider Park Smoking Ban
A park smoking ban could be coming to the capitol of New York, as the Albany Common Council’s Law, Buildings, and Code Enforcement Committee is scheduled to discuss a proposal at its next meeting on...
View ArticleWin a Box of Standard Issue Robusto
Turns out we have one too many boxes (so we have two) of the Standard Issue Robustos (review here), the first cigar from television producer Rob Weiss and Camacho. As such, we are giving it away....
View ArticleIPCPR 2014: Day 0 Recap
And so it begins. If you are reading this, the IPCPR convention and trade show has kicked off. Expect live reporting throughout the next four days regarding the specific, but a few observations from...
View ArticleIPCPR 2014: Padrón
We’ve been talking about what Padrón would have in store for the company’s 50th anniversary for seemingly two years, especially with a very subdued release list last year. The booth looked pretty much...
View ArticleIPCPR 2014: J. Fuego
Jesus Fuego had an interesting story behind the new look for his booth — he and his team found themselves with some downtime over the winter and decided to make their own booth from salvaged wood and a...
View ArticleIPCPR 2014: Nat Sherman
The headlining cigar of the Nat Sherman booth was the one being created for company CEO Joel Sherman’s 75th birthday, and it is a gorgeous presentation of an unusual size cigar. Brooks Whittington...
View ArticleIPCPR 2014: Casa Fernández
Casa Fernández now shares a booth with Illusion, although the companies retain their own respective distribution networks. There’s a new JFR, which should be a big deal given the popularity of the...
View ArticleIPCPR 2014: Boveda
While there was nothing “officially” new from Boveda this year, there are a few things that consumers may be seeing when they pick up their next bunch of cigars. Four gram and ten gram versions of the...
View ArticleIPCPR 2014: Oliva & Padilla
The booth looks very familiar. There’s some slight changes, including the addition of a coffee bar to coincide with the launch of NUb Café. In addition, Padilla has a new release and the Oliva Viejo...
View ArticleIPCPR 2014: Flor de Gonzalez
Flor de Gonzalez, the company best known for its 90 Miles line, had a pair of new releases to show off at IPCPR this year, as well as a new logo that will be phased in over the upcoming weeks. The...
View ArticleIPCPR 2014: Day 1 Recap
Day one of the actual show is in the bag. After visiting over a dozen booths and talking to numerous manufacturers, retailers and other media here is what’s been most talked about: By and far the...
View ArticleIPCPR 2014: La Flor Dominicana
There were no surprises from La Flor Dominicana as the company had announced all of its IPCPR releases just a few days before the trade show opened, other than the pleasant surprise of seeing them in...
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