At the 2018 IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas, Crowned Heads will show off the new Court Reserve XVIII. Fans of Crowned Heads cigars will certainly celebrate when the cigars ship to retailers later this fall. It will be a limited edition cigar from the Nashville based company, and available in three sizes. The Court Reserve XVIII is wrapped in Mexican San Andrés, with a binder from Ecuador and Nicaraguan filler leaves.
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The award-winning lineup of Aging Room cigars (Altadis U.S.A.) will get some welcome additions at the 2018 IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas. Among these new cigars will be the Aging Room by Rafael Nodal Core Series. This cigar collection is an expression of artistry from Aging Room founder Rafael Nodal. Aging Room cigars are intended to show a commitment to small batch production, and use fine aged tobaccos.
Southern Draw Cigars will launch 300 HANDS at the 2018 IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas. 300 HANDS is a story of collaboration told through a new line of premium cigars from Southern Draw. The result of approximately 300 steps and the hands producing nearly identical bundles of well aged and naturally fermented tobaccos that we know as premium cigars.
At the 2018 IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas, Foundation Cigar Company will release the Tabernacle Havana Seed CT #142. Nick Melillo shared the information on social media about this line extension for the Tabernacle. It will be available in four vitolas and prices will start at $9/cigar up to $13/cigar. It uses a very unique wrapper that is grown right in the Connecticut River Valley, along with a Mexican San Andres binder and filler leaves from Esteli, Jalapa, and the Jamastran region of Honduras.
In 2016, La Barba Cigars released a cigar called One and Only. At the time, La Barba Founder Tony Bellatto touted the cigar as having well aged tobaccos and a uniques profile. Tony now has a new version to release in 2018 at the IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas. The new iteration of One and Only will be a 5-country blend with an average age of 10 years per leaf, and wrapped in Ecuadorian Habano.
Altadis U.S.A. will reintroduce Quattro, an award-winning series of premium cigars from Aging Room by Rafael Nodal. Quattro is an extension of the Aging Room family of cigars crafted by a prominent name in boutique-styled blends, Rafael Nodal. With this reimagined Quattro collection, Nodal revives the previous Quattro selections, while expanding the lineup with two new additions.
Joya de Nicaragua will expand their modern Joya cigar lineup at the upcoming 2018 IPCPR trade show. The new addition is called Joya Silver, and it will join Joya Red, Joya Black, and Joya Cabinetta in the line. It is the first box pressed entry in this line, and features a wrapper that Joya de Nicaragua classifies as an Oscuro upper-priming wrapper grown in Ecuador. It rounds out with a binder from Mexico and filler leaves from Nicaragua.
Gurkha Cigars will re-introduce some of their flavored cigars to the market at the 2018 IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas. The flavored Gurkha blends were on the market over a decade ago, and will re-enter the marketplace very soon. They are said to have the "appealing aroma of pipe tobacco".
Drew Estate will expand their offerings of 4 x 32 cigars in Tins at the 2018 IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas. Now available in the Tins will be Undercrown, Deadwood, La Vieja Habana, Isla del Sol, Ambrosia and Kentucky Fire Cured. In addition, some of the Joya de Nicaragua lines will also be available in this format. These lines include Antano 1970, Joya Black, and Joya Red.
Island Lifestyle Importers will release the Island Club line of cigars at this year’s IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas. The Island Club cigars are hand made in Nicaragua and comprised solely of aged Nicaraguan filler and binder, wrapped in an Ecuadorian Connecticut leaf with a rustic covered foot.