"Fantastic smoke. Not as full bodied as I typically prefer, but a really impressive medium bodied experience. Great core flavors of nuts and spice along with blasts of sweetness and floral qualities throughout. Not exactly massive transitions, but there were some nice points of interest along the way.
Really exceptional construction as well. The craftsmanship definitely added to the experience. " -John I. (John I.)
Ventura Cigar Company just announced the newest addition to the Archetype line of their premium cigars. Crystals, Curses, and Cloaks, the cigars of the new Archetype Fantasy Miniseries, are hand made at the Oliva factory. These new cigars will debut at the 2018 IPCPR trade show in las Vegas. Each cigar comes with an MSRP of $9/cigar in a 20-count box format.
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·“This is a cigar that I would gladly smoke again. While the flavors may not have gone through a roller coaster of transitions, they were consistent and well balanced. The retrohale was not bitter or harsh, and really complimented the flavors on the palate. It burned well and produced great smoke. I look forward to finding out about this cigar.” –Matthew T. (A Huge Nerd)
This year, we decided to give you a tour of the show through the pictures we took while we were there. Some are of new items, and some are just things we thought were interesting. We will have a new slideshow for each major manufacturer and one big one for the smaller manufacturers.
Island Lifestyle Importers have announced their exclusive agreement with Ventura Cigar Company for marketing and distribution. This new agreement will officially launch at the 2018 IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas. Ventura will take on national marketing and distribution of the Tommy Bahama brands Island Lifestyle Aged Reserve cigars.
November 2016 – Inviting cigar aficionados to “Reach into the Dark to Find the Light,” Ventura Cigar is pleased to reveal PSyKo Seven Connecticut, the third blend in its much-admired PSyKo Seven Collection.
Wednesday, July 20, 2016 — Ventura Cigar is ready to stun the senses of the cigar world again with the launch of its new super-premium cigar line, Archetype, which will debut at the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) trade show in Las Vegas on July 25th, 2016. Archetype continues the Ventura Cigar tradition with a full line of five (5) highly-complex, yet perfectly balanced cigar blends. Each vitola is artfully crafted with a unique blend of rich, flavorful tobaccos carefully bound in a pristine wrapper—and features stunning visual imagery of the “hero’s journey” mythology on the boxes and bands—all working in harmony to create a mesmerizing visual and taste experience.
Kretek International, Inc. owners of Ventura Cigar Company, has announced that effective immediately, they have acquired Foundry Tobacco Company's brands and will be distributing them. Foundry Tobacco Company was started by Michael Giannini, who is now the General Manager of Ventura Cigars, so the brands have in essence come back where they started. UNtil now, the brands were owned by General Cigar.
Ventura Cigar Company has announced a new cigar in the Slaughterhouse line, Slaughterhouse: The Operator. This is a collaboration with Operation: Cigars for Warriors. The cigar comes in bundles of 10 that the company says have aged for multiple years. Each bundles includes a postcard about Cigars For Warriors' (CFW) mission and a limited-edition decal featuring The Operator artwork. All profits benefit Cigars for Warriors.
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·Since the show, we had been publishing the various slideshows of the different booths we took pictures of. Here you can see the full list and click directly to the slideshow as the manufacturers are listed in alphabetical order.


