Tag: IPCPR
Cigar News: Crux Limitada IPCPR Ships to Retailers
The Crux Cigars Limitada IPCPR Show Exclusive will soon be available in select retailers. Crux announced today the cigars are in the Miami distribution warehouse and will begin shipping immediately. The Limitada IPCPR cigar is a limited release, with only 1,000 10-count boxes each year. The cigar is a 5 x 52 box press with the exclusive Engañoso wrapper and finished with a Marblehead cap. This is the third year for this limited release. MSRP is $10.99/cigar.
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Cigar News: Liga Privada Line Extensions Ship to Drew Diplomat Retailers
The line extensions for Drew Estate Liga Privada 9 and T52 that were announced at the 2018 IPCPR trade show have now shipped to Drew Diplomat Retailers. The Corona Viva, Short Panatela, and Petit corona will become core sizes of the No. 9 and T52 facings, featuring the Liga Connecticut River Valley Broadleaf (No. 9) and Stalk Cut Habano (T52) wrapper, over plantation grown Brazilian Mata Fina binders, and Nicaraguan and Honduran fillers. Each of the three new sizes will be presented in 24-count boxes.
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Cigar News: Villiger Ships Flor de Ynclan Lancero and La Vencedora Gordo
Villiger Cigars announced today that the new Flor de Ynclan Lancero Especial and La Vencedora Gordo have shipped to Villiger retailers. These new extensions were limited production, with only 500 (25-count) boxes produced of each.
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Cigar News: Rocky Patel Launches New Tavicusa Cigar
Rocky Patel Premium Cigars (RPPC) began shipping the new Tavicusa brand that was introduced at the recent IPCPR trade show. Tavicusa is the name of Rocky’s Estelí, Nicaragua-based cigar factory, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary.
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Cigar News: Mombacho Updates the Look of Liga Maestro
Mombacho Cigars revealed new packaging design for their Liga Maestro line at the IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas earlier this month. The new boxes have a matte black finish with gold embossed Mombacho logo and are already shipping to retailers. The Tierra Volcán line will also be available in a similar box concept later this year.
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Blind Man’s Puff IPCPR 2018 Live Coverage
This year we are doing things a little different for IPCPR. Instead of taking a bunch of pictures and videos and writing articles later, we are doing things LIVE. That’s right, from Today July 13th through Tuesday July 17th, follow our Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Youtube accounts for live pictures and video interviews from the show floor. You can view them all together in the feed below or follow our accounts on each platform.
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Cigar News: Hamlet Liberation to Launch at 2018 IPCPR
Rocky Patel Premium Cigars (RPPC) will debut the third line of cigars developed by Cuban master blender, Hamlet Paredes. It is called Liberation by Hamlet, and will be a single size figurado with a tapered head and shaggy foot. It’s meant as a testament to Hamlet’s talent as a cigar roller that is regularly displayed during his countless in-store events nationwide.
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Cigar News: Antigua Esteli Segovias to Launch at IPCPR 2018
Antigua Esteli Segovias will make their debut at the 2018 IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas. The cigars are Nicaraguan puros and made Robusto, Torpedo and Toro. A box pressed vitola will also be available. The brand launched about two years ago and have been gaining ground ever since. The Segovias feature Nicaraguan maduro and Habano oscuro wrappers, with top-priming binder and filler leaves.
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Cigar News: Siempre Sun Grown to Debut for Dapper Cigar Co. At 2018 IPCPR
Translated to English, Siempre means “Always. This is what Dapper Cigar Company wants to be known for, is always crafting world-class cigars. Our blind reviews of the La Madrina and El Borracho from Dapper scored very well from our panelists. The latest cigar from Dapper will be unveiled at the 2018 IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas. The Siempre Sun Grown uses a lush Sumatran Oscuro wrapper complimented by a rich combination of other tobaccos, the Siempre Sun Grown cigar is made to provide a sophisticated smoking experience.
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Cigar News: Crux Cigars Brings in Roy MacLaren as VP of Sales
Crux Cigars announced the hiring of industry veteran Roy MacLaren as their new Executive Vice President of Sales. The hiring is effective immediately, and Roy will in the Crux Cigars booth at the 2018 IPCPR trade show this week in Las Vegas.
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Cigar News: Mombacho Cigars USPTO Petition Ruling
As a business, premium cigars are subject to the same kinds of headaches that can befall any other kind of product in the marketplace. In some cases, trademark and patent disputes can arise. For Mombacho Cigars, they just received a ruling from the United States Patent and Trademark office (USPTO).
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Cigar News: Punch Diablo to Debut at IPCPR 2018
At the upcoming 2018 IPCPR trade show, Punch cigars will introduce a new line called Diablo. As the name suggests, it is an extremely bold and full-bodied cigar with strength and power. AJ Fernandez blended the cigar for Altadis U.S.A. with tobaccos from four different countries, all of which have aged 4-6 years. The cigars are rolled by hand at the AJ Fernandez factory in Nicaragua.
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