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·August 29, 2018

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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·August 22, 2018

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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·July 13, 2018

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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·July 12, 2018

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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·July 10, 2018

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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·August 28, 2018

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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·July 26, 2018

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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·July 12, 2018

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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·July 10, 2018

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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·July 10, 2018

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: Liga Privada Line Extensions Ship to Drew Diplomat Retailers

Cigar News: Rocky Patel Launches New Tavicusa Cigar

Blind Man’s Puff IPCPR 2018 Live Coverage

Cigar News: Antigua Esteli Segovias to Launch at IPCPR 2018

Cigar News: Crux Cigars Brings in Roy MacLaren as VP of Sales

Cigar News: Villiger Ships Flor de Ynclan Lancero and La Vencedora Gordo

Cigar News: Mombacho Updates the Look of Liga Maestro

Cigar News: Hamlet Liberation to Launch at 2018 IPCPR

Cigar News: Siempre Sun Grown to Debut for Dapper Cigar Co. At 2018 IPCPR

Cigar News: Mombacho Cigars USPTO Petition Ruling

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