Jochy Blanco has been rolling cigars for many years and has been providing tobacco for some of the top cigars on the market. Now, making cigars for himself, La Galera might be a contender for cigar of the year with their Connecticut and Habano release. The new La Galera Maduro comes in five sizes and is covered in a dark San Andres wrapper from Mexico over a Dominican Republic grown binder that features Piloto Cubano and Criollo ‘98 in […]
IPCPR is set to open in the morning, But Mr. Jonathan and David Garofalo catch up with Fabian and Jochy from Indian Head Cigars who was a recent guest on our podcast… Jochy Blanco has been rolling cigars for many years and has been providing tobacco for some of the top cigars on the market. Now, making cigars for himself, La Galera might be a contender for cigar of the year with their Connecticut and […]
Recluse Cigar Company announces the release of Recluse OTG Dominican Puro. The Recluse OTG Dominican Puro is the third expansion of Recluse Cigar Companies original OTG Maduro blend which was the very first blend that was offered to the U.S. market. Scott Weeks, the companies President said, “The OTG Dominican Puro was the funnest and most challenging project we have done to date. Making a true Dominican puro blend and having the end result be […]
The IPCPR doesn’t start for a few days, but the build out of many of the booths have begun. Mr. Jonathan checks in from the United Cigar / Selected Tobacco booth where Nelson Alfonso will be on hand to showcase the 100 Rated Atabey, along with Byron and Bandolero. In addition to the great cigars from Selected, United Cigar will be showcasing Classic, Garofalo, Fleur de la Reine and La Gianna to name a few. […]
Recluse Cigar Company announces the release of Recluse OTG Connecticut. The Recluse OTG Connecticut is an expansion of Recluse Cigar Companies original OTG Maduro blend which was the very first blend that was offered to the U.S. market. Scott Weeks, the companies President said, “The OTG blend was the blend that we hung our hat on from the beginning and it is part of the initial foundation that this company was built on.“‘ J.R. Dominguez, […]
Drew Estate announced today packaging updates to their Tabak Especial Negra and Tabak Especial Dulce Cigars. The new packaging will be displayed in Drew Estate’s booth (Booth #2403) at the IPCPR Convention and Tradeshow held July 24 – 28, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Packaging update includes the following sizes: Tabak Especial Negra Belicoso (5 x 54) packaged in 24 Count Boxes with an MSRP of $8.70 per Cigar Tabak Especial Negra Colada (4 […]
Drew Estate announced today the introduction of the following Undercrown Lineup: Undercrown Shade Flying Pig, Undercrown Shade Tubos, Undercrown Shade Churchill, Undercrown Shade 10 Count Metal Tins, Undercrown Maduro Churchill, Undercrown Maduro Tubos, and Undercrown Maduro 10 Count Metal Tins line extensions. The new cigars will be displayed in Drew Estate’s booth (Booth #2403) at the IPCPR Convention and Tradeshow held July 24 – 28, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Released at the 2011 IPCPR […]
Cigar Horseshoes What you need: A horseshoe pit or a 40’+ long area and 2-4’ Inch and a half PVC Pipe cut square on both ends (if you don’t have a Horseshoe pit use 2-3 1/2’ traffic cones 2-12oz beer or soda bottles 1 Frisbee disk suitable for consistent 40’ throws 4 cigars of equal length and girth Plum the horseshoe stakes and slide the PVC pipes over them (or level the ground when using […]
This week on The Cigar Authority with IPCPR a few days away we discuss all the latest news and rumors as the industry is set to converge on Las Vegas… Will there be any acquisitions, companies closing the doors, or drama? We will preview what is to come…. We will also discuss an article from Dr. Marc Micozzi that suggests smoke can be used to clear the air of bacteria. Lastly, we will light up […]
Today, Cigar Rights of America unveiled a new program for its corporate sponsors and benefactors, as a means to recognize those companies which are assisting CRA with the organization’s legislative program, development of a national grassroots network of cigar patrons, and now litigation against federal regulatory oversight of premium cigars. CRA is launching “The Stamp” initiative leading into the 84th International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers trade show in Las Vegas next week. The stamp […]