The IPCPR Cigar Bash will feature Grammy-Nominated artist, Eddie Money! Join your fellow premium retail tobacconist for a 90-minute concert, open bars and cigars on July 27, 2016 at 7:00 pm at The Light Nightclub at Mandalay Bay. This is the only event where you can enjoy an indoor concert by a big named musician and smoke a cigar. ABOUT EDDIE MONEY After signing a recording contract with Columbia Records, Eddie Money burst onto the scene with his eponymous debut […]
Boutique Blends Cigars presents the Aging Room Solera. Rafael Nodal and Hank Bischoff first introduced Solera in 2005 as an exclusive brand in their Cigar Lounge in Miami Lakes, FL. The concept was developed after Rafael and his wife Alina visited Andalucía, Spain in 2004. Rafael not only fell in love with the Spanish country (where he is now also a citizen) but was very impressed with the method of aging Sherry wine and Brandy […]
Tony Serino, President of APS DISTRIBUTORS / NINO VASQUEZ CIGARS, has announced that the company is going forward with its long desired goal of entering the Super Premium Cigar market segment. “It has taken 20 years of hard work, lots of bumps and bruises to achieve success in our base business. In 1996 we started buying , importing and selling inexpensive “daily smoke” bundled cigars. Building on our past experiences, we partnered with reliable, sound, […]
Maya Selva Cigars, U.S., has announced that we will be adding a “prensado” vitola to their Flor de Selva Maduro collection. Our new Grand Pressé will be a box-pressed 6″ x 56 cigar, and will stay true to the collection’s maduro blend. The cigar will be officially released at this year’s IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada, in late July, 2016. Initially, it will only be available in the United States market. The Grand […]
Earlier today we broke the story on the lawsuit of Global Premium Cigars vs FDA and a little while ago Enrique Sánchez of Global Premium Cigars issued the following statement. When I joined this beautiful industry, I promised myself that I would do what ever was necessary to make the cigar industry better, and leave a legacy for my kids to carry on in life. Today, that dream is in jeopardy due to the FDA’s Deeming Regulations, and […]
While the industry waits to see what direction CAA, CRA and IPCPR will take with the FDA Regulations slated to take effect on August 8th, a Premium Cigar company has filed a lawsuit against the FDA. The lawsuit filed by Frank Herrera on behalf of Enrique Fernando Sanchez Icaza and Global Premium Cigars, LLC makers of the brand 1502, is suing based on the 1st and 5th Amendment. The main points of contention surround the predicate date […]
After a decade of presence in Nicaragua, Canada, and China and consistent growth in Italy and the United States, Mombacho Cigars announced that their puros will now be distributed in Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, and Australia. The new deals cover both of their current brands: the five-size Tierra Volcan line and Liga Maestro’s five-size line. “We are proud to announce the new partnerships as we continue pursuing our vision of truly being a global company” said […]
Camacho, the world’s leading brand of bold cigars, is proud to announce the new 2016 Camacho Liberty Series, the 14th annual limited edition released in celebration of the 4th of July. This year’s Camacho Liberty cigar is a rich and powerful blend featuring tobaccos from five different origins, skillfully rolled in a proprietary 11/18 figurado format (48 x 54 x 48 x 6) and medium-to-full in intensity. As with each of the Liberty releases, the […]
Davidoff will be introducing globally new formats to its successful Escurio range starting as of June 2016. New Escurio cigars include a Corona Gorda and Gran Perfecto, along with Primeros and Mini Cigarillos for those occasions where one is short on time. “Sweet meets spice in this broader selection of Brazilian inspired Escurio cigars and shorter format Primeros and Cigarillos. Rich aromas will take you on a taste adventure full of unexpected twists and turns […]
Davidoff is proud to announce the global launch of its second Limited Art Edition in June 2016 at Art Basel, Switzerland, in collaboration with Jamaican-French artist Olivia McGilchrist. The Davidoff Limited Art Edition 2016 consists of a cigar edition limited to 7’000 unique boxes, each featuring an exclusive still extracted from McGilchrist’s video ‘from many sides’. Each box will carry 10 perfecto cigars, an exceptional format, which only 10 experienced Davidoff torcedores (cigar rollers) are […]