FRATELLO INTRODUCING THE FRATELLO TRAY AT THE IPCPR Springfield, VA (June 23, 2015) – Fratello will unveil the Fratello Tray at this year IPCPR in New Orleans. “We decided to combine the power of engineering with functionality and style. Cutting the total Fratello shelve space by 30% while increasing our cigar output by 10% was one of our main goals” said de Frias. The Fratello Tray will be available to IPCPR show attendees only and free with […]
LA AURORA TO UNLEASH UNTAMED EXTREME AT THE 2015 IPCPR IN NEW ORLEANS (Miami, Florida) July 14, 2015 – La Aurora is looking to up the ante at this year’s IPCPR with the Untamed Extreme. The original Untamed which debuted in 2014 received high marks from critics, and ultimately received the honor of a Five Star Rating, and Cigar of the Year for 2014 by The Dominican Cigar Review. La Aurora, known for producing perfectly […]
COLIBRI RELEASES NEW V-CUT COLORS New bright colors for the Colibri V-Cut cigar cutter New York City, July 13, 2015 — Since its debut at the 2013 IPCPR show in Las Vegas, the innovative Colibri V-Cut has been a runaway success with cigar enthusiasts at every curve and corner of the globe. Loved for its long list of thoughtfully considered styling and engineering details—such as its superior sheering ability that leaves a crisp and deep […]
COFFEE BREAK by TATIANA TO BE RELEASED AT THIS YEAR’S IPCPR (Miami, Florida) July 13, 2015— Miami Cigar & Company, one of the originators of the flavored premium cigar is ready to introduce Coffee Break by Tatiana. Miami Cigar & Co. founder, Nestor Miranda created the Tatiana Flavored cigar in 1996. After receiving such positive feedback from testing this innovative aromatic cigar with family and friends, he named the cigar after his daughter, Tatiana, and […]
Crux Limitada PB5 To Be Released in November (Miami, Fl.) – After announcing both the new Crux Guild and Crux du Connoisseur last week, Crux Cigars is proud to provide details on the final of three brand new lines that will be available in the second half of this year. The third brand for Crux Cigars will be the Crux Limitada PB5, the inaugural release in a new series that is based on our love of […]
Drew Estate Unveils “Undercrown Shade” Miami, FL – Drew Estate announced today that they would be launching a new line extension to their Undercrown line – “Undercrown Shade”, a Connecticut Shade- wrapped cigar brand that will join the original San Andres-wrapped line. The new “Undercrown Shade” brand will be displayed in Drew Estate’s booth (Booth #15407) at the 2015 IPCPR Tradeshow in New Orleans, Louisiana. “Undercrown Shade” marks the first release blended by Drew Estate […]
This year there have been a lot of cigars released that are alcohol related. The list is long with Asylum Dragons Milk, Camacho American Barrel Aged, Perdomo Special Craft and Caleanoch from Hammer & Sickle to name a few. Earlier this year Dram released 4 cigars that were blended to pair with specific types of Scotch and today we look at Cask No.4 which is meant to be enjoyed with a scotch that is described as […]
The 2nd Most Asked Question in a Cigar Shop Editorial by David Garofalo You’ve heard it before, the number one question asked in cigar stores for at least the past few years has unquestionably been “What’s New?” Maybe in the future it will change from “What’s New” to “What’s Good” when the FDA stops all new brands and sizes, but that’s a subject for another time. The Fact is: What’s New is not always “What’s […]
Let’s get ready for IPCPR by David Garofalo The 83rd International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Convention (IPCPR) 2015 (formally known as RTDA Retail Tobacco Dealers Association) will begin this Friday July 17-21 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. There will be more than 1,600 booth spaces taken up with cigar makers taking up the vast majority of the space. Add to that Humidors, Lighters and Cutters and other accessories […]
This time next week the IPCPR show will be under way in New Orleans and a lot of new brands will make their official debut. Today we discuss some of those brands. We all review the year Davidoff had which was easily the best year of any cigar company out there. We will smoke the cigar they will debut at the show, Davidoff Escurio and give you our thoughts. All this and the usual shenanigans […]