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IPCPR 2015

Tatuaje Cigars – IPCPR 2015

Pete Johnson took the time to tell us a little bit about the Tatuaje Verocu which has begin shipping to stores, and we reviewed the cigar last month. The cigars which are packaged in 20 count cabinet style boxes with the exception of the Verocu number 5 which is a 50 count cabinet style box. Verocu #1 – 6.25 x 52 – MSRP $10.00 Verocu #2 – 5.5 x 54 – MSRP $10.00 Verocu #3 – 6 x 46 – […]

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Rocky Patel 20th Anniversary – IPCPR 2015

In 1995 Rocky Patel entered the cigar industry and to commemorate 20 years in the business, he debuted the new 20th Anniversary at the 2015 IPCPR. Made in Honduras the cigar features a Honduran wrapper and fillers from Jamastran (Honduras) as well as Esteli and Jalapa (Nicaragua) The cigar is available in 6 box pressed sizes.

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Remember Cuba Cigars – IPCPR 2015

Remember Cuba Cigars began back in 2010 with their cigars being made in Tamboril in the Dominican Republic. Each of their cigars undergo an aging process before being released and the brand owner Christian Celuzza tells us a little bit about his new box press.

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Aging Room Cigars – IPCPR 2015

Yesterday we spoke with Rafael Nodal of Boutique Blends about La Boheme and Swag and today we catch up with him about Aging Room. He shows us the Bin No. D Major which features tobaccos from 1997, 1998, and 1999. The box press F59 which features a Habano wrapper over Dominican binder and fillers. It will be available in 5 sizes. Lastly, the Aging Room ffortissimo M19 which is a box press perfecto being called a preferido and […]

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Gran Habano – IPCPR 2015

My former domino partner from the DC Tweet Up tells us a little bit about his new releases at this years trade show in New Orleans. The first cigar is the Gran Reserva #5 2011 which features a wrapper 2002 Nicaragua Corojo Sun Grown Wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder while the filler is 2005 Corojo from Costa Rica.  The cigar is available in 5 sizes and has a MSRP of $7.50 to $10.00. The second […]

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Avo Synchro – IPCPR 2015

On display at the 2015 IPCPR in New Orleans was the Avo Synchro, which is a box pressed cigar from the brand and features Nicaraguan tobacco, a first for the brand. Wrapper: A beautiful dark and oily Connecticut Ecuador wrapper Binder: Dominican Republic Filler: Nicaraguan tobacco from Ometepe; Dominican tobaccos (Piloto, San Vicente Mejorado and hybrid Olor/Piloto) Peruvian tobaccos from Olancho THE AVO SYNCRO NICARAGUA LINE UP Box Pressed Short Robusto, 4 x 52 ($7.90 MSRP) Box Pressed Robusto […]

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Perdomo Factory Tour Blend – IPCPR 2015

The Factory Tour Blend by Perdomo is a cigar that you could only get if you were in Nicaragua visiting Tabacalera Perdomo. However, now you can enjoy the cigar without leaving your local brick and mortar. Available in three wrappers (Connecticut, Sun Grown, Maduro) the cigars feature a Nicaraguan binder and fillers and available in four sizes.Robusto (5 x 52), Toro (6 x 52), Torpedo (6 1/2 x 52), and Churchill (7 x 52).

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Avo Classic Covers 2 – IPCPR 2015

Following the successful relaunch of Avo, Davidoff released the Classic Covers and this fall Classic Covers 2 is set to be released. The Avo Classic Covers 2 will be released as a 6 x 54 Toro with an MSRP of $16.00 and like the first edition, they will come in 16 count boxes. The production is limited to 3,000 boxes and the cigars feature an Ecuador 702 wrapper over Mexican binders and a combination of […]

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La Nox by La Flor Dominicana – IPCPR 2015

La Nox is not the typical cigar from La Flor Dominicana. According to last weeks Press Release, La Nox is available in one size, La Nox features a Brazilian Maduro wrapper over a binder from San Andreas while the filler features LFD grown Dominican Piloto and Pelo de Oro. Here is what Tony Gomez had to say.

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Dram Cigars – IPCPR 2015

When it comes to pairing cigars we all have our personal favorite combinations, but Dram Cigars takes it to the next level with cigars specifically blended for different styles of scotch. We caught up with a member of the Dram sales force and he tells us what each cigar was meant to be paired for.

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