Jochy Blanco has been growing tobacco in the Dominican for a long time, but you may not of heard of him until 2 years ago when he launched Indian Head Cigars and the brand La Galera. He went from behind the scenes where he grew some of the best Dominican tobacco to the front lines of selling great cigars. So much so that we named La Galera Connecticut the Cigar of the Year two years […]
It turns out there was some royalty at the 2018 IPCPR at the Foundation Cigar Company booth. We caught up with Lord Carnarvon who told us about the cigar named after the castle his family inhabits, Highclare Castle. Its a cigar hand rolled in Estelí, Nicaragua, using a Connecticut Shade wrapper, and both Criollo and Corojo from the volcanic soils of Jalapa and the island of Ometepe. The binder is made from Mata Fina, a dark tobacco […]
In 2017 Plasencia cigars stepped out from the shadows of making cigars for over 150 Years. For many years, their cigars were made for other companies and distributed by other companies. Now the cigars are available with the Plasencia name front and center. We rated the Alma Fuerte a 94 so it is no suprise we are quite high on this smoke that not only uses the best tobacco Plasencia has to offer but it […]
The doors are officially open at the 2018 IPCPR being held at the Las Vegas Convention Center and our first stop was at the RoMaCraft Tobac booth. The company had a few things on display including the 4 x 46 Petit Corona in the Neanderthal, Aquitaine and Cromagnon line as the size is now part of the regular release catalog. The booth was set up containing a wall of smokers who enjoy cigars from Skip […]
The 86th Annual IPCPR Trade Show is underway in Las Vegas, Nevada. While the first day, which we will refer to as Day 0 consists of seminars many are on the show floor getting their booths ready for the opening of the doors of the largest premiums tobacco trade show in the nation. On the morning of July 14th, 2018 retailers will flood the Las Vegas Convention Center and place the majority of their orders […]
At this summer’s IPCPR trade show, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars (RPPC) will be unveiling the third brand developed by renowned Cuban cigar blender and master roller, Hamlet Paredes. It will be called Liberation by Hamlet. Liberation is a single sized figurado featuring a tapered head and an unfinished shaggy foot. It’s a testament to Hamlet’s deft cigar rolling skill displayed during his countless in-store events nationwide. “At all my events, I roll all my cigars free hand,” explained Paredes. “No molds. […]