Founded in 2011 by Reinier Lorenzo. HVC was started as a way of paying homage to Havana City, where he lived for most of his life. The company prides themselves on time time honored tradition of hand-made cigars. We caught up with Reiner at the show where he showed us a couple of new items for for his company including the La Rosa 520 which was the home address where he lived in Havana. The cigar […]
One of the most expensive items at this years trade show comes from La Flor Dominicana in the form of a cutter. It’s crafted with 18K solid gold and adorned by eight genuine sapphires totaling 1.9ct in weight. We get a look at it before moving on to a cigar crated for the companies 25th Anniversary. The cigar utilizes an Ecuador Corojo wrapper while the binder and filler come from the companies La Canela farm […]
As the Director of Sales for both Selected Tobacco and United Cigars we were able to double dip with Oliver Nivaud to start the day. He shows us some of the core products from United Cigar. We check out the ongoing production of Firecracker as well as the new packaging of La Gianna and United Cigars. The United Cigar box press comes in both a Natural and Maduro featuring a Broadleaf wrapper. The box fits […]
Day 2 begins at the 2019 IPCPR and this year there was no fire to contend with like in 2018. We start the day at the Selected Tobacco booth where we caught up with Oliver Nivaud and Nelson Alfonso. We get a look at the new sizes of Atabey that are scheduled to ship right after the show as well as the new 3 pack humitubes that are sexy according to Oliver Nivaud. Those tubes […]
Last year Foundation Cigar Company released the Tabernacle Havana Seed CT#142. The wrapper is said to be one of the most difficult to cure and it grows in the Connecticut River Valley where Foundation owner Nick Melillo is from. With the wrapper being the focal point of the cigar it was only a matter of time before they released a lancero. Here John Hard the New England sales representative for Foundation shows us the cigar […]
On Day 1 of IPCPR 2019, Two Guys Smoke Shop buyer Ed Santamaria fired up La Galera Anemoi and he called it a big stand out on day one of the trade show. The cigar gets its name from the wind Gods of Greek folklore. The cigar will be available in 5 sizes, with four of them being regional releases. The North will see The Boreas (4.75 x 46), the East will get Eurus (5.5 […]
Asylum Cigars is celebrating their 7th Anniversary on July 2nd, 2019 and to celebrate the company is releasing an ultra premium cigar line called Seven. There will be two sizes that come packaged with each cigar in their own cigar coffin with one of those sizes being 11/18 and the other being a 70 ring gauge. These won’t be a cheap date as they will retail for $20-$25 each. In addition the company is also […]
Jarrid Trudeau of Kristoff Cigars shows off the new Kristoff Shade Grown which features a Honduran Connecticut seed wrapper that creates more a classic shade grown profile in comparison to their existing Kristoff Connecticut. The cigar will be available in three sizes, Kristoff Shade Grown Robusto (5 1/2 x 54) Kristoff Shade Grown Matador (6 1/2 x 56) Kristoff Shade Grown Churchill (7 x 50) In addition he also showed us the Kristoff JT which […]
Steve Saka showed us the new cigar from Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust called Sobremesa Brûlée. The Brûlée is a variation of the core Sobremesa blend in which the Pennsylvania ligero has been removed and the Condega Seco has been increased. It features an Ecuador Connecticut Shade wrapper. It will be available in three vitolas: Brûlée Robusto – 5.25 x 52 Brûlée Toro – 6.00 x 52 Brûlée Gordo 6.25 x 60 It is expected to […]