Established in 2004 by Glen Case, Kristoff Cigars is one of the fastest growing boutique manufacturers in the cigar industry. While the company isn’t offering anything new this year we stopped by the booth where we ran into Jarrid Trudeau the VP of Sales and Glen Case himself. The company has nothing to be pissed off about as the Pistoff Kristoff continues to fly off the shelves along with other great lines from Kristoff. In […]
What a year it has been for Jochy Blanco. The La Galera Connecticut was named Cigar of the Year here at The Cigar Authority. The company was featuring the Maduro line at 2017 IPCPR where we got a look at the new Pilon size, which is larger ring gauge that have consumers have clamored for. La Galera is produced at Tabacalera Palma and we caught up with Jochy Blanco himself at the 2017 IPCPR.
Royal Agio, the maker Balmoral Cigars has a strong presence in Europe where every year, the majority of about 750 million cigars are produced and sold, through the company’s own sales organisations in western Europe. Agio also exports to over 100 countries outside Europe and this year the company plans to focus on the business here in the United States. Earlier this year the company announced it was taking over its own sales and distribution […]
RoMaCraft is based in Austin, Texas and Esteli, Nicaragua and are one of the hottest boutique manufacturers in the game. While the company isn’t releasing any new cigars here in the USA they are offering a few line extensions for the European Market that were on display at IPCPR. Those items include 3 new sizes of Neanderthal. All three names are in German, which is a sign these are heading to Germany where the company […]
The 2017 IPCPR is moments away from opening and our own David Garofalo is on the ground with his daughter Gianna, Ed Santamaria & Mr. Jonathan. It’s the 85th Annual trade show and this year the show opens with some question marks after being moved from the Sands Expo & Convention Center due to “scheduling conflicts”. The show moved to the Las Vegas Convention Center which according to rumor did not allow any smoking during […]
IPCPR 2017 has the potential of being one for the record books. The rumor mill is heating up in the cigar industry, and some deals could be signed, sealed and delivered while in Las Vegas. We will touch on who some of those players might be. We will also let you know who isn’t going to be at the trade show this year, and we will go over some of the highlights of cigars coming […]
For the last 22 years not only has he made some of the most popular cigars in the industry, but he has also fought for our rights as cigar smokers in the public eye like no other manufacturer has done. To commemorate the 20th Rocky Patel has released a cigar that is described on his website as, “Celebrating 20 years in the business of creating iconic cigars, we couldn’t deliver something short of magnificent. This […]
Drew Estate announces today the newest extension to the prized Undercrown Brand, the Undercrown Sun Grown. The new Sun Grown is the third Undercrown expression, complimenting Undercrown Maduro and Undercrown Shade. The Undercrown Sun Grown will be displayed in Drew Estate’s booth (Booth #2608) at the IPCPR Convention and Tradeshow, held July 10 – 14, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The new Sun Grown features an Ecuadorian Sumatra seed, Sun Grown wrapper. The binder is […]
The La Aurora Time Capsule is a series from the first cigar factory of the Dominican Republic, founded in 1903. The line of cigars pay tribute to the year the renowned factory used specific wrappers for the first time. Those cigars are the La Aurora 1962 Corojo, 1987 Connecticut and 1903 Cameroon which is today’s featured review. Cigar: La Aurora 1903 Cameroon Wrapper: Cameroon Binder: Ecuador Sumatra Filler: Dominican Republic, Nicaragua Length: 5″ Ring Gauge: 50 Size: Robusto The Look: The […]
After it’s critically acclaimed debut back in 2011, the Rocky Patel Fifty is being relaunched, but only in small batch releases and only in the brand’s most popular shape, a 6 ½ x 52 Toro. The Rocky Patel Fifty Toro will make its return at the IPCPR trade show on July 10 and will begin shipping to tobacconists later this month. For this initial run, 1,000 lacquered 10-count boxes were produced, showcasing the Toros in […]