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News: Nat Sherman Adds Divinos & Especiales to Timeless Collection

Michael Herklots, exuctive direct for retail and brand development, has announced the Nat Sherman Timeless Collection will receive two additional sizes at IPCPR—Divinos and Especiales. Herklots made the announcement on his blog. The news comes a week after we broke the news Nat Sherman would add three Nicaraguan-made sizes to Timeless Collection also at the [...]

Press Release: Santa Clara, Inc. to Launch Brick & Mortar Cigar

July 16, 2012 — Noted wholesale cigar distributor Santa Clara, Inc., will introduce its Brick & Mortar brand at the annual International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers 80th Annual Convention & International Trade Show beginning August 2. Brick & Mortar is brand-new, yet classic, smoke available exclusively to tobacconists. Crafted in Honduras with a premium [...]

Press Release: God of Fire Serie B 20th Anniversary

July 16, 2012 — We are proud to announce the release of God of Fire Serie B Robusto and Double Robusto at the upcoming IPCPR (International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association) Trade Show in Orlando (August 3 – 6). With the new release, God of Fire Serie B will have four sizes in total: [...]

News: Viaje Adds Collector’s Edition & Changes to Oro/Platino to IPCPR Plans

Viaje’s IPCPR plans have already been well-documneted. Honey & Hand Grenades, a release that has been discussed since 2011, was hinted at in the shipment of the Super Shot 10 Gauge, when stickers reading “VIAJE HHG THE SHIV THE SHANK THE RAPIER IPCPR 2012″ were sent to retailers. Then, in mid-May, Andre Farkas showed off the [...]

News: Ortsac 1962 Line Expands to Habano & Maduro

The Cigar Agency’s Ortsac brand is set for another expansion, this time two new lines for its Ortsac 1962 line, both debuting at IPCPR 2012. A Habano and Maduro version are both coming to the Ortasc 1962 line. According to Victor Vitale, both are being made in Honduras at Tabacalera Aguilar and both will receive [...]

News: Hammer + Sickle to Debut Hermeritage at IPCPR

Victor Vitale, who represents and owns a multitude of brands, outlined his plans for the IPCPR show across his array of labels, which include Hammer + Sickle, Ortsac and Tortuga. The Russian influence Hammer + Sickle is set for another year with an IPCPR release. Hammer + Sickle will debut Hermeritage, a new box-pressed line set [...]

News: Three New Sizes of Tortuga 215 Slated for IPCPR

Victor Vitale’s Legacy Brands Company’s Tortuga line will receive three extensions to its popular Tortuga Edición Limitada 2011 215 blend. The sizes are 6 x 48, 5 1/2 x 56 and a 6 x 60 — all of which Vitale says will be shown at IPCPR 2012. The 215 line debuted last year with three [...]

News: A.J. Fernandez Details Pinolero’s Release at IPCPR 2012

For the third year in a row, A.J. Fernandez will introduce a new line at IPCPR—this year in the form of Pinolero, the colloquial term for Nicaraguans. The cigar is being described as a medium-full to line, which places it in between San Lotano and the San Lotano Oval and Oval Maduro. Clay Roberts of [...]

News: Pinar Del Rio Adds to IPCPR Release List

Pinar Del Rio has added to a growing list of cigars making their debut at the IPCPR convention and trade show in August. Ekert Cordon, National Sales Director, confirmed that the PDR Reserva Superior is going to get “an extremely limited release” in a 6 x 66 Salomon size. Production numbers and packaging haven’t been [...]

News: The Griffin’s Special Edition XVIII Release Slated for IPCPR 2012

With the IPCPR new release picture coming more into focus, there has been confirmation that The Griffin’s will release the Special Edition XVIII at the upcoming trade show. Manuel Fröhlich noted that the cigar hit Swiss retailers on Wednesday, July 11, and is currently available online via Swiss retailer Premium-cigars.ch. The cigar has a box [...]