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IPCPR 2012: Padrón

It finally arrived for the masses. After two soft releases, a name change and a delay, the Padrón 1964 No. 4 made its debut at IPCPR. As for the rest of Padrón, it was like normal—the same. The Booth Busy as usual. Also as usual, avoiding the IPCPR new products craze. Notably absent, no new [...]

IPCPR 2012: Prometheus

Fuente showed off new products at IPCPR 2012, Prometheus offered them for sale. While Keith Park had long described his 2012 trade show as something filled with a near overload of new products, he confirmed to us shortly before the show that he deemed the original plans as too much—so Prometheus was left with just [...]

Press Release: White and Gold in Perfect Harmony – the Davidoff “White Edition” 2012

August 1, 2012 (Pinellas Park, FL) — Davidoff is presenting its limited edition in the form of an elegant “White Edition” for the second time. The cigar’s dark wrapper leaf gives the perfect contrast to the white band with classic Davidoff lettering in gold. In addition to the main band, the cigar bears a white [...]

IPCPR 2012: Oliva

For the first time in five years, Oliva added a new eponymous regular production line; it just wasn’t readily available on the floor of IPCPR. Outside of that, it was another year of small changes for the company which also has Cain and NUb to round out its portfolio; and it was another year of [...]

IPCPR 2012: La Flor Dominicana

La Flor Dominicana’s IPCPR 2012 plan were pretty well-documented in a variety of places, particularly in the press release. In the first day—which looks noticeably empty, the La Flor booth was one of the busiest. La Flor Dominicana Limitado V From the press release: Limitado V – This release will be our fifth installment in [...]

IPCPR 2012: SAG Imports

In terms of releases, SAG Imports had a lot at the show. When you think about it, it never seemed that large—mainly because so many were extensions and limited production releases, but there was a lot. As far as the booth, it looked much the same—rather open and relaxing, except in a few moments, like [...]

IPCPR 2012: Crowned Heads

Perhaps it was the theme of IPCPR—old faces, new booth. There was Christian Eiroa and CLE, José Blanco and Joya de Nicaragua, Eddie Ortega and Erik Espinosa each in their own booths and even José Seijas with Litto Gomez. Also in that category were Jon Huber, Mike Conder, Michael Trebing and Nancy Heathman—formerly of CAO—who brought [...]

IPCPR 2012: A.J. Fernandez

Winner of the award for best booth placement at IPCPR goes to A.J. Fernandez, which was literally right behind the entrance. This year the booth was bigger, a lot bigger than Las Vegas, a good representation of the company who introduced San Lotano only two years ago. PinoleroThis year was the year of Pinolero. Six [...]

Press Release: Macanudo Vintage 2006

General Cigar is proud to present Macanudo Vintage 2006, a phenomenal cigar showcasing only the most refined Connecticut Shade wrapper leaves from the 2006 crop. More than 30 years ago, General Cigar created its first Macanudo Vintage cigar to spotlight an exceptional wrapper developed in part by Mother Nature herself. Today, guided by meticulous aging [...]

Press Release: Don Sixto By Plasencia

Introducing Don Sixto by Plasencia, a new collection developed by the Plasencia Group. Don Sixto will be marketed and distributed exclusively by General Cigar, marking the first collaboration between the two companies which entered into a joint venture in March, 2010. According to Nestor Plasencia, president of The Plasencia Group, “We’re excited to release our [...]