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News: Miami Cigar Co. Announces Sizes for Añoranza

Via a blog post on Friday morning, Barry Stein of Miami Cigar & Co. confirmed the sizes of the new Añoranza, one of several new cigars that the company will be debuting at the IPCPR trade show in early August. The Añoranza will be available in Robusto, Toro, Belicoso and Gran Toro vitolas, and will [...]

News: Berger & Argenti Prepares V3-D & FATSO for IPCPR

Berger & Argenti will launch two new brands at IPCPR, V3-D and FATSO. V3-D expands on Berger & Argenti’s signature Entubar line, which in the past has featured a tip of ligero coming out of the foot of the cigar. The new line takes this concept to a new level. Rather than just ligero, V3-D [...]

News: Toraño Salutem & LFC Headed to IPCPR 2012

Toraño will have a new line at the IPCPR trade show, Salutem. The new blend features an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, Nicaraguan Jalapa binder, and a mix of Cameroon, Dominican Corojo and Estelí fillers. Sales representative Miguel Schoedel tweeted earlier this morning four sizes would be made: a Robusto Extra, Piramide, Toro Major and BFC (6 [...]

Press Release: Oliveros King Havano Gets New Packaging & Big Wizard

July 19, 2012 (Miami, FL) — The King Havano gets a new packaging fit for a real KING. The Oliveros King Havano is now available in a CRIOLLO wrapper (formerly claro) and in a MADURO wrapper. Same great Nicaraguan Puro blends and a new 6 x 60 size. Available in the following sizes: Jester 4 [...]

Press Release: Boutique Blends Cigars Adds Two New Sizes To The Aging Room Small Batch M356 Line

July 18, 2012 (Miami, FL) — Two new sizes are being added to the highly rated Aging Room Small Batch M356. The Forte, a preferido shape measuring 40-56-40 x 56 and the Motivo 46 x 6. The two new sizes are being introduced at the IPCPR 2012 in Orlando, Florida. With the Forte and the [...]

News: Ashton Announces La Aroma de Cuba El Jefe

Via their Facebook page on Wednesday, Ashton announced the forthcoming La Aroma de Cuba ‘El Jefe.’ From the post: Team Ashton in a grand collaboration with Jose “Pepin” Garcia, have raised the hurdle yet again with the newest and largest La Aroma de Cuba to date. The 7 x 58 “El Jefe” is an impeccably-constructed, [...]

News: Oliveros to Launch SWAG SoBe Edition at IPCPR

SWAG from Oliveros is the most recent brand to add a Miami-inspired line to its portfolio with the soon-to-be-released SWAG SoBe edition. Once again the focus for SWAG is the Dominican tobacco inside the blend, this time creating a blend that Oliveros describes as “a cigar for the new generation, Miami style.” Over the past [...]

News: Casa Fernandez to Add Two New Lines at IPCPR

Paul Palmer-Fernandez of Casa Fernandez has confirmed the company’s plans to add a pair of new lines to their portfolio, as well as a pair of new vitolas to their existing Miami Reserva line. All will be making their debut at the upcoming IPCPR convention and trade show in Orlando in August. The first new [...]

News: La Palina to Unveil KBII at IPCPR

Sources have confirmed that La Palina will be unveiling the new El Diario KBII, known as the ‘Kill Bill 2,’ at the upcoming IPCPR convention and trade show in Orlando next month. The new KBII will be a 6 x 40 and will come in 30-count cabinet boxes. MSRP for the new cigar has not [...]

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 [...]