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IPCPR 2011: Drew Estate

Last year’s winner of the large booth award was back and the rumors before the show started was it was going to bigger than ever. In addition to heels, Drew Estate brought out molds redecorated by Subculture Studios as gifts to accounts. There was a lot more than the car at the Drew Estate booth, [...]

2011 IPCPR Preview

And here we are. The documentation Jonathan Drew has been waiting for, the IPCPR releases. It’s another list, this time just the IPCPR releases. It’s not the 175 I personally thought we would be at, but 170 is still a lot. Even for someone that spends countless hours researching new releases, the overall number is [...]

News: Padilla IPCPR 2011

Given the State of the Brand: Padilla feature, I sort of wondered where Padilla sat with the host of new releases he had planned on having this year. Padilla gave some lofty release dates, many of which have come and gone, but that’s nothing but common practice for this industry. Well, today the confirmation from [...]

News: La Aurora/Miami Cigar IPCPR Preview

There are more? Miami Cigar & Co. and La Aurora have already shed light on a host of new releases for the IPCPR show, but there are more. (By my count, MCC/La Aurora and Perdomo are currently leading the arbitrary competition for most new releases at the 2011 IPCPR, but that’s besides the point.) The [...]

Press Release: Toraño Vault

TORAÑO FAMILY CIGAR COMPANY UNVEILS BLENDS FROM THE “VAULT” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Miami, FL) July 12, 2011: Toraño Family Cigar Company is excited to unleash Vault, the family’s newest cigar creation. The Toraño family will unveil Vault at the upcoming 2011 IPCPR in Las Vegas. Blends from the Vault originate from the family’s cigar “blend [...]

Press Release: Forcade Changes Giralda

MIAMI, FL.- (11 July 2011). Forcade Cigars will proudly reveal new cigar ring and boxes for its “Giralda” brand at the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) next Monday July 18th, at The Venetian Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV, presentation that will be available in the market starting on August 2011. The [...]

Press Release: Paul Garmirian Artisan’s Passion

As explained yesterday, the newest Paul Garmirian line made an appearance a bit before the show. After the jump, the official word and pictures from the Garmirian family. Made by Henke Kelner at Tabadom’s Occidental factory, this is quietly one of my most anticipated releases of the year to try. A few retailers have these [...]

News: La Flor Dominicana IPCPR 2011 (Updated)

Savona beat me to publishing info about the humidor release from La Flor Dominicana, but today is a full recap of what you should expect from La Flor at the show. The past few weeks have been a bit of a struggle getting info from a company that doesn’t like to publish info. Rumors have [...]

News: Gurkha IPCPR 2011 (Exclusive)

Kaizad Hansotia indicated a few months ago that Gurkha would be seeing a few new B&M only lines in 2011. He named two lines in particular at the time of the State of the Brand feature: Seduction and Royal Challenge. Seduction has already been released; Royal Challenge — not so much. True to his word, [...]

News: Arturo Fuente Casa Cuba (Exclusive)

And the new Fuente line is… Casa Cuba. It’s long been rumored that Fuente would have a new line in the coming year and they dug deep in the family archives and have revived a name that is over a half-century old. Not much is known about the blend, pricing or sizes, but rumors suggest [...]