Casa Fernández’s 2016 trade show strategy can be described as a little bit of this, a little bit of that. There’s line extensions, new blends, new brands and a new factory.

Casa Fernandez Booth IPCPR 2016

After last year’s chaotic booth, it’s nice to see Casa Fernández with a booth easier to navigate. It’s also much bolder and seems substantially taller with the substantial images towards the front of the booth.

Aganorsa Leaf TABSA

Aganorsa Leaf TABSA

A new four-size line outside of TABSA. It features new branding, including a new AGANORSA logo that appears to be rolling out to other products.

  • Wrapper: Nicaragua
  • Binder: Nicaragua
  • Filler: Nicaragua
  • Aganorsa Leaf TABSA Robusto (5 1/4 x 50) — $6.98 (Boxes of 15, $104.50)
  • Aganorsa Leaf TABSA Toro (6 x 52) — $7.20 (Boxes of 15, $108)
  • Aganorsa Leaf TABSA Short Churchill (6 1/2 x 48) — $7 (Boxes of 15, $105)
  • Aganorsa Leaf TABSA Titan (6 x 60) — $7.60 (Boxes of 15, $114)

Launch Date: August 2016

Production: Regular Production

Casa Fernandez AGANORSA Connecticut

Casa Fernández AGANORSA Connecticut

It’s the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show and there’s another new cigar with a(n Ecuadorian) Connecticut wrapper.

  • Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut
  • Binder: Nicaragua
  • Filler: Nicaragua
  • Casa Fernández AGANORSA Connecticut Robusto (5 1/4 x 50) — $7.10 (Boxes of 20, $142)
  • Casa Fernández AGANORSA Connecticut Churchill (7 x 48) — $7.70 (Boxes of 20, $144)
  • Casa Fernández AGANORSA Connecticut Toro (6 x 52) — $7.20 (Boxes of 20, $144)

Launch Date: August 2016

Production: Regular Production

Guardian of the Farm 1

Guardian of the Farm

The second of the Casa Fernández/Warped collaborations following Futuro. This is once again a Nicaraguan puro. Three sizes are being produced with the Apollo Selección de Warped limited. In case you are wondering, the logo comes from the American bulldogs that help guard the AGANORSA farms in Nicaragua.

  • Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo 99 (Jalapa)
  • Binder: Nicaraguan Corojo 99
  • Filler: Nicaraguan Corojo 99 & Criollo 98
  • Guardian of the Farm Apollo Selección de Warped (6 x 44) — $8 (Boxes of 25, $200)
  • Guardian of the Farm Campeon (6 x 52) — $8.74 (Boxes of 25, $218.50)
  • Guardian of the Farm JJ (5 1/4 x 50) — $8.50 (Boxes of 25, $212.50)

Production: Apollo limited, Campeon and JJ regular production.

JFR Lunatic Extensions

JFR Lunatic Habano

The JFR Lunatic gets a new blend in the firm of an Ecuadorian habano counterpart.

  • Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano
  • Binder: Nicaragua
  • Filler: Nicaragua
  • JFR Lunatic Habano 8 x 80 — $8.50 (Boxes of 24, $204)
  • JFR Lunatic Habano El Chiquito (4 3/4 x 70) — $6.66 (Boxes of 28, $186.50)
  • JFR Lunatic Habano Short Titan (4 1/4 x 60) — $6.10 (Boxes of 28, $170.80)
  • JFR Lunatic Habano Short Robusto (4 1/4 x 52) —$5.80 (Boxes of 28, $162.40)

Launch Date: August 2016

Production: Regular Production

JFR Lunatic Extensions

The Maduro version of the JFR Lunatic will also receive the Short Titan (4 1/4 x 60, $7.23) and Short Robusto (4 1/4 x 52, $5.90). Both come in boxes of 28.

Master Mason

Master Mason

This is one of two new cigars made at the Sabor Aganorsa S.A. (SABSA) factory, which is located in Jalapa near the AGANORSA production facility. The factory, which is a partnership between AGANORSA and a Russian businessman, has 25 pairs.

  • Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés
  • Binder: Nicaragua
  • Filler: Nicaragua
  • Master Mason 4 x 52 — $6 (Boxes of 50, $300)
  • Master Mason 4 1/2 x 60 — $7 (Boxes of 50, $350)
  • Master Mason 6 x 54 — $7.50 (Boxes of 50, $375)
  • Master Mason 5 1/2 x 52 — $6.50 (Boxes of 50, $325)
  • Master Mason 5 x 56 — $7 (Boxes of 50, $350)

Launch Date: August 2016

Production: Regular Production

New Cuba Connecticut

New Cuba Connecticut

And there’s another new Connecticut-wrapped cigar. This time in bundle form. It’s slightly more expensive than the original corojo version of the cigar.

  • Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut
  • Binder: Nicaragua
  • Filler: Nicaragua
  • New Cuba Connecticut Robusto (5 x 50) — $1.61 (Bundles of 25, $40.20)
  • New Cuba Connecticut Toro (6 x 60) — $1.85 (Bundles of 25, $46.20)
  • New Cuba Connecticut Torpedo (6 x 52) — $2 (Bundles of 25, $50.20)
  • New Cuba Connecticut Churchill (7 x 48) — $1.99 (Bundles of 25, $49.80)
  • New Cuba Connecticut Presidente (7 1/2 x 50) — $2 (Bundles of 25, $50.20)
  • New Cuba Connecticut Titan (6 x 60) — $2.37 (Bundles of 15, $35.60)

Production: Regular Production

Sabor Aganorsa

The second of the two new lines from the aforementioned SABSA factory. It’s offered in two different wrappers.

  • Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés / Nicaragua
  • Binder: Nicaragua
  • Filler: Nicaragua
  • Sabor Aganorsa 5 5/8 x 46 — $7 (Boxes of 25, $175)
  • Sabor Aganorsa 5 x 50 — $7.10 (Boxes of 25, $177.50)
  • Sabor Aganorsa 5 x 52 — $7.50 (Boxes of 25, $187.50)
  • Sabor Aganorsa 7 x 48 — $7.75 (Boxes of 25, $193.75)
  • Sabor Aganorsa 5 1/2 x 60 — $8 (Boxes of 25, $200)

Launch Date: August 2016

Production: Regular Production

Davidoff is the official sponsor of halfwheel's coverage of the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show.
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Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.