IPCPR 2017: Marrero Cigar Co.

This was Marrero Cigar Co.’s first IPCPR, and the Costa Rican company decided to debut two new cigars for the show. Both cigars are line extensions for existing brands.Flor de Nino Box-Pressed Robusto

The first new line extension is the Flor de Nino Box-Pressed Robusto, a 5 x 54 robusto that incorporates a habano oscuro wrapper covering a binder from Ecuador and filler tobaccos from the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and Peru. The brand is named after owner Joel Vazquez Marrero’s grandfather Saturnino “Nino” Marrero and will be shipping to retailers on August 15.

• Wrapper: Habano Oscuro
• Binder: Ecuador
• Filler: Dominican Republic, Nicaragua & Peru

• Flor de Nino Box-Pressed Robusto (5 x 54) — $8.20 (Boxes of 20, $164)

Launch Date: August 15, 2017Tico Torpedo

The second new cigar is the Tico Torpedo, a 6 x 52 torpedo vitola in the company’s  Tico brand, the name of which is slang for typical Costa Rican. As with the other three sizes in the line, the torpedo is covered in an Ecuadorian habano rosado wrapper along with a binder from Ecuador and undisclosed filler tobaccos.

• Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Rosado
• Binder: Ecuador
• Filler: Undisclosed

• Tico Torpedo (6 x 52) — $7.90 (Boxes of 20, $158)

Launch Date: August 15, 2017