IPCPR Rebranding to Premium Cigar Association, Consumer Day Planned for 2020 Trade Show

Next week, the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers’ Association (IPCPR) will announce major changes for the cigar industry’s largest and oldest trade group, and…

Three New Vertigo Lighters to Debut at IPCPR 2019

The Lotus Group has unveiled a trio of new torch lighters that it will roll out at the upcoming IPCPR Convention & Trade Show and…

Tommy Bahama Hula Paradise Collection Debuting at IPCPR 2019

Island Lifestyle Importers, the company behind the Tommy Bahama-branded cigar accessories, has announced its latest collection. The Tommy Bahama Hula Paradise Collection contains five accessories…

Undercrown Shade SUPREMA Shipping in September

The Undercrown Shade SUPREMA, a 6 x 50/54 perfecto, will be shipping to retailers in September, a bit later than the initial target of Father’s…

Oscar Valladares Gets Super Fly With Strongest Blend Yet, Set for IPCPR 2019 Debut

The strongest offering from Oscar Valladares is set to be unveiled at the upcoming IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, but instead of giving it some…

Watch: IPCPR 2019 10 Accessories We Want to See (12:30 P.M. EDT)

Maybe? Hopefully, there will be 10 accessories to talk about. Brooks Whittington and I will be live on camera to talk about the 10 accessories…

Oscar Valladares Adding Wild Hunter at IPCPR 2019

You might want to be careful where you leave your box of Oscar Valladares’ newest cigar line, not just because of the cigars inside, but…

Black Label Trading Co. Adding Last Rites Viaticum at IPCPR 2019

There will be a brand new, limited edition line added to Black Label Trading Co.’s portfolio at the 2019 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, as…

San Rafael, Calif. Votes to Ban Flavored Tobacco Sales

The sale of flavored tobacco will be coming to an end in San Rafael, Calif., as city leaders voted 4-0 with one member absent on…

CroMagnon EMH Don Bosco

There is something amazing about how certain cigar companies and brand owners are able to take one cigar and create several offshoots of it. Case…

Connecticut Governor Signs Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase

On Tuesday, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed HB 7200 into law, a bill that will raise the state’s minimum age to purchase tobacco products, e-cigarettes…