Viaje Satori Zen
In August, at the IPCPR show in New Orleans, Viaje showed off another one of its limited releases. The Viaje Satori, which is named for…
Weekly News (September 27, 2010)
The fight over the proposed park and beach ban in New York City continued, the IPCPR issued its own statement here. In addition, the loophole…
Toraño Exodus 1959 50 Years Box-Pressed Robusto (Prerelease)
This year, Toraño decided to add a fourth vitola to its Toraño Exodus 1959 50 Years line, a 5 x 50 Box-Pressed Robusto. This cigar is the exact same size…
My Father Limited Edition 2010
In October of 2009, the rumor mill started putting out some details on a brand new, very limited Pepín cigar that was going to have…
Guillermo León Belicoso (Prerelease)
For those of you that don’t know, during the IPCPR trade show in New Orleans last month, La Aurora released a brand new line of…
J. Fuego Origen Originals (Prerelease)
Around April of this year, J. Fuego started releasing a new cigar onto the market in very small quantities, called the Origen Original, a new…
Weekly News (August 23, 2010)
Sorry for the delay, things are going to be hectic for the next week or so… Anyways, in a week that cannot be better than…
AVO Heritage Short Robusto (Prerelease)
This year at the IPCPR show in New Orleans, AVO introduced a brand new line of cigars, supposedly with a fuller and stronger profile. The AVO…
Editorial: The Future of the IPCPR Show & A Lot of Other People
A couple of disclaimers: This was my first IPCPR. I’ve been immersed in the “industry” for only a couple of months, but it’s been a…
Weekly News (August 16, 2010)
As was expected, New York’s new tobacco tax isn’t working out as well as planned. Just because Habanos lost one lawsuit, doesn’t mean they can’t…
IPCPR 2010: Colibri
I had a chance to talk with the makers of my beloved Colibri Boss II. They (Colibri) added one new lighter and basically just took…
