IPCPR 2017: La Aurora
It was a rather busy show for La Aurora. The Dominican’s oldest manufacturer was showing off ADN Dominicano, Dominican DNA, a line that debuted earlier this…
IPCPR 2017: J.C. Newman
After missing an appointment, I made a third trip to the J.C. Newman booth to finally cover the company’s new products just before the company…
IPCPR 2017: Smoking Jacket
Nestled at a table in the Davidoff of Geneva USA booth lies Hendrik Kelner Jr. The son of the famous Davidoff production head, Kelner Jr. runs his…
IPCPR 2017: My Father Cigars
It’s somewhat challenging to imagine that Tatuaje once occupied one half of the space of the My Father Cigars, Inc. booth. Up until last year,…
IPCPR 2017: Royal Agio Cigars
I am pretty sure Brian Burt spent about 25x the amount of time I spent in the booth, but here’s my thoughts on Royal Agio….
IPCPR 2017: Viva Republica
While companies like Alec Bradley and Drew Estate somewhat publicly shipped product a year ago with the intent of releasing it in larger and formal…
IPCPR 2017: Ashton
I admittedly got to the Ashton booth a bit late. Or very late. That being said, there were a few customers being shown around right…
IPCPR 2017: La Flor Dominicana
La Flor Dominicana’s booth seems like a little island. It was one of the few, particularly when you remove the large monstrosities, that felt like…
IPCPR 2017: Nat Sherman
Nat Sherman was pretty clear: their plan all along was not to release product for the 2017 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show. The point the…
IPCPR 2017: Arturo Fuente
If you time it right, you just might be treated to a Grammy award-winning artist performing in the Arturo Fuente booth. Arturo Sandoval, the legendary…
Ken Neumann Appointed IPCPR President
Kenneth P. Neumann is the new president of the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR). Neumann succeeds Craig Cass and began his two…
