IPCPR 2017: Tabacalera El Artista
For a company that had no new products to show, Tabacalera El Artista drew a large crowd of people on Thursday afternoon. The reason? David…
IPCPR 2017: La Galera
While there were some new cigars from Tabacalera Palma and Jochy Blanco on the show floor this year, only one was to be found in…
IPCPR 2017: Sans Pareil & La Instructora
If you want to get obsessive about tobacco, you might want to look up Jochy Blanco and Aaron Saide for a conversation. The former is…
IPCPR 2017: Boutique Blends
The fact that this was Boutique Blends’ first year in the Altadis U.S.A. booth didn’t get nearly enough pre-show attention and managed to fly under…
IPCPR 2017: Paul Garmirian Cigars
Paul Garmirian and his son Kevork have been busy with two things since last year’s show, inspecting the cigars they have been aging since 1996,…
IPCPR 2017: Viaje
In a year that is notably quiet on the anniversary front, Viaje celebrated its 10th anniversary, but you’d likely only know that if you were…
IPCPR 2017: Altadis U.S.A.
A big company such as Altadis U.S.A. is bound to have a big booth and a fair number of new products, both of which are…
IPCPR 2017: Vintage Rock-A-Feller Cigar Group
This past January, Vintage Rock-A-Feller Group was sold to Kevin Schweitzer, making this his first trade show at the helm of the company. Schweitzer kept…
IPCPR 2017: PDR Cigars
PDR Cigars shared space with Viaje again this year, as the former manufacturers some of the latter’s cigars. It was a very open booth design…
IPCPR 2017: Global Premium Cigars
Global Premium Cigars, the parent company of the 1502 brand, was located towards the back of the show floor but benefitted from a fairly open…
Black Label Trading Co. Revives Deliverance as Ford on Fifth Exclusive
One of Black Label Trading Co.’s first limited editions is coming back as a store exclusive, as Ford on Fifth Cigars in Scottsdale, Ariz. announced…