IPCPR 2016

I remember when Patrick Lagreid told me about how many Gurkha articles needed to be written. It’s a fact that was not lost upon me…

As always, it’s a busy year from General Cigar Co. The star of the show is a new release from Partagas called Ramon y Ramon,…

Ventura Cigar Co. is a subsidiary of Phillips and King International, which itself is a subsidiary of Kretek International. Phillips & King is the largest…

Just the other day someone asked me what my favorite part of the recent IPCPR Convention & Trade Show was, and without missing a beat…

I think it’s fair to say that Rocky Patel had the only hired singer of the trade show. A Sinatra impersonator was serenading the booth…

A new year, another new brand for the Miami Cigar & Co. family. This time, it’s Nicholas Melillo and his new flavored brand, The Upsetters….

As a new feature to this halfwheel’s coverage of the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show this year, we have decided that each member of the…

Casa Fernández’s 2016 trade show strategy can be described as a little bit of this, a little bit of that. There’s line extensions, new blends,…

As we walk from booth to booth or stumble from party to party, we get asked a lot, what have you seen that is cool/exciting/interesting at the…

The anchor of the four Tabacalera NOA booths is Guayacan. Tabacalera NOA is the factory of Noel Rojas and Brandon Hayes and Guayacan is of…

Kuuts’ journey in the U.S. enters a decidedly new chapter with the addition of Steve Ysidron. The cigar industry veteran joined the company earlier this…