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July 24, 2014

Tatuaje Wolf

Brooks Whittington and I sat around the office the other day and had a debate—what’s the best Tatuaje Monster Series dress box of them all?…

IPCPR 2014: Tatuaje

There was certainly plenty of activity at the Tatuaje booth this year, a space shared with My Father Cigar and L’Atelier Imports. While the number of…

IPCPR 2014: CLE Cigars/Fabricas Unidas

A week before the trade show, Christian Eiroa told me he had more in the works for the trade show, which was a bit comical…

IPCPR 2014: La Aurora, Miami Cigar & Co. and Viva Republica

This year has been quite a year for a new look for Miami Cigar & Co., which was shown off to the cigar industry at this…

IPCPR 2014: XIKAR

It’s difficult to believe that XIKAR might have had more planned for the IPCPR Convention and Trade Show. The Kansas City-based cigar accessory company brought a…

Villiger North America Names Shawna Williams VP of Sales

Fresh off the 2014 IPCPR Convention and Trade Show, Villiger North America announced today that it has promoted Shawna Williams to be the company’s new vice…

IPCPR 2014: Total Flame

Total Flame remains an intrigue. There were non-employees in the Total Flame booth, although, I’d be curious in the breakdown between the American retailers and…

IPCPR 2014: Villiger

One manufacturer who certainly seemed to be having a good show was Villiger; the booth was located in the front row just a aisles to…

IPCPR 2014: Ezra Zion

The Ezra Zion booth only had the new Tantrum PA to show off, which we reviewed here. Unlike the samples I smoked and shot pictures…

IPCPR 2014: Crux Cigars

Regular readers of halfwheel should know the Crux Cigars name, but for many of the retailers attending the 2014 IPCPR Convention and Trade Show, it…