IPCPR 2015: HVC Cigars
Each year, it seems HVC Cigars is getting bigger. This year, Reinier Lorenzo’s booth was big enough for him to have a couch. He was also…
IPCPR 2015: Mombacho Cigars S.A.
Mombacho has moved out on its own, not only in booth terms but in distribution terms as well. After parting ways with RoMa Craft for…
IPCPR 2015: Ashton
It was a relatively simple show from Ashton Distributors, Inc. That being said, Robert Levin, the head of the company, didn’t seem to mind the somewhat…
IPCPR 2015: Cigar Oasis
The focus of this year’s trade show for Cigar Oasis is expanding on the company’s Wi-Fi Attachment, which is now known as Smart Humidor. In…
IPCPR 2015: Rocky Patel Premium Cigars
Somewhere in herhe trade show dictionary will be the entry “bad idea” and underneath will be something along the lines of: trying to interview Rocky…
IPCPR 2015: La Palina
La Palina owner Bill Paley told halfwheel he enjoys controversy. If that’s the case, he’s having a great trade show. My booth visit to La Palina…
IPCPR 2015: Illusione
There are definitively singular booths containing multiple exhibitors that are easy to identify than the Casa Fernández/Foundation/Illusione space, but all three companies are there and…
IPCPR 2015: FDG Cigars
There are three companies celebrating their 20th anniversaries this year, one of which is Flor de Gonzalez. The company had a big year in 2014…
IPCPR 2015: Turrent
The Turrent family is showing off its latest creation, Casa Turrent, which has been on the international market for some time but should begin shipping…
IPCPR 2015: What’s In My Bag – Brian Burt Edition
I’m the outlier of the halfwheel staff. The standard is a MacBook Pro and a Canon DSLR. I however have done things a little different,…
IPCPR 2015: La Sirena
La Sirena Cigars was showing off its newest release, the Porthole by La Sirena, which is made up of three cigars in two different blends, all of…