First off, I shot a very entertaining video of Rocky Patel, but the microphone cut off halfway through. Unfortunately, he wasn’t around to shoot another...Read More

While readers of this site might be more familiar with Ventura Cigar Co. than its parent Phillips & King, or even its parent Kretek International,...Read More

The most talked about booth at the 2018 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show was neither the newest nor the largest. Instead, it was the one...Read More

Patoro was back this year in the CLE booth, its U.S. distributor, this time with their cigars a little bit easier to see. In a...Read More

Island Lifestyle Importers was back this year with a new booth layout, a few new accessories and a new cigar line. A recently announced distribution...Read More

Two years ago when it was apparent that brands, blends and new sizes of cigars needed to be on the market ahead of the Aug....Read More

Victor Nicolás, owner of Chogüí was at the RoMa Craft Tobac booth representing his brand, though there was no branding or cigars on display. He...Read More

In case you missed the live show announcement, here are the winners for the first three Davidoff-sponsored IPCPR 2018 contests. Those winners are: Davidoff Winston...Read More

Other than moving around some of the display cases, Casa Turrent’s booth for this year’s IPCPR show was pretty much the same as last year....Read More

It’s the IPCPR 2018 Post Show Show. Live from the halfwheel office it’s Brooks Whittington and me. We’ll talk about some highlights (and a lowlight or...Read More

Although Serino Cigar Co. was added to our list of companies that did not have anything new to show off at this year’s IPCPR show,...Read More