IPCPR 2014: AKA Cigars

AKA Cigar has grown-up, at least if you are determining life by where you get to sit at the lunch table. Jay Lundy went from being stashed in a corner to upfront in between two popular booths and the company brought a much brighter and bigger presence to the show.

AKA Event Cigar
There will likely be an event cigar from the company in 2015. There’s no word on what it will be, but it’s in the works.

AKA Nth Degree Optimal
The Nth Degree line gets a limited lancero. The cigars are expected to ship later this month with another shipment later this year. You can read more about it here.

New Packaging
In addition to new booth digs, the company has reworked all of its packaging. A slightly larger and thicker band adorns each cigar while the boxes have gotten some accents to give it a more modern feel. The new packaging will begin to ship in waves depending on when the company runs out of old-banded supplies. You can read more about it here.

Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.