While the Oliva booth looks physically much the same as it has for the last few years, things have changed quite a bit inside. As José Oliva explains below, the company has been acquired by J. Cortès. That being said, things look very much business as usual with Oliva, though there are a few more European accents.

Oliva Virtual Reality

Oliva had one of the coolest things I’ve seen at the trade show so far, a virtual reality headset that allowed you to tour the company’s fields and factories with members of the family. They also handed you a cigar at the end.

NUb Nuance Fall Harvest

NUb Nuance Fall Harvest

The NUb Café is now the NUb Nuance. There’s also a pumpkin spice and mint blend

  • Wrapper: Indonesia
  • Binder: Nicaragua
  • Filler: Dominican & Nicaragua
  • NUb Nuance Fall Harvest 354 (3 3/4 x 54) — $6.15 (Boxes of 20, $123)
  • NUb Nuance Fall Harvest 460 (4 x 60) — $7.18 (Boxes of 20, $143.50)
  • NUb Nuance Fall Harvest 542 (5 x 42) — $6.15 (Boxes of 20, $123)

NUb Nuance Winter Blend

Nub Nuance Winter Blend 

  • NUb Nuance Winter Blend 354 (3 3/4 x 54) — $6.15 (Boxes of 20, $123)
  • NUb Nuance Winter Blend 460 (4 x 60) — $7.18 (Boxes of 20, $143.50)
  • NUb Nuance Winter Blend 542 (5 x 42) — $6.15 (Boxes of 20, $123)

Launch Date: September 2016

Production: Regular Production

Oliva Booth IPCPR 2016

Oliva Facundo

Delayed until the fall apparently.

Davidoff is the official sponsor of halfwheel's coverage of the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show.
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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.