IPCPR 2016: Rocky Patel Premium Cigars
I think it’s fair to say that Rocky Patel had the only hired singer of the trade show. A Sinatra impersonator was serenading the booth…
IPCPR 2016: Miami Cigar & Co.
A new year, another new brand for the Miami Cigar & Co. family. This time, it’s Nicholas Melillo and his new flavored brand, The Upsetters….
IPCPR 2016: Top 3 Things – Brooks Whittington Edition
As a new feature to this halfwheel’s coverage of the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show this year, we have decided that each member of the…
IPCPR 2016: Casa Fernández
Casa Fernández’s 2016 trade show strategy can be described as a little bit of this, a little bit of that. There’s line extensions, new blends,…
IPCPR 2016: Top 3 Things – Charlie Minato Edition
As we walk from booth to booth or stumble from party to party, we get asked a lot, what have you seen that is cool/exciting/interesting at the…
IPCPR 2016: Guayacan
The anchor of the four Tabacalera NOA booths is Guayacan. Tabacalera NOA is the factory of Noel Rojas and Brandon Hayes and Guayacan is of…
IPCPR 2016: Kuuts
Kuuts’ journey in the U.S. enters a decidedly new chapter with the addition of Steve Ysidron. The cigar industry veteran joined the company earlier this…
Bessemer City, N.C. Bans Smoking in Parks and Public Spaces
Come Sept. 1, smokers in Bessemer City, N.C. will be hard pressed to find a place to light up, as the city passed a comprehensive…
IPCPR 2016: Warped
I remember when Warped Cigars was going to have just one new release for all of 2016. And yet, there are three different releases for…
IPCPR 2016: J.C. Newman
It is the year of Black Diamond at J.C. Newman. The release, some four years in the making, is finally being released. In addition, the…
IPCPR 2016: E.P. Carrillo Cigar Co.
E.P. Carrillo Cigar Co. turned quite a few heads back in July when it came to light that the company was not only discontinuing four…
