Fayetteville, N.C. Tobacco Store Ordinance Delayed

The city of Fayetteville, N.C. has been looking into proposed legislation changes that would limit how close tobacco retailers could be to residential areas, churches, schools…

IPCPR 2014: L’Atelier Imports

While a number of manufacturers kept their IPCPR releases to a relative minimum, L’Atelier Imports had a steady stream of new projects to show off…

New Orleans Councilwoman Seeks Bar Smoking Ban

New Orleans Councilwoman Latoya Cantrell is about to kick off on a city-wide campaign that she hopes will drum up support to make all bars in…

IPCPR 2014: Fratello

Omar de Frias’ Fratello Cigars has been one of the more talked about brands since debuting last year, and it seems that the buzz has…

IPCPR 2014: Bodega Premium Blends

Last December Bodega Premium Blends had a launch party for their new line, Reunión, featuring two different blends – the Aperitivo and Digestivo. The company…

IPCPR 2014: Ortega Premium Cigars

Eddie Ortega kept a pretty relaxed vibe at his booth, with the attention focused pretty squarely on his new Ortega Serie D Black, which has…

IPCPR 2014: Reinado

Antonio Lam’s Reinado line grew by just one cigar this year, but the reviews on it so far have been pretty favorable. The Reinado Grand…

IPCPR 2014: Global Premium Cigars

Enrique Sánchez, owner of Global Premium Cigars, is smiling. It’s probably due to the success of 1502 Nicaragua—which is going quite well if the empty…

IPCPR 2014: My Father Cigars

My Father Cigars kept its new release list fairly tight this year, with the My Father Connecticut the only true “new” cigar from the company. The…

IPCPR 2014: A.J. Fernandez

There’s a New World for A.J. Fernandez, literally. The reality is the booth looks much the same, but the name of the company’s newest release…

IPCPR 2014: Leccia Tobacco Co.

With Toraño distributing Leccia Tobacco, Sam Leccia’s presence was part of Toraño’s booth and seemed to be getting a good amount of traffic each time we…