As was expected, New York’s new tobacco tax isn’t working out as well as planned. Just because Habanos lost one lawsuit, doesn’t mean they can’t…

No disrespect toward anyone else, but the folks at Davidoff were some of the nicest at the show. Danielle and Michael made themselves and their…

I don’t really have a clue what was new, but Litto Gomez brought out plenty of cool stuff for the show…

I had the chance to sit down and talk to Eric Newman, grandson of Julius Newman, and discuss the new releases, history of the company…

Stopping by Mr. Farkas’ booth revealed quite a few new products, which isn’t shocking given that the company’s core line accounts for so little of…

Also a Day One gem… I stopped by the booth after some Twitter persistence from Nirka Reyes. Reyes introduced a couple of new lines, but…

Tatuaje’s IPCPR releases were announced a bit early, all but one at least. Following the release of the 2008 rendition of the La Vérité, Pete’s IPCPR showing…

After nearly causing me to go deaf the night before, Dion Giolito took me around the Illusione booth to go over the new releases and…

I am not really sure how this slipped through the cracks on Tuesday, but Toraño Family Cigars probably brought the most new stuff to New…

Gran Habano had the largest cigar of the show, but I think we already knew that going in. The Azteca was what drove all the…

Habana Cuba Cigar Co. (makers of Oliveros) launched a host of new products, including SWAG, an entirely new line. (It’s a Dominican puro made only…