IPCPR 2016: Gurkha
I remember when Patrick Lagreid told me about how many Gurkha articles needed to be written. It’s a fact that was not lost upon me…
IPCPR 2016: Ventura Cigar Co.
Ventura Cigar Co. is a subsidiary of Phillips and King International, which itself is a subsidiary of Kretek International. Phillips & King is the largest…
IPCPR 2016: Top 3 Things – Patrick Lagreid Edition
Just the other day someone asked me what my favorite part of the recent IPCPR Convention & Trade Show was, and without missing a beat…
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…
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…
