IPCPR 2016

At the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, E.P. Carrillo essentially blew up its portfolio. Sure, some might suggest it “thoroughly revamped” or “evolved” its…

If there was one brand’s rise I didn’t see coming it was Leaf by Oscar. I thought the wrapper leaf was gimmicky and annoying, the…

In 2013, Espinosa Premium Cigars released the first of what has become a semi-regular release, the 601 La Bomba Warhead. As the name suggests, the Warhead is…

Six years ago, Quesada had two pretty radical ideas. First was the Casa Magna Domus Magnus, which debuted in some radical sizes. The other was…

This year marked the 10th year in business for El Primer Mundo, the Atlanta-based company owned by Sean Williams. As you might have guessed, he celebrated…

Two years ago, Padilla released the Cava line. At this year’s 2016 IPCPR Convention and Trade Show, Padilla showed off an addition to their Cava line,…

As part of our year-end wrap-ups, my colleague Charlie Minato asks 10 questions that he thinks will affect either the cigar industry as a whole or…

At the 2015 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Noel Rojas’s Guayacan Cigars introduced a new line named the Rojas Reserve. Debuting in just two vitolas at the time—a…

Five years ago, Curivari and Elogio were the two brands destined to be the next big thing in the cigar world. For a variety of reasons,…

As part of its slate of official new products released at the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, A.J. Fernández put forth Bellas Artes, a new…

It is not usual for cigar brands to introduce brand new lines at the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show. However, it is a bit unusual…