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IPCPR 2017: Day One
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Top 10 things we learned on Day 1 at IPCPR 2017
- Mayor Rudy Giuliani is a bad ass. His keynote speech was what the cigar industry needed to hear from a politician in light of the recent FDA regulations. "President Trump realizes regulations are killing businesses," he said "Let businesses operate like businesses instead of government -regulated organizations."
- IPCPR knows how to party. Light up the Night with General Cigar was the best ever with food, drinks, cigars, drinks, T-shirt screening, cigars, drinks and cigars. And Mombacho parties-Enough said about that.
- Ventura Cigars is bringing back old favorites from their supplier and production partners in the case study line. They cleverly named them Case Studies 1-5. Try them and see if you can find your old favorites.
- Unfortunately this year we lost Avo Uvezian. David off has pledged to continue with the vision AVO began long ago.
- With the changing laws concerning medical cigarettes, two companies I have come up with unique products to aid those smokers. PDR's Devil's Weed (in red and dark) provides rollers with a quality tobacco leaf to use as their wrapper. Total Flame has marketed a Russian tube product that you can easily load with your own blend to make a smooth smoke.
- Stepping up the presentation standards, United-A luxury brand- has perfected beautiful humidified tubes sold with their cigars
- Davidoff once again presented their Gold Band awards to deserving partner retailers at a press event complete with fancy hors d'oeuvres, Champagne and of course their new Churchhill, Comacho and Avo blends.
- For every serious businessman's office, the new Hiram and Solomon pyramid humidor, complete with 30 of their cigars, is a must have.
- In a perfect example of how the cigar industry has helped the economies of multiple small countries, Crossfire Cigars has several blends whose profits roll directly back into the Dominican Republic people through hospitals, schooling and jobs.
- Warfighter Cigars is made up of six soldiers who bonded together to create cigars for other soldiers, naming all the cigars after calibers of ammunition.
ODYSSEY SWEET TIP
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Handmade in Nicaragua, Odyssey has developed a devoted following, thanks to its unique blends and accessible pricing.
This year, Odyssey will delight cigar lovers by adding a flavored sweet tip blend to its lineup.
Made with premium tobaccos that deliver a clean finish, Odyssey Sweet Tip is crafted with 100% Cuban-seed tobaccos cultivated in Central America. The blend features a Nicaraguan Habano wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan and Honduran fillers. The result is a medium-bodied, smooth smoking experience, highlighted with enticing sweet notes and hints of cream.
Shipping on August 20 and packed in 20-count bundles, Odyssey Sweet Tip will be available in five sizes, each handmade and priced at less than $3.00 per cigar.
Gigante (6 x 60) – SRP per cigar $2.59
Churchill (7 x 48) – SRP per cigar $2.39
Toro (6 x 54) – SRP per cigar $2.09
Robusto (5 x 50) – SRP per cigar $1.89
Corona (5.25 x 44) – SRP per cigar $1.69
Cigar Regulations and the Little Guy
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PUBLISHER'S NOTE: This is a guest article by Rob McKeon of CigarZen, manufacturer of the Blüme family of products. CW makes no product endoresements as a matter of policy.
It’s tough out here for us cigar smokers!
As we all know, tobacco has been highly regulated and the level of those regulations seems to keep climbing, almost by the day. For cigar lovers, it seems unfair that the products we use--to relax, to de-compress, to celebrate--are becoming more and more difficult to acquire.
While we can all appreciate the government’s desire to keep tobacco far away from kids, it’s hard to see the justification behind including cigars in its recent rigorous FDA rulings which were originally intended for smokeless tobacco only. The act of cigar smoking is almost artistic in its nature, viewed as a sign of sophistication, hard work and appreciation for the craftsmanship behind each stick. While it’s easy for a teenager to get their hands on a cheap pack of cigarettes, they’re likely not going to get too far in an artisanal cigar store.
M BOURBON BY MACANUDO
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Last year’s release of M by Macanudo marked a new era for the brand, as the first flavored cigar was launched in the Macanudo franchise.
At IPCPR 2019, the brand’s flavored cigar portfolio will expand with a multi-dimensional new twist on a classic cocktail. Enter M Bourbon by Macanudo, a cigar that conjures up the rich flavors of the iconic Old Fashioned cocktail. Notes of bourbon, American oak, nuances of sweet cherries and a hint of earthy, aromatic bitters all come alive in this new, full-time addition to the Macanudo portfolio.
This is truly a cigar that brings forth a multitude of taste sensations and is an ideal indulgence for the cigar lover who seeks a unique departure from the everyday smoke. This new flavored line is the perfect accompaniment to cocktails and can easily stand alone as an experience unto itself.
M Bourbon is made with premium, hand-selected tobaccos including an Ecuadoran Connecticut Shade wrapper, an Ecuadoran binder and a blend of Dominican filler leaves.
Industry (raw)
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I am cnp'ing this raw from my PM inbox. I'm not quite sure what to do with it yet, but it is relevant and could easily be cleaned up for publication.
I smoke cigars to Celebrate. A wedding, a birth, a promotion. A Life.
I lost my paternal Grandmother a year ago, and I celebrated.
I celebrated a life of nearly 75 years. A life of handing down love, lessons, admonishments and accolades.
She was a woman of action with a strong will and a huge heart.
I sat on the porch at the farm where we shared countless conversations - the place where she imparted her wisdom upon me.
I sat next to the black rocking chair with the word 'MA' emblazoned across the back in gold leaf. It was her throne during haying season, where she rested and surveyed the fields.
It occurred to me that I had never sat next to that chair without her sitting there next to me.
I smoked a 'Queen B' from Fuente. The name seemed fitting, and it was a solid smoke.
A few days ago, our community was rocked by the sudden passing of a childhood friend. He was my first 'best' friend.
I smoked a 'Queen B' from Fuente. The name seemed fitting, and it was a solid smoke.
A few days ago, our community was rocked by the sudden passing of a childhood friend. He was my first 'best' friend.
Some of my earliest memories are of the two of us discovering the world together. We spent countless hours exploring the woods, riding our bikes, camping, and dirtbiking. We played the Hero and we played the Villain. Saturday mornings full of Thundercats and Voltron cartoons and epic GI Joe battles. We Talked. The conversations were of people yet unburdened by the weight of the world.
The divorce of my parents changed everything in my world, and my friendship suffered as well. I moved away, and we drifted apart. Only after his passing did I realize what that friendship really meant. He died at 34 years old in an ATV accident. His name was Jason.
Soon I will go and find him, at the spot on our dirt bike trail where we would shut the bikes down and talk. I will take a Hemmingway 'Short Story'. The name seems fitting, and it’s a solid smoke.
I will celebrate a life.
J Norton
MACANUDO INSPIRADO PALLADIUM
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Macanudo is expanding its popular Inspirado collection with Palladium, a limited-edition release that harnesses an old-world aging method to deliver a deeply complex smoking experience.
Palladium features a five-country blend that harnesses the time-honored technique of tercios to deliver a truly exquisite smoking experience. The tercio process was used during the golden age of Cuban cigars to age tobacco in optimal conditions, yet is rarely used today due to the considerable time and labor required to build and wrap the bales.
Only an elite group of Macanudo’s artisans are skilled in the tercio process which eschews burlap and instead envelopes the tobacco bales in the bark of the majestic Royal Palm tree. The bark forms a tighter seal, trapping in moisture and retaining the tobacco’s natural taste characteristics.
NEW TORO SIZE LA FLOR DE YNCLAN
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The Villiger La Flor de Ynclan Toro will come in an elegant 10 count box
(Miami, Florida) August 7, 2019— Villiger Cigars announces that the Villiger La Flor de Ynclan will be presented in a new Toro 6X52 size. The Villiger La Flor De Ynclan robusto in 2017 garnered a 93 rating, ranked as the number 10 cigar in the world by Cigar Aficionado Magazine and voted the 2017 number 6 cigar in the world by Tobacco Business Magazine.
MACANUDO HERITAGE NUEVO
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The evolution of Macanudo continues with Heritage Nuevo, a limited release that marks the premiere of a bold, multi-year project for the brand. Beginning with this year’s release and continuing with subsequent Heritage Nuevo releases that will debut in the years that follow, Macanudo’s best-selling blends will be reimagined with unique tobaccos.
“Macanudo Heritage Nuevo gives us the opportunity to juxtapose the brand’s most enduring heritage blends with a modern reinterpretation that features the emerging tobaccos of today. We believe that Macanudo Heritage Nuevo will awaken a new dialogue among seasoned Macanudo smokers, while giving others a reason to awaken their passion for the perennially top-selling brand,” said Steve Abbot, senior brand manager for Macanudo.
For the first item in the Heritage Nuevo series, Macanudo takes flight to South America for an intriguing new take on its classic Café blend. In this, Macanudo’s expert blenders have taken the brand’s signature Connecticut Shade wrapper and replaced it with an Ecuadoran Connecticut Shade wrapper cultivated by an independent grower in Ecuador’s Los Rios province. There, beneath the thick, natural cloud cover that envelopes the region, a lustrous golden wrapper was developed expressly for use in this intriguing, limited-edition offering. When paired with Macanudo’s Dominican and Mexican blend, the result is a creamy, medium-bodied smoke with a rich aroma and compelling notes of toasted nuts, interspersed with nuances of sweetness and spice.
THE “CUEVAS RESERVA” BY CASA CUEVAS CIGARS IS NOW SHIPPING!
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(Miami, Florida) August 6, 2019— Casa Cuevas Cigars, makers of handmade premium cigars announce the Cuevas Reserva Natural and Cuevas Reserva Maduro is now shipping to retailers. The Cuevas Reserva was introduced to the public at the 2019 IPCPR in Las Vegas.
The Cuevas Reserva Maduro features a Mexican San Andres wrapper, a Dominican, Pilloto Cubano binder, and Dominican and Nicaraguan (ometepe) fillers, this blend is a personal favorite of Luis Cuevas Sr. as it boasts a full-flavor smoking experience, in a perfectly balanced medium to full-bodied cigar.
The Cuevas Reserva Natural features an Habano binder with a mix of fillers from the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and the U.S.A., all wrapped in an Ecuadorean Connecticut wrapper. This blend provides a perfectly smooth smoking experience which features nuanced earthy flavors.
LA GLORIA CUBANA PRESENTS SPANISH PRESS
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In a nod to the past and present, an old-world technique is being used in the latest release from La Gloria Cubana, just as the brand’s modernized new logo makes its debut.
Called Spanish Press, the three-cigar collection is handcrafted at the El Credito Cigar Factory, a boutique rolling gallery located within General Cigar Dominicana. There, artisans place the freshly-rolled cigars into wooden trays with dividers that apply uniform pressure to the cigars. The trays are then pressed to define their shape.
Once pressed, the cigars are placed in specially sized boxes that apply slight pressure to maintain their shape. This process is reminiscent of the old Spanish-press technique used in pre-embargo Cuba where the boxes were used to create the cigars’ distinct form.
Yuri Guillen, production manager for El Credito said, “This method eliminates air pockets to deliver an optimal draw and output of smoke, resulting in an enhanced smoking experience. We developed a very special blend to showcase our unique technique, and believe we have delivered a fantastic addition to the La Gloria Cubana portfolio.”
“LA MANDARRIA” IS NOW SHIPPING
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“LA MANDARRIA” IS NOW SHIPPING
Only 500 boxes of La Mandarria will be available to the public
(Miami, Florida) July 31, 2019— Casa Cuevas Cigars, announces that the limited edition “La Mandarria” cigar brand is now shipping to retailers!! The Cuevas cigar family showcased “La Mandarria” (translates to the sledgehammer) at the 2019 IPCPR. La Mandarria brand was born out of the unfortunate robbery which occurred in February 2019 at the Casa Cuevas Cigars distribution center in Miami. Burglars used sledgehammers to break in and steal over 25,000 of the Casa Cuevas brands which included the Casa Cuevas Limited Edition Flaco and Casa Cuevas core line of cigars. The Cuevas family made the decision to forge ahead and create a cigar that will mark the era where they faced and overcame adversity.
AJF HOYO LA AMISTAD DARK SUMATRA
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The Hoyo La Amistad series represents a very successful partnership with AJ Fernandez, as the three previous releases of La Amistad: Silver, Gold and Black were developed in collaboration with AJ and his team.
With Dark Sumatra, the brand takes an unexpected turn.
Senior Brand Manager Ed Lahmann said, “We turned the original Hoyo Dark Sumatra blend over to AJ and gave him the green light to run with it. Although the blend is the very same one that has been used continually since the brand launched decades ago, when met with AJ’s fermentation, aging and cigar-making techniques, the result is a cigar that tastes vastly different from the original.”
In a nod to the past, AJ’s take on La Amistad Dark Sumatra reimagines the future of the brand by delivering a cigar that puts the Central American-forward blend on display. Featuring an Ecuadoran Sumatra wrapper, Connecticut Broadleaf binder and Nicaraguan, Honduran and Dominican filler, AJ’s take on Dark Sumatra is a rich and creamy medium-bodied smoke, made in his signature, full-flavored tradition.
Marrero Ships Aquatica
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Product Details
The Aquatico is a unique and flavorful blend with a 45 degree cut foot.
100% Dominican Puro
Wrapper is:Habano Rosado-Connecticut and Candela
Binder- Olor Dominicano
Filler Habano 2020-Criollo 98-Corojo.
Here is some info that may be helpful:
They are made at MCR, Felix Gonzalez continues to run the production and art design of our Artistico Series, in our new location as our production continues to grow we had to make room for that growth.
Completely different blend then the Original Artistico.
6x54x62 with a 45 degree foot cut
$16.00 per cigar
About 20 but each box will have 10 different pieces of art.
Similar to the Solomon as we maintain a similar design to the original Artistico
They started shipping this week.
If anyone has questions or would like to order they can reach us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
DIESEL TO LAUNCH WHISKEY ROW SHERRY CASK
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DIESEL TO LAUNCH WHISKEY ROW SHERRY CASK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RABBIT HOLE
Collection Marks the Second Collaboration between Two Maverick Brands
Diesel Cigars and Rabbit Hole Bourbon have reignited their partnership with Diesel Whiskey Row Sherry Cask, a three-cigar collection that shipped to all channels on June 3, 2019.
Owing its rich and indulgent taste to influences of bourbon, American oak and solera-aged sherry, Diesel Whiskey Row Sherry Cask is a cigar with epic depth and sublime flavor. Developed by Justin Andrews, blended by AJ Fernandez and handcrafted at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez in Esteli, Diesel Whiskey Row Sherry Cask features Nicaraguan-aged tobaccos cultivated on three continents. This exciting new collection once again calls upon a proprietary aging process developed by AJ to deepen the complexity of the smoking experience by barrel-aging the binder leaves.
Brick House 'Ciento por Ciento' Ships
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J.C. Newman Cigar Company Ships Limited-Edition Brick House
'Ciento por Ciento'
'Ciento por Ciento'
J.C. Newman Cigar Company, the manufacturer of the popular Brick House cigar, is excited to announce the limited-edition Brick House 'Ciento por Ciento' is arriving to TAA retailers this week.
Handcrafted in J.C. Newman's Nicaraguan factory, Puros de Estelí Nicaragua, S.A. (J.C. Newman PENSA), Ciento por Ciento only uses tobaccos grown in the rich, volcanic soils of Nicaragua. It is the first Nicaraguan puro blend in the Brick House line, hence the name, which means 100% in Spanish. The wrapper is a Habana-seed, corojo leaf grown in the Jalapa Valley which encloses binder and filler from three of Nicaragua's mountainous regions.
COHIBA SPECTRE 2019
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The artisans of Cohiba are proud to unveil COHIBA SPECTRE 2019, a small batch release that speaks to the highest art of tobacco mastery. For this, the second edition of Spectre, countless hours were spent in developing the blend.
An intimate knowledge of tobacco led the artisans to designate some leaves for aging in tercios to refine their flavors, while increasing the complexity of other leaves through a months-long finishing in fragrant Spanish Sherry casks. The result is not just a cigar, but an occasion unto itself.
The wrapper is deeply fermented, hand selected Nicaraguan Jalapa. During the curing process, a small percentage of upper-priming leaves were set aside for deeper aging. These extraordinary leaves underwent additional fermentation lasting six months, during which time the tobacco became profoundly more elegant. Ultimately, only eight barrels of wrapper tobacco were deemed worthy of adorning Cohiba Spectre.
PUNCH DIABLO – STUMP AND EL DIABLO
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With its launch last year, Punch Diablo beckoned tenured cigar lovers to the dark side with a tempting four-country blend, the boldest Punch yet.
Befitting of its diabolical name, Punch Diablo is a sinfully indulgent collection that’s spicy, intriguing and destined to leave you spellbound. This year, the line is expanding with two new sizes. Both new additions to the line are made with the bold Punch Diablo blend that features an Ecuadoran Sumatra Oscuro wrapper, a Connecticut Broadleaf binder and a blend of Nicaraguan and Honduran ligero.
Inspired by the incredibly-popular Punch Champion frontmark, Stump is a paunchy, fat-bellied figurado that allows the blend’s full-bodied notes to change as the cigar increases and decreases in ring gauge. Stump is packed in 25-count boxes.
Stump is joined by El Diablo, a beast of a cigar. This 66-ring box-pressed behemoth delivers not only on full-bodied flavor, but is also a smoke that’s the ideal companion to a lengthy smoking occasion. El Diablo is packed in 20-count boxes.
Stump (figurado 4.5 x 60) – SRP per cigar $7.49
El Diablo (6.5 x 66) – SRP per cigar $8.99
COHIBA CONNECTICUT
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The artisans of Cohiba are proud to unveil COHIBA CONNECTICUT, a super-premium release that marks an important milestone for the brand, as this is the first Cohiba to be wrapped in Connecticut Shade.
Cohiba Brand Ambassador Sean Williams said, “Our agronomists partnered with an independent grower in Ecuador’s Los Rios province to produce a silky and lustrous Ecuadoran Connecticut Shade wrapper. Unlike cloth-covered fields that shield the tobacco from the blistering sun in Connecticut, this special wrapper is grown beside Ecuador’s Vinces River and beneath the thick, natural cloud cover that blankets the region. The volcanic soil yielded a wrapper that was intentionally developed for its aesthetic qualities, with veins that are barely perceptible. Looks aside, the wrapper is ideal for blending, as it maximizes the filler and binder leaves.”
PARTAGAS LIMITED RESERVE DECADAS 2019
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A rare treasure originally released between 2005 and 2009, Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas were held to a rigorous standard, precluding anything but the most limited of production. This exclusive Partagas offering is making a limited return for 2019, as a spectacular showcase of a cigar maker’s artistry.
Only an average of three per thousand Cameroon wrapper leaves were hand selected to adorn Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas, each having been set aside in 2009 for ten years of aging. A full decade later, this spectacular blend returns, offering a rare chance to own a piece of premium cigar history.
CAO SESSION
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“Some of the best times in my life happened over cigars in my garage in Tampa,” says CAO’s Rick Rodriguez.
For his latest creation for CAO, Rick decided to create a cigar for the everyday smoking occasions that somehow turn out to be extraordinary. He wanted his next line to be something special and full of depth, the kind of smoke that works for the times that you just want to “sit, smoke, chill and not over-think things.”
Inspired by his early days of blending in Santiago, D.R., Rick started with a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, selected a Dominican binder and paired them with a rich blend of Dominican and Nicaraguan tobaccos. “I wasn’t going for a full-bodied cigar. I wanted Session to be a medium-bodied smoke with a great taste and a lot of complexity and I feel like I’ve hit the mark with Session. I’m excited to hear what the CAO fans will think of it.”
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