In the always flashy and enticing Arturo Fuente booth, Liana Fuente and the perpetually dapper Manny Iriarte show us the new Carlos Fuente Commemorative Humidor, that features a clever “secret stash” compartment that opens from the back, decorated with Carlos Fuente’s fingerprint in gold. It’s a limited edition piece, only 858 were produced. We also […]
IPCPR 2018: Foundation Cigars
As per usual, the Foundation booth was constantly full of people, and full of a mixture of art and cigars. We grabbed a few minutes of Nick Melillo’s time to talk about the very limited Wise Man Maduro Lancero and the Tabernacle Havana Seed CT which features Cuban Seed Havana #142 tobacco. That tobacco is […]
IPCPR 2018: Fratello Cigars
We catch up with the humungous Omar de Frias of Fratello Cigars at his booth at IPCPR and he gives us the lowdown on what’s new with Fratello. One change is the Classico, Bianco and The Boxer packaging has been updated. He also tells us about his new cigar line, Navetta Inverso, which retails from […]
IPCPR 2018: Curivari
This year at IPCPR Andreas Throuvalas shows us the latest Curivari releases. It isn’t a single cigar, instead it’s two different collections of their popular microblends. In the past, it has been difficult to track down all the different blends the company has released. These collections will allow fans an easy way to try them […]
IPCPR 2018: Micallef
We catch up on the latest Micallef cigar news with Steve Henrickson in this video. Steve tells us about the new cigar factory in Esteli, Nicaragua. And that’s good news for fans of their cigars. The increases in economies of scale mean that they’ve been able to reduce the price of the majority of their […]
IPCPR 2018: Illusione
In the Illusione booth this year, Dion Giolito talks to us about the new OneOff and the history of the brand. Dion sought to create a cigar in keep with the spirit of the legendary original, but with his interpretation. It’s not meant to be a recreation of the original, tobacco and processes have changed […]
IPCPR 2018: J.C. Newman
It’s always fun to walk through the booth J.C. Newman shares with Arturo Fuente and look at the eye candy. It’s not a huge booth, but it takes a while to drink it all in. Though there is a lot to see, and plenty to talk about, Drew Newman wanted to focus our attention on […]
IPCPR 2018: Island Lifestyle Cigars
We visited with Ryan Frailing of Island Lifestyle Cigars about their new cigars and lighters. Their new cigar is a cost friendly cigar called the Island Club. They also release two new lighters. The first one is called the Rocker that is dual flame lighter with a 7mm punch built into the bottom retailing for […]
IPCPR 2018: Warped Cigars
We visit with Kyle Gellis of Warped Cigars about his upcoming new wine, Blue Monster. Also, we discuss the new cigar releases for 2018: Moon Garden, Serie Gran Reserva 1988, and La Relatos, which was originally one of Warped Cigar first releases called Anubis. We also get a sneak peak at a future cigar currently […]
IPCPR 2018: Davidoff Cigars
We sit down and talk to Eddie Simon and Dylan Austin of Davidoff Cigars about what is new for Davidoff in 2018. We talk about the new Master Blend Selection cigars, Chef cigar, as well at the new Diademas Finas. The Diademas Finas was released to celebrate Davidoff’s 50th anniversary. We also discuss with them […]