We are now full steam ahead with our IPCPR coverage leading up to this year’s trade show in Las Vegas being held from July 19 – 23. Last month we outlined our approach that consists of Pre-Show Coverage, Show Floor Coverage, and Post Show Coverage. In reality, for us, this is more like IPCPR Season. […]
2013 IPCPR Trade Show Preview Part 2: Five General Things To Look For
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Welcome to our 2013 IPCPR Trade Show Preview. We are providing a preview into the cigar industry’s biggest event – the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show that begins on July 14th. Over the next few weeks, we’ll have a weekly preview from an industry standpoint. In between, expect lots of announcements and previews from the manufacturers. Today […]
Editor’s Corner Volume 1 Number 8: IPCPR
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It’s August and the start of the month marks the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailer’s (IPCPR) Association Trade Show. We have been fortunate as the IPCPR is allowing Cigar Coop to provide coverage. We thank the IPCPR for allowing Cigar Coop to participate and bring our readers in-depth coverage of the show, and we […]
Cigar Pre -Review: Quesada Oktoberfest (Part 18 of the 2011 IPCPR Series)
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Quesada Oktoberfest – Bavarian vitola Last week, I previewed the Quesada Oktoberfest. This was a cigar that was showcased at the 2011 2011 IPCPR being sold under the Quesada line for Manuel Quesada’s SAG Imports. This cigar joins three strong cigars already released by SAG: the Casa Magna Domus Magnus, Quesada Seleccion Espana , and […]
Cigar Review: La Gloria Cubana Serie N
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The Beauty of the La Gloria Cubana Serie N I’ve mentioned this several times – during the 2010 IPCPR, it was my opinion that General Cigars had the best year in terms of new product releases. The key thing I’ve seen from General is investing in building their existing brands – namely Macanudo and La […]
Cigar Review: Macanudo Crü Royale
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During the 2010 IPCPR, it was my opinion that General Cigars had the best year in terms of new product releases. One of the most exciting things General has been doing is investing in building their existing brands. I mentioned La Gloria Cubana as one of the brands that has seen an expansion take place. […]
Cigar Review: La Gloria Cubana Artesanos De Tabaqueros
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During the 2010 IPCPR, it was my opinion that General Cigars had the best year in terms of new product releases. One of the most exciting things General was doing was investing in building their existing brands. One of the brands that General was clearly focused on building as La Gloria Cubana. La Gloria Cubana […]
One Last Night with the Stars (Tales from the IPCPR Part 20)
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Tom (L), Jonathan Drew (C), Stace (R) Thursday night – the final night of IPCPR. A very long week, but a most fulfilling week. What better way to close out the week than to go for a gourmet meal at Emeril’s in the French Quarter. I will state this, for me – it was all […]
The Final Cigar Lounge Visit at IPCPR – A Visit to the CAO Lounge (Tales from the IPCPR Part 19)
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Stace (L), CAO Rep (M), Cigar Coop (R) Every person loves cigars seems to have their favorite brand. For myself, it is CAO. I really did not get exposed to CAO until I moved to North Carolina two years ago. My next door neighbor gave me a Brazilia and someone gifted me some CAO Visions. […]
A Visit to the Miami Cigars Lounge (Tales from the IPCPR Part 15)
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The Cigar Coop in front of the simulated front of La Aurora Very simply, I really liked the Miami Cigars Lounge at IPCPR. Like General Cigars, I am also very excited about the pipeline. While there isn’t a crafty tale to weave in this visit, I felt that this visit was still worth of […]