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Undercrown Sun Grown

August 18, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2017

Undercrown Sun Grown is the third and highly anticipated release in Drew Estate's popular Undercrown line of cigars. Drew Estate introduced Undercrown in 2011, marketing the cigars as an affordable alternative ... Read More...

Alec Bradley Black Market Illicit cigar box open

Alec Bradley Begins Shipping Black Market Illicit

Jordan Guttormson

August 16, 2017

Press Releases

Cigar aficionados have been awaiting the arrival of the Black Market Illicit to TAA retailers nationwide. Its production was first announced in March during the 49th Annual Tobacconist Association of America's ... Read More...

Plasencia 1865 – IPCPR 2017

Jordan Guttormson

August 15, 2017

IPCPR 2017

Despite being one of the oldest, continuously active families in the premium cigar industry, the Plasencias made their first official appeance at IPCPR 2017. The Plasencias began growing tobacco in Cuba in 1865... Read More...

Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust – IPCPR 2017

Jordan Guttormson

August 10, 2017

IPCPR 2017

Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust made its first IPCPR appearance in 2015 and has slowly, meticulously expanded to become one of the major players amongst craft/boutique cigar brands. When first launched, the portf... Read More...

Davidoff Master Selection Series 2010 & 2011 cigars

Davidoff Prepares Second Release of Master Selection Series

Jordan Guttormson

August 9, 2017

Press Releases

In June, Davidoff announced a new series said to display some of the most premium blends from Davidoff’s head Master Blender, Eladio Diaz, made to celebrate his own birthdays. These Master Selection Series c... Read More...

Crux Cigars – IPCPR 2017

Jordan Guttormson

August 8, 2017

IPCPR 2017

Crux Cigars occupied a long and slender booth location within the IPCPR trade show. The Crux brand has grown quite a bit over the past few years and their presence is now around the scale you would've seen with... Read More...

CAO – IPCPR 2017

Jordan Guttormson

August 7, 2017

IPCPR 2017

CAO makes up a section within the mega-structure that is General Cigar Company's booth. For 2017, General stripped things down and offered an open and streamlined presentation. Instead of showcasing every cigar... Read More...

AVO Cigars – IPCPR 2017

Jordan Guttormson

August 7, 2017

IPCPR 2017

AVO Cigars' setup for IPCPR 2017 was largely the same as with years past, displaying a glass-panel-lined enclosure within the massive Davidoff compound. Instead of reinventing the wheel, AVO tends to tweak and ... Read More...

Caldwell Cigar Company – IPCPR 2017

Jordan Guttormson

August 4, 2017

IPCPR 2017

In 2016, Caldwell shook the cigar world, debuting an all-new booth for IPCPR, taking on popular boutique brand La Barba, and combining talents with the "gold standard" of creative/craft cigars—Drew Estate—to de... Read More...

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Hit & Run

Jordan Guttormson

August 4, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2017

In January of 2017, cigar fanatics were delivered a shocking blow, as industry deviant Matt Booth announced his departure from the premium cigar market. Booth had made his debut eight years prior, crossing-over... Read More...

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Drew Estate Subculture Studios Giveaway

Jordan Guttormson

August 2, 2017

Contests

UPDATE: this week's contest is now closed Our winners this week were: BB Ninja G. This week's contest is HUGE, featuring some of Drew Estate's most rare cigars and even custom-painted Do... Read More...

Espinosa Premium Cigars booth IPCPR 2017

Espinosa Premium Cigars – IPCPR 2017

Jordan Guttormson

August 1, 2017

IPCPR 2017

Espinosa Premium Cigars made their big announcements a few days leading up to the show, introducing a revamped Murcielago and a pair of new Jamaican-themed cigars. Both brands were on display, accompanied by... Read More...

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