10 Buzzworthy Releases from IPCPR 2018
Retailers often ask the question, “What’s new?” At IPCPR each year, manufacturers stand ready to answer that with new releases that will make their...
Hand Rolled: A Film About Cigars Debuts at IPCPR 2018
Hand Rolled: A Film About Cigars, a documentary about the cigar industry made by Jesse Mariut and Steve Gherebean, rounded out the IPCPR’s first...
Warning Shot: Behind the Warning Label Delay
As many in the industry are aware, one of the major aspects of the FDA’s deeming regulations is the requirement that: (1) cigarmakers must...
Birth of an Association: Celebrating 10 Years of Cigar Rights of America
In the summer of 2007, the premium cigar industry was gathered at its annual convention in Houston, Texas, preparing to launch new products, make...
Driving Curiosity: Royal Agio Cigars’ Boris Wintermans, Part 1
Boris Wintermans likes to quote Albert Einstein when he talks about his philosophy for life. Passionately curious about what the world has to offer,...
In the Pursuit of Passion: Celebrating 15 Years of Pete Johnson’s Tatuaje Cigars
With two popular premium cigar companies under his belt and having reached a milestone anniversary in the industry, Pete Johnson’s passion for cigars remains...
The Alchemist: Debonaire Cigars’ Philip Zanghi
Philip S. Zanghi remembers watching his father smoke cigars around his house and in his offices with friends and business partners. He also recalls...
Sisters of the Leaf: The Woman’s Take on Cigars
They are the backbone of the cigar industry, working at retail stores and cigar factories, in positions with some of your favorite brands and...
Son of Tobacco: Tabacalera El Artista’s Ram Rodriguez
As a child, Ram Rodriguez didn’t care much for tobacco. That was something he would eventually grow out of as he assumed more responsibility...
Joao Reis: A Pipemaker’s Evolution
The Chicagoland Pipe Collectors Club has hosted the Chicagoland Pipe & Tobacciana Show on the first weekend of May since 1996. One of the...
