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IPCPR
PREVIEW
Amidst U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) fil-
ings and industry lawsuits, the show must go on! And
with it, so do product unveilings, limited editions and
company news.
Whether you’re looking to plan out your time on the
show floor a little better before you head to Vegas or you
want to see what you might be missing,
Tobacco Business
presents a few booth highlights from this year’s Inter-
national Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association
(IPCPR) trade show:
Arango Cigar Co.
(Booth 3140)
will have the wares of a familiar partner
in its booth this year: Music City Marketing. Actually,
about a month before the show, Arango acquired certain
assets and exclusive U.S. distribution rights to Music City
Marketing, which included everything but theDunhill line,
according to Arango president Michael Gold. Therefore,
Arango is the new U.S. distributor for Falcon Pipes,
Butz-Choquin, IM Corona Lighters, certain Sutliff Pipe
tobaccos and some private-label Zippo lighters.
What it means for tobacconists? “It means they will
have a bigger, better and faster shopping opportunity
for all pipes, pipe tobaccos and related accessories,”
Gold tells
TB
. “This puts us in a stronger position to
service the market needs.”
According to Arron Sissom, president of Music City
Marketing, “It was a fantastic fit. Mike and Arango have
the facility, the infrastructure and the staff to take on this
venture. In one way, shape or form, Arango has been
associated with Music City Marketing for many years;
they really take care of their customers and work hard to
develop relationships.”
Talking specific products, Arango Cigar Co. is featuring
Erik Nording’s novel “Sailor” product line of value-priced
pipes in its pavilion at IPCPR 2017. Arango is the exclu-
sive U.S. distributor for all Erik Nording products.
Sailor consists of a briar bowl that is encased in a
polished aluminum sleeve. The assembly is permanently
attached to the black plastic base, which covers the
sleeve’s lower half. The base’s open bottom reveals a
stamped logo and “Made in Denmark.” The aluminum
sleeve and matching stem colors are red, blue, black, sil-
ver and gold. It comes with a five-inch aluminum stem
and black plastic bit, with an optional 10-inch stem/bit
available separately in all colors. Smokers can swap stem
colors and lengths as desired.
“Danish master carver Erik Nording is a pioneer and
leading promoter of the Danish free-hand style of con-
noisseur/collector briar pipes,” states Gold. “His success-
ful expansion into this area of the marketplace targets
entry-level and budget-minded pipe lovers, who can now
enjoy the distinction of owning Nording pipes.”
It means they
will have a
bigger, better
and faster
shopping
opportunity
for all pipes,
pipe tobaccos
and related
accessories.
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Peek
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Booth
Take a sneak peek at a few show floor highlights
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BY RENÉE M. COVINO