Cigar Federation

Earlier this year Cigar Federation announced the All Out Kings project live from the Drew Estate Cigar Safari in Nicaragua. Surgeon had a chance to sit down and review a pre-release of the All Out Kings The 4th Pose.

Jerad stops by the Fratello Cigars booth to talk to Omar de Frias. Fratello announces a new Bianco Boxer, and the #4 a 6-1/2" x 54 vitola. The Fratello Oro will hit the market in October as well, sporting an Ecuadorian Connecticut shade wrapper, and a Cameroon binder.

Jerad stops by the HVC Cigars booth to talk to Reinier Lorenzo. New releases include San Isidiro a single vitola box press as a Nicaraguan puro. La Rosa 520, produced in limited quantities of 500 boxes with 100% of the tobacco originating from the Jalapa region of Nicaragua. These releases follow up the 2015 release of the Vieja Cosecha.

This week we'll take a look back at the craziness that was IPCPR 2016!

Cigar media members Cigar-Coop, Cigar Vixen, Cigar Craig, Stogie Review, Cigar Dojo and Developing Palates will join us to talk about all the highs and the lows of the show.

Surgeon sits down to review the Le Careme by Crowned Heads.

Eddie Guerra, Director of Marketing for Gurkha. New this year is the Bourbon Collection a bourbon infused cigar. The Ghost gets two new figurado vitolas, a 4x60 and 5x58. The Extreme gets a re-release, along with a price drop. The Heritage line gets a Maduro offering and a new 4-1/2x48 size. A limited edition Heritage humidor with 10 Habano and 10 Maduro cigars, 1,000 units only. Founders Select with a Connecticut shade wrapper, sold in 10 count boxes. 21 Year Cellar Reserve, with a Connecticut shade wrapper, limited to 1,000 boxes in each vitola. The Cigar Malt Collection, 5 different blends to a box each blended to be paired with a specific spirit. Blend Masters Cask in boxes of 20 or glass tubes. Tubo collection in sleeves of 3, with 5 different blends. Jubilee in 10 count numbered humidors, using an extremely rare Habano Cuban seed wrapper grown in Nicaragua. The Pan American in a steam punk style trunk box. The Royal Humidor collection.

Rob visits the RoMa Craft booth with Powstanie Cigars and interviews Mike Szczepankewicz. Powstanie has a Habano and a Broadleaf offering. They also have a limited edition SBC16 featuring a Pennsylvania Broadleaf & Ecuadorian Connecticut barber pole.

Rob visits the Alec Bradley booth to talk to Jonathan Lipson, Director of Sales and Marketing. They talk about Alec Bradley's presence at the IPCPR and the approach to the future of the industry.

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Claudio talks about Mombachos 10th anniversary and the release of the Liga Maestro 10th Anniversary. Blending started in 2013 exclusively for Italy. Now available in five sizes, it is a Nicaraguan puro. Limited to 5,000 cigars in 10 count boxes.

Rob stops by the Warped Cigars booth to talk to Kyle Gellis. Kyle talks about the new Corto, 4-1/2x46 with slight box press. The Villa Sombra which is the first non-100% Aganorsa cigar by Kyle. Featuring Ecuadorian Connecticut shade wrapper, 100% Aganorsa  Jalapa filler. They also have the Maestro del Tiempo in a 5712 and a 5205, utilizing three tobacco growing regions in Nicaragua.