This thank you is way overdue. Many of you know our good friend Barry from acigarsmoker.com raised $500 for the 3rd Annual Smoke a JJ for JJ Day. Barry’s generosity inspired others like @CigarsThomas and the folks at Toasted Foot to donate an additional $250 each for The American SIDS Institute in JJ’s name bringing […]
Press Release: La Gloria Cubana Serie N
As you may have guessed, IPCPR is the considered by many to be the mecca of cigar events. Each year all kinds of new products are showcased. So many, in fact, that it is difficult to see everything in the time allotted for the show. One of the booths that I regret not visiting this […]
IPCPR 2010: The Week In Review
With everything going on lately, there just hasn’t been the time to get a proper cigar review ready. So no tower of burn this week. In its place, I’ve compiled some thoughts and observations on the trade show and how it went. The Overall Scene Months before tickets were booked for this year’s trade show, […]
Women of IPCPR (2010)
Whenever Stogie Review covers an event, we try to bring back a little something for everyone. Some go crazy for detailed cigar information while others like to drool over the models making the rounds. Armed with the still camera this year, Brian set out to track down IPCPR models and bring them to you in […]
Cobre Commander
We’ve never interviewed Frank Herrera so when the opportunity came up at IPCPR we jumped all over it. Many of you know Frank from Twitter, his blog CigarLaw.com and of course his cigar line, La Caridad del Cobre. Frank was also a great supporter of the TBOTLCH and we wish him nothing but the best […]
Honduran Caribbean Tobacco
Brian Hewitt has been touting the Carmelo Blue ever since he reviewed it last October. Walt and I got tired of hearing him go on and on and on and on about it so we tracked down their booth to find out more.
Inside Davidoff
Back again is Danielle Hawthorne and she takes us Inside Davidoff, just like she did last year at IPCPR.
Andre Farkas on the Viaje Fifty-Fifty Red Label
During last years IPCPR convention, Brian, Jerry, and I were introduced to Matt Booth, of Room 101 Cigars, for the first time. After an interview and a few laughs, Matt wanted to introduce us to a friend of his, Andre Farkas of Viaje Cigars. At the time, none of us had heard of Viaje cigars. […]
Ron Melendi Speaks During CRA Seminar
During the IPCPR Trade Show, several seminars are held before the show floor opens. We generally like to sit in on those seminars, but only two were of any interest to us this year. The first being put on by Cigar Rights of America. Rather than present you with one two-hour presentation, we broke the […]
George Rico and the Worlds Largest Production Cigar
During IPCPR, Jerry and I discovered that, with our press passes, we could walk past security and enter the trade show floor before the official opening. We took full advantage of this, scoping out the floor and making a plan of attack for the day. One of the first things to grab our attention was […]