After talking to Dylan Austin a while about Camacho, he introduced me to Rob Weiss, owner of BG Meyer and brand ambassador Rob Browning. I spent a few minutes talking to both about the latest BG Meyer news, including the new BG Meyer Gigantes.
IPCPR 2015: Foundation Cigars
I think we all knew that Nicholas Melillo would be back in the cigar business in more than just a consulting capacity, it was just a matter of time. A little over a year, as it turns out. I believe I saw the press release announcing the creation of Foundation Cigar Company as I was […]
IPCPR 2015: Dunhill
While in the General Cigar booth at IPCPR 2015, I spent a good amount of time speaking with Steven Kron the representative for Dunhill Tobacco of London, both on and off camera. On camera we covered the full-bodied Heritage by Dunhill, the very limited Seleccion Suprema, the new robusto three packs and the re-release of […]
IPCPR 2015: Foundry
There is no telling what you can expect when you step into the Foundry portion of the General Cigar booth at the trade show. At IPCPR 2015 we learned that Michael Giannini has re-imagined and transformed classic Cuban brands Ramon Allones and Bolivar as Foundry cigars. That means striking new packaging, blends and vitolas for […]
IPCPR 2015: Twin Engine Coffee
If the name Colin Ganley sounds familiar, it should, he’s been involved in the cigar business for many years, usually with pen in hand. We caught up with Colin when we saw him on the exhibitor side of a booth at IPCPR 2015. He’s working on a new project in Nicaragua with his wife that […]
IPCPR 2015: Leccia
It’s always nice to see Sam Leccia. The professional wrestler (Flex Armstrong) Sam had with him at trade show told me if I didn’t say that, he’d show me what “Chin Music” & “Frog Splash” mean. Now that it’s safe to talk, let’s go over what Sam brought to IPCPR 2015. In this video we […]
IPCPR 2015: CAO
I made a point to stop by Rick Rodriguez and Ed McKenna’s corner of the General Cigar booth to see what CAO brought to IPCPR 2015. Rick told us about the Flatehead Steel Horse and the budget-friendly CAO Pilon. Ed brings good news to all you Parrotheads out there, CAO has entered into a partnership […]
IPCPR 2015: Partagas & Cohiba
Next up in the IPCPR 2015 General Cigar booth was Steve Abbot and he wanted to talk about Partagas and Cohiba. We got started with the Partagas Aniversario, celebrating the 170th anniversary of the Partagas brand. Steve turns it the discussion over to Abel Cruz to talk in more detail about the blend, including a […]
IPCPR 2015: Macanudo
One of the first people we spoke to in the General Cigar booth at IPCPR 2015 was Gus Martinez and he wanted to give us the scoop on the latest developments in world of Macanudo. Gus got us started with the Macanudo Estate Reserve Jamaica, which features a special organic Jamaican tobacco from Montego Bay […]
IPCPR 2015: Mombacho
Though I missed it, I heard a number of people talking about the party Mombacho held at IPCPR 2015. I didn’t miss the opportunity to talk with Markus and Claudio in their colorful booth during the show. In this video they talk about their core line of cigars, the new Tierra Volcan Fino, the “Canadian […]