As I was wondering the long IPCPR 2015 trade show floor (seriously, it was like a mile long) I happened to walk by the Tabacalera El Artista booth. As I was passing by, I happened to see the Puro Ambar on their shelf. I’m not familiar with the cigar, but just the night prior a […]
IPCPR 2015: Royal Agio
While we were in the Drew Estate booth, we also had a chance to speak with Boris Wintermans of Royal Agio Cigars. Since this is the first time we’ve talked to him, we got the video started with with his background and the history of Agio before discussing Balmoral Royal Selection Añejo 18 and the […]
IPCPR 2015: Las Cumbres Tabaco
After we spoke with Emma Viktorsson about Freyja we spent a few minutes talking with José Blanco about what else is new from Las Cumbres Tabaco for IPCPR 2015. In this video we discuss the lancero line extension and the new Señorial Maduro Natural. From there José talks about what the name “Maduro Natural” means, […]
IPCPR 2015: Freyja
We caught up with Emma Viktorsson to talk about Freyja Cigars, a brand she created in the Las Cumbres Tabaco portfolio at IPCPR 2015. In this video she talks about creating her own cigar blend, the tobaccos used to create it, the flavor profile and the meaning behind the brand’s names.
IPCPR 2015: D’Crossier
We ran into another friend of Stogie Review at the Espinosa booth, Isaias Santana Diaz of D’Crossier Cigars. We spent a few minutes with him to talk about what he brought to the show, including a limited release Selection 512 lancero in a pearl box, as well as other vitolas in cedar-lined cans, all protected […]
IPCPR 2015: Cubanacan
We dropped by the Cubanacan booth at IPCPR 2015 to talk to Nate McIntyre about the relaunch of the Mederos cigar line and the new blends, the new toro vitola, as well as the proverbial elephant in the room.
IPCPR 2015: Drew Estate & Herrera Esteli
We caught up with a “petite” Willy Herrera at the Drew Estate booth this year and discussed the new Undercrown Shade, the first non-Herrera Esteli line he has blended for Drew Estate and the challenges of working with Connecticut Shade tobacco. From there we touched on the new Herrera Esteli Tubo and the new limited […]
IPCPR 2015: Drew Estate & Joya De Nicaragua
We mixed it up this year at the Drew Estate booth and talked to both Jonathan Drew and Dr. Alejandro Martínez Cuenca at the same time using their built-in media stage. Jonathan Drew got us started by talking about the importance of the relationship between Drew Estate and Joya De Nicaragua. From there Dr. Cuenca […]
IPCPR 2015: Cigar In The Bottle
This year at the IPCPR 2015 trade show we saw a familiar face, one we haven’t seen in years- “Forbidden” Johnny Soyak. He’s back at it with the Cigar In The Bottle, but this time around, it’s a bottle of cognac (brand undisclosed at this time), and the cigar inside is the Vartan Zoravar, which […]
IPCPR 2015: Espinosa
Brian Hewitt of Stogie Review talks to Anthony Jimenez, Creative Director of Espinosa Premium Cigars at the IPCPR 2015 trade show. The new box-pressed Laranja Caixa, the return of the Murcielago, repackaging of the Espinosa Habano, the Espinosa Especial the Protocol cigar line and more are discussed.