Omar de Frias is one of the nicest guys in the cigar industry, and possibly one of the smartest. Not many in the industry can say they worked for NASA. Or for that matter, have played professional basketball. With such an impressive resume, you might expect the Fratello brand to be just a successful man’s […]
IPCPR 2016: Double Shot Energy Cigar
If you’ve been following my activity on Stogie Review over the years, you know I have a weakness for anything interesting, unsual and/or innovative. And at this year’s IPCPR trade show, I found something that is all three- the Double Shot Energy Cigar. It’s billed as the cigar equivalent of an energy drink like Red […]
IPCPR 2016: Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust
Energy levels were much higher in the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust booth this year, probably partially due to catching Steve Saka early on in show, and also part due to the lack of last years production problems. In 2015 the highly anticipated Sobremesa was not ready for sampling in Saka’s judgement. So he held his […]