When it comes to Cigar Smoking, there is one aspect of the pastime that has always left me fascinated – the social aspect. In the relatively short time that I’ve been visiting cigar shops, I’ve met people from all walks of life. It really is amazing how simple small talk with a stranger can develop […]
IPCPR 2017: Fratello
IPCPR: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Stogie Review. Its continuing mission: to explore strange new cigars, to seek out new herfs and new blends, to boldly smoke tobaccos no one has smoked before. Cue the music, we’re sitting down in the Fratello booth with the cigar world’s rocket scientist, Omar […]
IPCPR 2017: Crowned Heads
We caught up with a slightly tired Jon Huber in the cozy Crowned Heads booth nearing the end of day two at IPCPR this year. He shows us the popular new Four Kicks Maduro, which is the same blend as the original Four Kicks, except with a Connecticut Habano wrapper. Jon mentions another extension to […]
IPCPR 2017: CLE
We got off to a great start with Christian Eiroa in the CLE booth at IPCPR 2017 when I reminded him of an advertising campaign he’d rather forget. Moving on, we take a look at the new Eiroa The First 20 Years Colorado, a cigar Christian has wanted to make his entire career thus far. […]
IPCPR 2017: Whiff Industries
While I off grabbing a coffee (or battery or memory card), Justin kept the IPCPR 2017 drive alive and talked to Michael Howard of Whiff Industries about their odor eliminating products. He shows us their ashtray deodorizer, with two new scents for the trade show, Rustic with a woodsy aroma, and Vintage with a vanilla […]
IPCPR 2017: Xikar
Kurt Van Keppel had a lot to show us in the Xikar booth at IPCPR 2017. To start off with, there are four new colors of the XO cutter, which debuted at last years trade show. The new colors are Black on Black, Orange, Gunmetal Honeycomb and Red. The Honeycomb finish is an interesting process […]
IPCPR 2017: La Flor Dominicana
We met up with a very optimistic Antonio Gomez in the La Flor Dominicana booth at IPCPR 2017. He was quick to note how much more upbeat the atmosphere of the trade show was this year as compared to last. Of course, by the time we talked to him, they were on their second day […]
IPCPR 2017: Davidoff
In the Davidoff booth at IPCPR 2017 we met up with Charles Awad to take a tour of their latest products. He starts us off with the Winston Churchill The Late Hour. The cigar is a reference to the way Winston Churchill spent his late evenings. Charles tells us in the dark hours of the […]
IPCPR 2017: Royal Agio
The setup for Royal Agio was a little different at IPCPR 2017. When we met up with Boris Wintermans to talk, we did so in their own, dedicated booth. It marks a big change for Agio, this is their first year with their own organization in the U.S., and the beginning of a direct strategy […]
IPCPR 2017: John Drew Brands
While we were making the rounds, we stopped at the bar in the center of the Drew Estate Booth (beneath the new tower) to sample some spirits and talk to Frank Moreno, National Director of Brand Development for John Drew Brands. If it were up to me, I would have been happy to grab a […]