First of all, a disclaimer: this review is based on samples received at the IPCPR trade show earlier this month. We typically don’t like to use show samples for cigar reviews, since they often see a lot of unusual travel to & from the show floor and aren’t always a perfect reflection of what eventually […]
Charlie Greenbacker on Kiss My Ash Radio
Mark your calendars, ladies and gentlemen. This Saturday, August 25th, I’ll be appearing live on Kiss My Ash Radio during their weekly Blogger’s Corner segment. In a sneak peak of my in-depth review coming next week on StogieReview.com, I’ll be sharing my thoughts on the new CAO Concert with Abe & the rest of the […]
Interview with Gary Griffith of Emilio Cigars
This past weekend, I headed back up to my old stomping grounds to visit Gary Griffith of Emilio Cigars at Cigar-ette City in Newark, Delaware. I bumped into Gary at the recent IPCPR trade show in Orlando, but he didn’t have a booth set up for Emilio this year and was busy running around placing […]
IPCPR 2012: Complete Digest
2012 was another banner year for the Stogie Review crew at the IPCPR annual convention. We brought a team of four to Orlando and smashed all our own records in terms of in-depth coverage of the show and interviews with the most interesting people in the cigar industry today. As Jerry mentioned earlier, we recorded […]
Women of IPCPR (2012)
I know you’ll all be surprised to learn this, but among the most popular posts in our annual IPCPR coverage is the Women of IPCPR series (previous editions: 2011 & 2010). Who would have guessed that cigar smokers also enjoyed looking at beautiful women? While in previous years these posts have taken the form of […]
IPCPR 2012 After Parties
At the end of each long day spent hustling all over the IPCPR show floor, while Jerry and Walt (aka “the Golden Girls”) retired to their hotel room to edit video, put their hair up in curlers, and search for the bottom of a handle of Maker’s Mark, your humble correspondent and the incomparable Mr. […]
Around the Show Floor at IPCPR 2012
As the newest member of the Stogie Review crew, and a first-time attendee of IPCPR, my job at the show was to support the rest of the guys in putting together our unrivaled, in-depth coverage. Part of this consisted of shooting video and still photos to complement the primary content which focused on interviews with […]
La Aurora 100 Años W. Curtis Draper 125th Anniversary (plus giveaway)
First of all, allow me to apologize for dropping the ball last week and not having any content to post. I was up in Maine with very spotty Internet access and didn’t plan ahead. A big “thank you” goes to Jerry who covered for me, and also to Walt who didn’t fire me. I also […]
Charlie’s Month in Smoke, vol. 8
Let’s see… what have I been up to lately? I’m loving my new role as a father, am busy with interesting work at my job, and still dealing with contractors & my homeowner’s insurance claim following the lightning-induced power surge several weeks ago. Hey, two out of three ain’t bad, right? And I’ve got plenty […]
Tatuaje Proto 2 – Saints & Sinners 2011 (first impressions)
Deciding to change things up a little bit this week, I reached into my 2011 Saints & Sinners smoker’s kit and pulled out the Tatuaje Proto 2. According to the exclusive overview published by our friend Jay over at CigarPhoto.net, the Proto 2 is the original unreleased blend of La Casita Criolla. Unlike the final […]