The generosity of the cigar community never ceases to amaze me. I’d like to thank our long time friend JerseyJay who is graciously holding a tribute and contest on his blog, CigarPhoto.net. You can read more about Jay’s contest to raise awareness for this event and for SIDS in general. I appreciate everyone who helps […]
IPCPR 2011 – Illusione
It doesn’t get any better than Dion Giolito of Illusione. Whether its his core Illusione line or Epernay or “Cruz”ado he literally has a stellar cigar for everyone. In the video Dion goes into detail about his new offerings. New size of Epernay, Maduro versions of the Illusione line, special MK Ultra and my personal […]
IPCPR 2011 – La Caridad del Cobre
Frank Herrera of La Caridad del Cobre is one of the most interesting, intellectual, fun loving supporters of new media. Its always a blast to hangout with Frank and talk cigars and get legal advice from him. La Caridad del Cobre is probably my dad’s favorite cigar and I’m thankful to Frank for the autographed […]
IPCPR 2011 – Casa Gomez
We finally catchup with our boy Loren Gomez of Casa Gomez. We’ve reviewed Casa Gomez cigars before on the site and so it was a surprise to realize that we never actually interviewed them in any previous years of covering IPCPR. And yes, I really did smoke that 7×64 Casa Gomez cigar. It two hours […]
IPCPR 2011 – La Flor Dominicana
I told you it was a year of firsts for us at IPCPR and this time around its with Litto Gomez from La Flor Dominicana. Digger Natural…Diadema Duo…Colorado Oscuro…Air Bender Maduro…mmmm
IPCPR 2011 – AJ Fernandez Cigars
Another first time interview for us at the show. I’ve been a big fan of all things AJ Fernandez for the past couple years now and always wanted to get some time with him. Sadly I wasn’t sure how to bridge the gap between my Spanish and his English or vice versa. Thanks to his […]
IPCPR 2011: Casa Fernandez
For us here at Stogie Review it was a lot of firsts for this year’s IPCPR. A lot of manufacturers who we’ve never interviewed before stepped up and welcomed us into their booths. One of the first timers is the trio of Paul Palmer, Eduardo Fernandez and Arsenio Ramos (later in the video) of Casa […]
My Father Cigars
In my Sneak Peek: My Father Cigars video I showed you two wrappers of the new Jaime Garcia Limited Edition 2011. That video wasn’t entirely true and if I read the Press Release that Jose Ortega had sent me I would’ve been able to explain it more accurately in that video. Don’t worry, what better […]
Jamming with Jameson Cigars
We have a special relationship with our friend Brad Mayo of Jameson Cigars. His first IPCPR was also our first IPCPR and like every year, we take a few minutes to get together and see what is new and what he is working on. Brad is one of my favorite people to hangout with at […]
Kicking it with Andre Farkas
No matter how you feel about Andre Farkas and his Viaje Cigars he’s always gracious with his time and never shies away from talking candidly with us about upcoming releases and the effect being rated #2 Cigar for 2010 in Cigar Aficionado. We were able to catch up with Andre from a few minutes while […]