Back in August, Jerry, Brian, Charlie, and I had the pleasure of attending the annual IPCPR Trade Show in Orlando. One of our earlier stops was the AJ Fernandez booth. We got to talking with one of the reps when he began handing out Pinolero samples. The cigar came with a warning “This is the […]
Walt’s Week in Smoke
E by Esencia During the IPCPR Trade Show in Orlando, we had the pleasure of talking to Marc Aub of Brother of the Leaf LLC. Towards the end of the interview, Marc showed off a new cigar called “E” (which comes from the E in Esencia). Marc went on to explain that this was a […]
Walt’s Week In Smoke – IPCPR Roundup
Leading up to and returning from IPCPR has been a whirlwind of activity. It has been tough to keep up with everything going on and try to smoke cigars for review. This has left me empty handed for a review this week. Instead, I thought I’d talk a little bit about some of the IPCPR […]
Keith Park of Prometheus & God of Fire (IPCPR 2012)
If you are sitting down to watch the latest Stogie Review Video from IPCPR 2012 – Stop right there! Go grab yourself a tasty beverage and a cigar because you are going to be here for a while. This video, featuring Keith Park of Prometheus and God of Fire Cigars, is rather lengthy. Keith takes […]
Erik Espinosa of Espinosa Cigars
On the second day of the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show in Orlando, Brian and I headed over to the Espinosa Cigars booth talk to Erik Espinosa. Erik was busy with a customer, so we talked with one of the reps in the booth. During our short conversation, a lot of the confusion I had about […]
Lou Rodriguez (IPCPR 2012)
During the second day of the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show in Orlando, Brian and I were walking around when we stumbled into the Lou Rodriguez booth. I’m not familiar with the brand, however, Brian seemed to be. After a little chit chat, we made arrangements to come back and do a quick video interview. One […]
Cigar Oasis (IPCPR 2012)
While walking the floor of the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show in Orlando, we were handed a flyer by one of the beautiful Women of IPCPR. On that flyer was an advert for an interesting retro digital hygrometer. Brian and Jerry found it cool enough to turn on their heels and head to the Cigar Oasis […]
Jesus Fuego of J. Fuego Cigars (IPCPR 2012)
Both Brian and I are big fans of Jesus Fuego and his various cigars. As a result, we always enjoy talking shop with Jesus and look forward to his new cigars. This year we learned that the show was special for him because his father (grower of Brazilian tobaccos used in J. Fuego product) as […]
Willy Herrera – Herrera Esteli (IPCPR 2012)
During the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, in Orlando, I was walking through the Drew Estate booth when suddenly a meat hook grabbed hold of my shoulder. I turned to see Willy Herrera towing over me with a smile on his face. It has been so long since I’ve last spoken with Willy that I completely […]
Johnny Soyak of Cigar in a Bottle
During the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show in Orlando, we bumped into Johnny Soyak, of Cigar in a Bottle, at the AJ Fernandez booth. Brian and I have been keeping an eye out for him since we first met him in Las Vegas, back in 2007. Johnny makes a unique product and houses a cigar inside […]