We mixed it up this year at the Drew Estate booth and talked to both Jonathan Drew and Dr. Alejandro Martínez Cuenca at the same time using their built-in media stage. Jonathan Drew got us started by talking about the importance of the relationship between Drew Estate and Joya De Nicaragua. From there Dr. Cuenca […]
IPCPR 2015: Cigar In The Bottle
This year at the IPCPR 2015 trade show we saw a familiar face, one we haven’t seen in years- “Forbidden” Johnny Soyak. He’s back at it with the Cigar In The Bottle, but this time around, it’s a bottle of cognac (brand undisclosed at this time), and the cigar inside is the Vartan Zoravar, which […]
IPCPR 2015: Espinosa
Brian Hewitt of Stogie Review talks to Anthony Jimenez, Creative Director of Espinosa Premium Cigars at the IPCPR 2015 trade show. The new box-pressed Laranja Caixa, the return of the Murcielago, repackaging of the Espinosa Habano, the Espinosa Especial the Protocol cigar line and more are discussed.
IPCPR 2015 – 25 Minutes With Pete Johnson
In keeping with tradition, we present you with IPCPR 2015 edition of 25 minutes with Pete Johnson. In this interview we touch on a variety of topics, as Pete is a man of many and varied interests. We start with cigars, touching on new sizes of Verocu, L’Atelier Extension de la Racine ER15, La Mission […]
IPCPR 2015: Crowned Heads
Jon Huber of Crowned Heads graciously stepped aside for a few minutes on the busy first day of the trade show to talk to us about they brought to IPCPR this year. In this video we cover La Imperiosa, Jericho Hill Jack Brown, the next Mason Dixon Project.
IPCPR 2015: 262 Cigars
To get Stogie Review’s video coverage of the IPCPR 2015 trade show, we begin with Clint Aaron of 262 cigars. And not just because 262 appears at the top of the list when you sort alphabetically. It’s because he’s still out there trying to convert the world to lanceros, and he’s so chipper about it. […]
7th Annual Smoke a JJ for JJ
Seven years…has it really been that long? It feels just like yesterday when my wife was in the bathroom that Saturday morning as I laid in bed, asked “what did the doctor say it would feel like when my water broke?” In a sleepy voice I replied, “like you peed yourself” followed by a short […]
Cigar Safari: Fabrica Nica Sueño Tour
In this last Cigar Safari video, Skip Martin takes us on a tour of the Nica Sueño cigar factory, home of RoMaCraft Tobac. In addition to showing us through the efficiently designed circular factory, Skip discusses the RoMaCraft timeline, production levels, future plans, his unique philosophy on cigar manufacturing and the flow of tobacco through […]
Throwback Thursday: Steve Saka On Tobacco At Cigar Safari 2013
I don’t know how long “Throwback Thursday” has been a thing, but before people get tired of it, I’m using it to show some previously unpublished (and uncensored) video of Steve Saka from Cigar Safari 2013. This video covers some of the same ground as Wednesday’s video regarding Connecticut Broadleaf and Habano tobaccos, but from […]
Cigar Safari: Jonathan Drew & Nick Melillo Talk Tobacco
In this part of the Cigar Safari tour, Jonathan Drew and Nick Melillo take us to a room full of pilones to discuss tobacco. Specifically the broadleaf and habano grown in the Connecticut River Valley region that’s destined for use in Liga Privada blends. Toward the end of the video, they show us the clear […]