Each year we try to bring you the best of what IPCPR has to offer. As you have seen so far, Jerry and Brian have put together a whirlwind of awesome videos for our following. In addition to the annual video coverage of IPCPR, we like to put together a post showing off the lovely […]
IPCPR 2011 – La Palina
I run into Bill Paley a lot as he’s a local to the DC/MD/VA area. I remember meeting him for the first time at Bethesda Tobacco (now W.Curtis Draper Bethesda) as he was working on blends and artwork for last year’s release of the Family Series. We didn’t get time to talk to Bill at […]
IPCPR 2011 – Prometheus
Last day of videos as we wind down our coverage of the 2011 IPCPR we spend time with Keith Parks of Prometheus. Prometheus is a long time supporter and advertiser here on Stogie Review. God of Fire cigars, Fuente Aged Selection, lighters, humidors and all kinds of shiny new accessories from Prometheus. Personally, the triangle […]
IPCPR 2011 – American Kick Ass Cigars
I first recall seeing American Kick Ass Cigars (AKA Cigars) at the Texas Cigar Festival in Houston TX back in April. I’l be honest, I didn’t think to try and talk to Jay then. Since then I’ve had little birds chirping in my ear about AKA Cigars so I was happy to see that they […]
IPCPR 2011 – Martin Family of Cigars
One of the newcomers to the industry is Martin Family of Cigars. What a great story of a family with a long history of being in the business. A daughter, who worked in the industry and with her dying father in mind, decides to bring back and modernize her father’s blends. Its such a great […]
IPCPR 2011 – Pinar Del Rio Cigars (PDR)
As Brian Hewitt says, “And we are moving…” onto Abe Flores of Pinar Del Rio Cigars or PDR. Lots of interesting new stuff from Abe. I’ll admit its tough for me to find Abe’s stuff locally so I’m not as familiar with his lines as Walt is. New things from the show are a PDR […]
IPCPR 2011 – EO Brands
Some developing themes I’m seeing at this year’s IPCPR. The 6×60 size continues with the smaller corona and petite corona starting to catch on. Lots of use of Mexican San Andres maduro wrapper and lots of Connecticut Shade wrappers. I say this now as a preview to EO Brands. EO Brands went with a new […]
IPCPR 2011 – Berger & Argenti
Another first time interview here at Stogie Review during IPCPR. Berger & Argenti made some waves the past couple years with their release of the Entubar, Quad Maduro and Mooch lines. Al Argenti spends a few minutes with Brian Hewitt and tells us what they are releasing this year like the Connecticut River Valley (CRV) […]
IPCPR 2011 – Gran Habano
We get a few minutes with George Rico of Gran Habano to talk about the new things he’s working on. Gran Habano had one of the more interesting booths at the show worth a working ice cream truck. Apparently they had some issues getting a permit to have the truck there and then the fire […]
IPCPR 2011 – Drew Estate
The winner for most informative and passionate video from IPCPR goes to…Jonathan Drew of Drew Estate. I wasn’t with Brian Hewitt when this was recorded so my first time seeing it was when I started editing and encoding it. Wow! Probably one of the best interviews we’ve ever done here on Stogie Review. Jonathan’s knowledge […]