It is really humbling to visit a booth and have them call Stogie Review the “gold standard” of blogs. When Jonathan Drew of Drew Estate says it, it makes you feel very proud. After some early show issues with IPCPR that had me feeling down, hearing Jonathan speak so highly of us and what we […]
IPCPR 2013: Rocky Patel Cigars
Patrick Vivalo joins to give us a quick run down of the new offerings from Rocky Patel this year like the Royale and Platinum but also gives the story of his own personal blend, Vivalo which is an exclusive release to a pair of stores in Maryland. Sponsored by http://drewestate.com/ipcpr
IPCPR 2013: Dr. Alejandro Martinez Cuenca
Dr. Alejandro Martinez Cuenca joins us at IPCPR to talk about 45 Years of Joya de Nicaragua producing cigars in Nicaragua. Sponsored by http://drewestate.com/ipcpr
IPCPR 2013: Espinosa Cigars
Another steadily busy booth was Espinosa Cigars. Erik Espinosa could only breakaway for a few moments to show us the latest releases from Espinosa Cigars including 601 La Bomba F-Bomb and Warhead. Sponsored by http://drewestate.com/ipcpr
IPCPR 2013: J.Fuego Cigar Company
Who doesn’t like Jesus Fuego? Jesus is one of the warmest people in the cigar industry who never shies away from us when we show up to his booth looking for a few minutes of his time. Sponsored by http://drewestate.com/ipcpr
IPCPR 2013: Punch
Just about the only Stogie Review record we haven’t broken recently is the record for shortest IPCPR video. The current record holder is Nick Perdomo back in 2011. We got Kendall Roundtree of Punch Cigars to give everything he had but Kendall went a few seconds over. Sorry Kendall. Close but no cigar as the […]
IPCPR 2013: La Gloria Cubana
We catchup with Dave Pace of Team La Gloria as he takes us through the latest releases like Serie R Esteli and three new lines in the Trunk Show series. Sponsored by http://drewestate.com/ipcpr
A Tour Inside Subculture Studios at Drew Estate Cigars
Come with Brian and I as we take a tour of the Subculture Studios at Drew Estate Cigars with Jessi “Victims” Flores
An Afternoon with Marvin Samel (Part Four)
Welcome back to another episode of Draper Dialogue. For this episode we got to spend An Afternoon with Marvin Samel of Drew Estate. Marvin has become a bit of a local fixture in the DC area, spending the good part of 2012 living in the area lobbying and walking the halls of Congress on behalf […]
An Afternoon with Marvin Samel (Part Three)
Welcome back to another episode of Draper Dialogue. For this episode we got to spend An Afternoon with Marvin Samel of Drew Estate. Marvin has become a bit of a local fixture in the DC area, spending the good part of 2012 living in the area lobbying and walking the halls of Congress on behalf […]