Last month, during our extended video interview, Gary Griffith of Emilio Cigars discussed a relatively unheard of cigar brand for which he had just signed a nationwide distribution deal. Herederos de Robaina is manufactured in Esteli, Nicaragua by American Caribbean Tobacco, and will be distributed in the United States by the Emilio Cigars sales team. […]
CAO Concert pre-release (plus giveaway)
First of all, a disclaimer: this review is based on samples received at the IPCPR trade show earlier this month. We typically don’t like to use show samples for cigar reviews, since they often see a lot of unusual travel to & from the show floor and aren’t always a perfect reflection of what eventually […]
The Blogger Question – In Their Own Words
I’m sure many of you noticed in our IPCPR Coverage we asked some manufacturers for their thoughts on bloggers. We didn’t set out to ask this question. It kind of just happened after our first video with Ernesto Perez Carillo where he took the time (unprompted) to give us some love. We then thought it […]
Interview with Gary Griffith of Emilio Cigars
This past weekend, I headed back up to my old stomping grounds to visit Gary Griffith of Emilio Cigars at Cigar-ette City in Newark, Delaware. I bumped into Gary at the recent IPCPR trade show in Orlando, but he didn’t have a booth set up for Emilio this year and was busy running around placing […]
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 […]
Studio Tobac (IPCPR 2012)
Two Brians…one flip. There should be a rule against that or something. Brian takes some time at the end of the show to tell us what he actually does with Studio Tobac and also brings us up to date on all things Oliva, Cain and NUB cigars.
Honduras Caribbean Tobacco (IPCPR 2012)
Brian catches up with the folks from Honduras Caribbean Tobacco at IPCPR 2012. They bring us up to speed on their products like the Carmelo Primeros and it was cool that she had a sense of humor with regards to view from their booth.
Curivari Cigars (IPCPR 2012)
I’ve hard lots of people talking about Curivari Cigars over the past six months or so but we didn’t know too much about them or their cigars. Luckily Brian Hewitt was able to visit their booth and find out all about them and their cigars.
Iconic Leaf Cigar Co. (IPCPR 2012)
The Iconic Leaf Cigar Co. made its debut at IPCPR 2012. As we walked the show flow we had noticed that their booth had steady traffic for a company we had never heard of going in to the show. Brian Hewitt decided to investigate and see what Iconic Leaf Cigar Co. was all about and […]
Brother of The Leaf LLC (IPCPR 2012)
Famously known as Palio cutters although Brother of The Leaf LLC is the official name. Marc Aub joins us for another year to show off the shiny things he has been working on in his workshop. New cutters, new lighters…new cigar to accompany his Esencia brand.