The Casa Magna Domus Magnus Limitada flew under my radar at IPCPR this year. It wasn’t until after the show that I was hanging out with John Anderson of W.Curtis Draper comparing notes on what cigars impressed us at the show that I first heard about the Domus Magnus. John was very excited as it […]
Alec Bradley Black Market
Introduced at this year’s IPCPR and recently started hitting the shelves of shops everywhere is the Alec Bradley Black Market. I heard a lot of talk about the Black Market on the show floor and since it was one of the few cigars I didn’t get to sample at the show, I was extremely excited […]
CAO OSA Sol
The CAO OSA Sol should be on your shop’s shelves by now. I’ve been working on this review since I first sampled the Lot 50 (Robusto) at IPCPR. Having smoked almost a box worth of the three various sizes I figured now is a good time as any to expand on the thoughts I’ve shared […]
La Casita Criolla
The newly release La Casita Criolla has been the buzz in the online cigar world way before it was released at IPCPR. The all Connecticut broadleaf cigar interested many and perplexed others who weren’t quite sure if an all broadleaf cigar would work. Would the La Casita Criolla wbe one of those “too much of […]
IPCPR 2011 – TGT Impressions
Man, shooting and editing in HD takes a lot longer than it use. This was supposed to be published this morning but I had to figure out a way to get the video to a manageable size and not its 160GB behemoth that it started out as. Anyway, about 11 minutes of be babbling about […]
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 […]