I told you it was a year of firsts for us at IPCPR and this time around its with Litto Gomez from La Flor Dominicana. Digger Natural…Diadema Duo…Colorado Oscuro…Air Bender Maduro…mmmm
IPCPR 2011 – AJ Fernandez Cigars
Another first time interview for us at the show. I’ve been a big fan of all things AJ Fernandez for the past couple years now and always wanted to get some time with him. Sadly I wasn’t sure how to bridge the gap between my Spanish and his English or vice versa. Thanks to his […]
IPCPR 2011: Day 3 Digest
Here we go with an IPCPR 2011 Day 3 digest. Well Jerry headed back home today so we will have some Brian Hewitt pictures for you as Jerry flies home and gets settled back in to post some more video. Video Interviews: My Father Cigars Jameson Cigar Company Andre Farkas Posts from Brian Hewitt’s Twitter: […]
IPCPR 2011: Casa Fernandez
For us here at Stogie Review it was a lot of firsts for this year’s IPCPR. A lot of manufacturers who we’ve never interviewed before stepped up and welcomed us into their booths. One of the first timers is the trio of Paul Palmer, Eduardo Fernandez and Arsenio Ramos (later in the video) of Casa […]
My Father Cigars
In my Sneak Peek: My Father Cigars video I showed you two wrappers of the new Jaime Garcia Limited Edition 2011. That video wasn’t entirely true and if I read the Press Release that Jose Ortega had sent me I would’ve been able to explain it more accurately in that video. Don’t worry, what better […]
Jamming with Jameson Cigars
We have a special relationship with our friend Brad Mayo of Jameson Cigars. His first IPCPR was also our first IPCPR and like every year, we take a few minutes to get together and see what is new and what he is working on. Brad is one of my favorite people to hangout with at […]
Kicking it with Andre Farkas
No matter how you feel about Andre Farkas and his Viaje Cigars he’s always gracious with his time and never shies away from talking candidly with us about upcoming releases and the effect being rated #2 Cigar for 2010 in Cigar Aficionado. We were able to catch up with Andre from a few minutes while […]
IPCPR 2011: Day 2 Digest
As you may have noticed, Stogie Review coverage of IPCPR 2011 seems a little slow today. It may seem that way on the surface, but let me assure you that Jerry and Brian have been hard at work filming interviews and trotting about the convention center. While yesterdays focus was on quick videos to let […]
Hanging with Willy Herrera
Willy Herrera was kind enough to take a break from the hectic Drew Estate booth to tell us what he’s up to these days.
Stogie Stein
One of the interesting things Brian and I discovered on the show floor was the Stogie Stein ashtray. We thought it was pretty unique…what do you think?