Each year cigar manufacturers at the annual IPCPR Trade Show seem to get bigger and flashier with their booth designs. One of the few exceptions to that trend has been Illusione. Their booth is always modest in size and chill. It seems like a strange thing to point out, but I like that Illusione has […]
IPCPR 2013: Drew Estate #DEipcpr
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: Blanco Cigar Company
David Blanco joins us once again to keep us up to date on his latest offerings from Blanco Cigar Company. A little Stogie Review trivia for you. David Blanco is the only manufacturer we have interviewed at every IPCPR/RTDA that we have attended. He’s always been a great supporter since the beginning. Sponsored by http://drewestate.com/ipcpr
IPCPR 2013: Daniel Marshall
Lets be completely honest here. When it came time for me to edit Brian’s 2013 IPCPR Video with Daniel Marshall and I saw that it was 20 minutes long, I was a bit skeptical. Before compiling the video I watched it and was blown away. Not only did Daniel do a wonderful job of holding […]
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: Bloodline Cigars
In this video, Brian is introduced to BloodLine Cigars and learns about a very interesting product. The product is Soft Crush and it features a process which extracts oils from the tobacco leaf (much like the first pressing of olive oil). The oils are driven into the tips of the leaf and the veins, creating […]