In the Illusione booth this year, Dion Giolito talks to us about the new OneOff and the history of the brand. Dion sought to create a cigar in keep with the spirit of the legendary original, but with his interpretation. It’s not meant to be a recreation of the original, tobacco and processes have changed […]
OneOff Corona Gorda
If you smoked cigars in the early to mid-2000s like me, you probably remember a cigar company called OneOff. There were a true boutique cigar that was hard to find with a peace symbol on a simple band. OneOff made some amazing cigars back then, but were quite pricey coming in at around $14 on […]
IPCPR 2017: Complete Digest
At long last, the marathon of IPCPR 2017 coverage is complete. It took a little longer than expected to get them all posted, but then, we filmed a few more interviews than we did last year. About a dozen more, in fact. That included a big expansion of videos covering products (and topics) related to, […]
IPCPR 2017: Casa Fernandez
It’s been a while since we talked to the Casa Fernandez people at IPCPR, so we made a point of checking in with Max Fernandez this year. As with years past, Casa Fernandez shared a nicely sized booth with Warped Cigars. And much like Kyle’s side of the booth, their part was looking sharp. Max […]
IPCPR 2017: Illusione
It’s been a minute since we last talked to Dion of Illusione. This year we intercepted him during the early afternoon lull in the crowds to catch up. Dion’s not known for releasing new cigars every year, and this year was a light one. That’s intentional, he likes to give new lines and new brands […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 106
This time of year can be a lot of fun, but it doesn’t always afford me many opportunities to enjoy a fine cigar. Or a lot of time to write about (or video) the cigars I do get to enjoy. But I did my best to shoehorn in as many as I could. The silver […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 99
It’s been a busy couple of weeks. Last Friday I was looking at the calendar thinking “how is it Friday already, and didn’t I just ask myself that same question yesterday?” So I’ve been uncharacteristically quiet for a while, but I haven’t been so busy I didn’t have time to enjoy some fine cigars. And […]
Week in Smoke – Bayou Edition No. 12
Ben’s Week in Smoke – Bayou Edition No. 12 It’s been awhile since I did a Week in Smoke, but it has been a hectic week which means I wasn’t able to smoke as many cigars as I would have liked. With the temperatures reaching into the high 80s and even, some days, reaching the […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 81
It’s once time again for another issue of Brian’s The Week In Smoke. In case this is your first Week in Smoke, be advised that it covers many (though not necessarily all) of the cigars I’ve smoked in the past week (or the past month, or however long it has been since the last issue), […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 70
It’s once time again for another issue of Brian’s The Week In Smoke. In case this is your first Week in Smoke, be advised that it covers many (though not necessarily all) of the cigars I’ve smoked in the past week (or the past month, or however long it has been since the last issue), […]