It’s always nice to see Sam Leccia. The professional wrestler (Flex Armstrong) Sam had with him at trade show told me if I didn’t say that, he’d show me what “Chin Music” & “Frog Splash” mean. Now that it’s safe to talk, let’s go over what Sam brought to IPCPR 2015. In this video we […]
IPCPR 2015: CAO
I made a point to stop by Rick Rodriguez and Ed McKenna’s corner of the General Cigar booth to see what CAO brought to IPCPR 2015. Rick told us about the Flatehead Steel Horse and the budget-friendly CAO Pilon. Ed brings good news to all you Parrotheads out there, CAO has entered into a partnership […]
IPCPR 2015: Partagas & Cohiba
Next up in the IPCPR 2015 General Cigar booth was Steve Abbot and he wanted to talk about Partagas and Cohiba. We got started with the Partagas Aniversario, celebrating the 170th anniversary of the Partagas brand. Steve turns it the discussion over to Abel Cruz to talk in more detail about the blend, including a […]
IPCPR 2015: Macanudo
One of the first people we spoke to in the General Cigar booth at IPCPR 2015 was Gus Martinez and he wanted to give us the scoop on the latest developments in world of Macanudo. Gus got us started with the Macanudo Estate Reserve Jamaica, which features a special organic Jamaican tobacco from Montego Bay […]
IPCPR 2015: Mombacho
Though I missed it, I heard a number of people talking about the party Mombacho held at IPCPR 2015. I didn’t miss the opportunity to talk with Markus and Claudio in their colorful booth during the show. In this video they talk about their core line of cigars, the new Tierra Volcan Fino, the “Canadian […]
IPCPR 2015: Cigar Oasis
One of the things I love about Chaim Kohn of Cigar Oasis is every time I talk to him he’s telling me about an improvement he’s made to one of his products. And I don’t just mean at the trade show. But IPCPR 2015 is the place where we got to see those improvements in […]
IPCPR 2015: Vivalo
Patrick Vivalo has been a friend of ours for a number of years. I still remember enjoying one of his first batches of Vivalo cigars a few trade shows ago, when he was still working for Rocky Patel. It was nice to see him setting out on his own at IPCPR 2015. In this video […]
IPCPR 2015: Altadis
You could have spent an hour checking out all the different lines of cigars in the Altadis USA booth at IPCPR 2015. Fortunately we had Janelle Rosenfeld, VP of Marketing for Altadis to give us a streamlined guide us through all their new releases. The resulting video is a little longer than most of our […]
IPCPR 2015: Blanco
We haven’t talked to David Blanco in quite a while, and he was quick to invite us into the Blanco booth for a chat. In this video we focus on the new American Legion cigar, for which Blanco donates the proceeds directly to the American Legion. He mentions work has also begun on a 100th […]
IPCPR 2015: Smoking Jacket
While I was in the Davidoff booth I spotted Hendrik Kelner, Jr. standing next to a Smoking Jacket display. It looked like he had a free moment, so I swooped in for a quick video. (I’m not sure if a guy my size can “swoop”, but let’s pretend.) In this video we talk about Kelner […]