No trade show is complete without a visit to our friend Ernesto Padilla, and I finished talking to him mere moments before the lights dimmed over IPCPR 2015. After discussing my little (and admittedly silly looking) video recording device, we move onto other topics, such as changes in distribution, the challenges of creating a great […]
IPCPR 2015: J. Fuego
And now for the IPCPR 2015 interview everyone knew was coming. I’ve been a big fan of J. Fuego cigars for years, so it was just a matter of time before I stopped in to talk to Jesus Fuego. This year his booth was right on main corridor running down the middle of the trade […]
IPCPR 2015: E.P. Carrillo
I caught up with industry legend and long time friend of Stogie Review Ernesto Perez-Carrillo on the last day of IPCPR 2015. Time was short so we kept the video quick. In it, he shows us the Seleccion Oscuro, Edicion Limitada 2015 and Ernesto’s Humidor No. 1 which features three of his favorite blends (Broadleaf, […]
IPCPR 2015: CLE
We finished off our tour of the CLE booth at IPCPR 2015 by talking to Gaby Eiroa about Eiroa, CLE and Patoro products. In this video she shows a teaser for the 20th Anniversary cigar named “First 20 Years” which is currently slated for March, the new CLE Signature and CLE Plus 2015. We also […]
IPCPR 2015: Asylum
We also had a chance to catch up with the impressively-bearded Tom Lazuka about Asylum Cigars about what he brought to the trade show. He told us about the new Asylum 33, the first installment of the 33 Project which he bills as a documentary in tobacco. After that he introduced us to the Ogre […]
IPCPR 2015: Edgar Hoill
One of the first people I spoke to in the CLE booth at IPCPR 2015 was Edgar Hoill. For some reason in all the years he’s been coming to the show, this is the first time we’ve gotten any camera time with him. I’m happy to correct that oversight this year. In this quick video […]
IPCPR 2015: Perdomo
We dropped by the Perdomo booth at IPCPR 2015 to speak with Nick Perdomo, and found him looking surprisingly youthful. Actually, we spoke to his son, Nick Perdomo III, and gave us the scoop on the latest Perdomo developments. In this video we cover some shiny packaging updates and blend tweaks to the Perdomo Habano […]
IPCPR 2015: Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust
Though samples of his cigars were not ready for IPCPR 2015 and his booth was poorly located, Steve Saka “Catador de Puros” of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust was busy shaking hands and filling orders. It took a few visits, but Ben and I managed to secure a good chunk of time with him at trade […]
IPCPR 2015: Viaje
I passed the Viaje booth at IPCPR 2015 several times thinking Andre Farkas wasn’t there. It turns out he was there the whole time, I just didn’t recognize him without his trademark glasses. It’s a little like what happens when Superman puts on glasses, only in reverse. (I think he should also consider the Superman […]
IPCPR 2015: La Aurora
We paid a visit to the Miami/La Aurora booth at IPCPR 2015, and the La Aurora folks decided to shake it up a bit. Instead of talking to Guillermo Leon, they had us speak to Manuel Inoa, La Aurora’s master blender. Speaking of shaking things up, Manuel kicked off the video by showing us the […]