2012 was another banner year for the Stogie Review crew at the IPCPR annual convention. We brought a team of four to Orlando and smashed all our own records in terms of in-depth coverage of the show and interviews with the most interesting people in the cigar industry today. As Jerry mentioned earlier, we recorded […]
Women of IPCPR (2012)
I know you’ll all be surprised to learn this, but among the most popular posts in our annual IPCPR coverage is the Women of IPCPR series (previous editions: 2011 & 2010). Who would have guessed that cigar smokers also enjoyed looking at beautiful women? While in previous years these posts have taken the form of […]
Erik Espinosa of Espinosa Cigars
On the second day of the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show in Orlando, Brian and I headed over to the Espinosa Cigars booth talk to Erik Espinosa. Erik was busy with a customer, so we talked with one of the reps in the booth. During our short conversation, a lot of the confusion I had about […]
IPCPR 2012 After Parties
At the end of each long day spent hustling all over the IPCPR show floor, while Jerry and Walt (aka “the Golden Girls”) retired to their hotel room to edit video, put their hair up in curlers, and search for the bottom of a handle of Maker’s Mark, your humble correspondent and the incomparable Mr. […]
Cigar Oasis (IPCPR 2012)
While walking the floor of the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show in Orlando, we were handed a flyer by one of the beautiful Women of IPCPR. On that flyer was an advert for an interesting retro digital hygrometer. Brian and Jerry found it cool enough to turn on their heels and head to the Cigar Oasis […]
Around the Show Floor at IPCPR 2012
As the newest member of the Stogie Review crew, and a first-time attendee of IPCPR, my job at the show was to support the rest of the guys in putting together our unrivaled, in-depth coverage. Part of this consisted of shooting video and still photos to complement the primary content which focused on interviews with […]
Jesus Fuego of J. Fuego Cigars (IPCPR 2012)
Both Brian and I are big fans of Jesus Fuego and his various cigars. As a result, we always enjoy talking shop with Jesus and look forward to his new cigars. This year we learned that the show was special for him because his father (grower of Brazilian tobaccos used in J. Fuego product) as […]
Willy Herrera – Herrera Esteli (IPCPR 2012)
During the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, in Orlando, I was walking through the Drew Estate booth when suddenly a meat hook grabbed hold of my shoulder. I turned to see Willy Herrera towing over me with a smile on his face. It has been so long since I’ve last spoken with Willy that I completely […]
La Flor Dominicana New Releases And An Update
I was recently contacted by a representative of La Flor Dominicana, who wanted to share us the early scoop on some of the new products the company will be showing off soon at the 2012 trade show. Of course, some of this information has already made its way into the blogs and other media, but […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 8
Labor day just passed, and to quote a popular line from the movie Office Space, “I did nothing. I did absolutely nothing, and it was everything that I thought it could be.” As such, instead of my usual review, I dusted off a Week in smoke that has been laying dormant added a few recent […]