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: 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: 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: 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: 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 […]
IPCPR 2015: Camacho
It was impossible pass by the Davioff booth without stopping to check out what appeared to be a large open flame by the entrance. Inside, we ran into Dylan Austin of Director of Marketing for Davidoff, who gave us the rundown on all things Camacho. We covered the new Camacho American Barrel Aged, some themed […]
IPCPR 2015: Drew Estate & Herrera Esteli
We caught up with a “petite” Willy Herrera at the Drew Estate booth this year and discussed the new Undercrown Shade, the first non-Herrera Esteli line he has blended for Drew Estate and the challenges of working with Connecticut Shade tobacco. From there we touched on the new Herrera Esteli Tubo and the new limited […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 90
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), […]