We catch up with Claudio Sgroi in the Mombacho booth to hear about the new very limited Cosecha 2014, a Nicaraguan puro that has been aged for four years. Also there’s the Casa Favilli another Nicaraguan puro, but this one featuring a Nicaraguan broadleaf. And then there’s Diplomatico by Mombacho, a cigar collaboration with Diplomatico […]
Camacho Nicaraguan Barrel Aged Toro
Camacho has always been a cigar company that pushes the envelope with unique innovations in blends and packaging. Their new Camacho Nicaraguan Barrel Aged is the latest cigar blend in the Camacho portfolio to do something a little different. Camacho is known for their excellent corojo tobacco, but the NBA adds a twist. Camacho takes […]
IPCPR 2017: John Drew Brands
While we were making the rounds, we stopped at the bar in the center of the Drew Estate Booth (beneath the new tower) to sample some spirits and talk to Frank Moreno, National Director of Brand Development for John Drew Brands. If it were up to me, I would have been happy to grab a […]
IPCPR 2016: John Drew Brands
After hoofing it around Drew Estate’s planet-sized booth with Pedro, we climbed to the top of the bridge at the heart of the booth to talk to Jonathan Drew about his new venture, John Drew Brands. JD tells us that the next step for him doesn’t involve leaving Drew Estate behind, it’s a matter of […]
IPCPR 2016: Cohiba
The next stop on the General Cigar tour was the Cohiba display to check out the new Cohiba Macassar. Steve Abbot tells us that the new cigar was inspired by a rare, expensive wood called Ebony Macassar (or Makassar Ebony) with a grain known for it’s dark brown to black stripes. The idea is a […]
IPCPR 2016: Cordoba & Morales
In this video, Azarias “Z” and Emille Mustafa introduce us to the offerings of Cordoba & Morales, beginning first with the Front 9 Ecuadorian Connecticut, 19th Hole Broadleaf Maduro and Family Reserve Habano, and then the Grand Salomone, which is a large ornately wrapped-figurado featuring wrapper leaf from all three of those lines. Then it […]
Parings 101: Cigars and Spirits
Below is the first of three Guest Articles we have for you on pairing cigars and alcoholic beverages. All three pieces have been written by Lindsay Heller and cover Spirits, Beer, and Wine. To prevent information overload, we have separated these articles by beverage type and will present them in the same manner. After reading […]