Comments on: IPCPR 2008 – Day 2

By: Al Nelson kwAL72

Al Nelson kwAL72 — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:23:59 +0000

Walt… good summation of how spread out the Vegas strip is. Getting around was my least favorite thing about the city. Just getting from my hotel room to the front door of the Bellagio took me 10 minutes at a brisk pace…god forbid you forget anything in your room and have to go back.
And the dudes smacking the call girl cards…ughh. You are lucky you were not hit up by the time share guys. They are vultures…and annoyed me worse.
So is it true that if you are not a retailer, the only way to get to go to this is the Press Pass route?

By: Jon (Wingfan13)

Jon (Wingfan13) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:47:07 +0000

Walt,

These updates are great. I had the exact same experience at Casa Fuente. The prices are outragouse and they almost demand to cut the cigar for you. The girl at the counter cut my cigar and messed it up bad. I was annoyed but what can you do. I would never pay those prices but when you are in vegas…..ya know.

By: JB

JB — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:25:42 +0000

Sounds like you guys are working harder than some of the manufacturers. Keep up the good work, and thanks for allowing us to visit the show vicariously through you.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:13:43 +0000

Walt – head over to the JC Newman area for humidors.

Mike – Like Walt said, Pepin Garcia Way (there is a sign there that says that) is a mad house. I’m surprised I got to talk to someone on day 1 about the Mi Barrio (limited to 1000 boxes) and the Cubao and to get samples of both. Rocky has his Renaissance line due out in September and his Seasonal blend. I saw the Summer and Fall blends on display there.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:50:34 +0000

So far if I count correctly Don Pepin has made 7 new cigars this year! The Cubao and Mi Barrio both for E.O. Brands. La Riqueza for Pete Johnson. The Benchmade and La Aroma de Cuba for Ashton. And the Tobacos Baez and “My Father ” (which is made by Pepin’s son Jaime in honor of his father) both for his own stable. Rocky Patel has got nothing on Pepin when it comes to new cigars. I just hope Pepin’s quality doesn’t drop off like Rocky’s has on some of his blends.

By: Granger Loris

Granger Loris — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:11:41 +0000

What about humidors?
Anything new and nice in the humidor section?
Lots of pics and examples of cigars, but no use in expanding my collection if I dont have a place to put ‘em.
Can you give us some info?