One person we couldn’t find at last year’s IPCPR in Las Vegas was David Blanco of Los Blanco Cigars. Little did we know that David was busy taking care of his obligations as a reservists in the military. One of the most noticeable changes since we last talked to David was a slight name change […]
EPC Cigars (IPCPR 2012)
We were very fortunate to catch Ernesto Perez Carrillo early on in the show. As usual they have his booth tucked away where it takes people a little bit to find him. Luckily we found him before the crowd did and got a quick five minutes of his time to catch up on his new […]
PDR Cigars (IPCPR 2012)
We catch up with Abe Flores of PDR Cigars with his new releases like his Small Batch Reserve, Flores Y Rodriguez, a solomon sized Liga Especial and the box pressed Abe Flores Serie Privada. Also see the douche blogger who just left his stuff in the middle of the booth…
IPCPR2012 – La Palina Sneak Peek
Take a quick sneak peek of the La Palina booth at the 2012 IPCPR show in Orlando FL.
5th Annual Smoke a JJ for JJ Day
We are less than a month away. This is always a bitter sweet time of year. I find myself always looking forward to this year but at the same time, dreading the emotional roller coaster it triggers. If you remember my post last year about Three Things I Know to Be True (Cigars Edition) you […]
Blog Father Red Label Edicion Limitada
Hey everyone else has a limited edition, why can’t I, The Blog Father have one? By now many of you know Hewitt and I traveled to Nicaragua as guests of Drew Estate along with other members of the blogger community plus Thor from Cigar Press magazine (poor guy always gets lumped with us). I’m sure […]
Partagas 1845 Launch Event (plus giveaway)
This past Saturday, I made my way over to Leesburg Cigar & Pipe in Leesburg, Virginia for the Partagas 1845 launch event. The latest offering from General Cigar, the Partagas 1845 is a whole new blend featuring a Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, a unique & proprietary Connecticut Habano binder, and a filler comprised of Dominican & […]
An Evening with Guillermo Leon – Part Two
The second of two parts with Guillermo Leon of La Aurora Cigars. This follows the format of the other Q&A videos we have recorded. George Brightman of W.Curtis Draper (Bethesda) sits down with Guillermo Leon and discusses all things La Aurora from the history of when Guillermo was handed the “keys” to the factory, to […]
An Evening with Guillermo Leon – Part One
The first of two parts with Guillermo Leon of La Aurora Cigars. This follows the format of the other Q&A videos we have recorded. George Brightman of W.Curtis Draper (Bethesda) sits down with Guillermo Leon and discusses all things La Aurora from the history of when Guillermo was handed the “keys” to the factory, to […]
W.Curtis Draper 125th by La Aurora Event Pictorial
A couple shots I took at the W.Curtis Draper 125th La Aurora Event featuring a La Aurora 100 Años that were rolled with the original release and have been aging at La Aurora for eight years. I’m working on the hour long video of George Brightman talking with Guillermo Leon on all things La Aurora. […]