Prior to go to IPCPR 2010, our team had a series of prep meetings on how we were going to attack the trade show. One task was to really look for the Indie Cigars that would stand out and have something special. As part of his prep work, my friend Stace had done some research […]
Pre-Review: Bad Dog Patch 60 – Connecticut Wrapper
At the IPCPR, one cigar company I came across was Bad Dog Cigars. Bad Dog Cigars have been doing some interesting things with their line of cigars. There is some innovative stuff going on with their wrappers – particularly involving the release of exotic wrappers from Brazil and Zimbabwe (hopefully I will have more on […]
Pre-Review: The Viaje Satori
My Viaje Satori In the “indie” cigar market (or commonly called boutique cigar market), Viaje has been building a reputation that is helping distinguish themselves from their competition. Viaje has been employing a “micro batch” process for its cigar releases. Namely, it is producing the majority of its boxes in small batches (i.e. under 500 […]
Pre-Review: The Liga Privada Dirty Rat
Since I’ve gotten a lot of new sticks at IPCPR that still might require aging or are still in prototypes, I’ve opted to introduce a concept called the “Pre-Review”. I know that isn’t exactly good grammar, but this will allow me to post some initial impressions of cigars that fall into those categories I mention. […]