Arielle Ditkowich, owner of La Sirena Cigars was a guest on a special bonus edition of Stogie Geeks. She discussed her line of cigars, La Sirena’s recent transition to an independent company, and some insights into what is next. Ditkowich told us that while the core La Sirena and Merlion lines will continue to be […]
Emilio Cigars Brand Developer Gary Griffith Emilio Cigars brand developer, and House of Emilio founder Gary Griffith was our special guest on Episode 91 of Stogie Geeks. In this conversation, we asked Griffith about some projects that he had announced, but had been on hold: Carpe Noctem, Mia Dora, La Musa and Los Regalos. Carpe Noctem […]
Andre Farkas, President and Founder of Viaje Cigars was our special guest for Episode 86 of Stogie Geeks. Farkas took us through the Viaje story and vision. While we discussed many projects he has done over the seven years, but we also got a glimpse into what the company has planned for 2014. It appears […]
Pete Johnson Pete Johnson, founder and owner of Tatuaje Cigars was a guest on our Stogie Geeks show this past Tuesday. 2013 was a year in which Tatuaje spent a lot of time with releases around the 10th anniversary of the company. 2014 appears to be just as busy as there are numerous projects that […]
Rafael Nodal – President of Olveros/Boutique Blends Prior to the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, we identified Boutique Blends as one of our “Five Spotlight Entities” (companies). Boutique Blends would spinoff the Swag and Aging Room Cigars lines of Oliveros Cigars in 2012 into a subsidiary company. The moved proved to be very successful has those […]
While cigars, pipes, and tobacco are an integral part of the 2013 IPCPR (International Premium Cigar Pipe Retailers) Trade Show, accessory products also play an important role. Cigar Oasis is a long-time leader in humidication and hygrometer devices. In this video we filmed from the trade show floor, Chaim Kohn of Cigar Oasis takes us […]
J.R. Dominguez (Cigar Coop Photo) It’s been a very exciting two weeks for Iconic Leaf Cigars. Last week, we got early word of the company’s second line, the Recluse Draconian. This was followed by the official press release this past Monday. Following this news, we recently had an opportunity to once again talk with […]
Our cigar conversation series from the 2012 IPCPR concludes as I get a chance to talk with the one and only Jose Blanco of Joya de Nicaragua. Our discussion begins with Jose giving us an update on how things have been going since he joined Joya de Nicaragua last year. Jose seems genuinely excited about […]
In this cigar conversation from the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, I talk with Dan Tiant, founder and CEO of the Tiant Cigar Group. Dan has been in the cigar business for several years. Last year, Dan formed a new LLC called Tiant Cigar Group. This company is actually a new company formed by the Tiants […]
In this cigar conversation from the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, I talk with Tracie Southern. Tracie is working for an up and coming boutique company called J & D Cigars. J & D Cigars is a true “seed to store” company. The company was founded by David Insignares and Jorge Gil. Insignares and Gil have […]
