In this cigar conversation, we meet the women behind the Tres Reynas cigar. The Tres Reynas brings together two legendary families in the cigar industry – the Quesadas and the Garcias. It is the daughters (thus the name Tres Reynas) in each of the families that have come together to spearhead this project – namely […]
Cigar Conversation: Clint Aaron of 262 Cigars (Part 11 of the 2012 IPCPR Conversation Series)
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In this cigar conversation, we talk to Clint Aaron, the president of 262 Cigars. Prior to the show, we identified 262 Cigars as one of our five boutique companies to watch 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. This was 262 Cigars’ first trade show and judging by the activity at the booth, 262 lived up to expectations. Clint will […]
Cigar Conversation: Skip Martin of RoMa Craft Tobac (Part 10 of the 2012 IPCPR Conversation Series)
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In this conversation, I sit down with Skip Martin of RoMa Craft Tobac. Prior to the show, I felt that RoMa Craft Tobac was one of the boutique/small companies that we felt would be creating a lot of buzz at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. Judging by the high level of activity in the booth, […]
Cigar Conversation: Bill Paley of La Palina Cigars (Part 9 of the 2012 IPCPR Conversation Series)
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In this cigar conversation, we talk to Bill Paley of La Palina Cigars. We see a little bit of history in this video as Bill is smoking his very first La Palina El Diario KB II (Kill Bill II). We get to see Bill’s initial thoughts to how the cigar is smoking. Given La […]
Cigar Conversation: J.R. Dominguez of Iconic Leaf Cigars (Part 8 of the 2012 IPCPR Conversation Series)
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In today’s conversation from the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, we pay a visit to J.R. Dominguez of Iconic Leaf Cigars. Iconic Leaf Cigars is a new company that made their debut at the 2012 IPCPR and launched their first cigar – the Recluse. The company generated some considerable buzz at the trade show. In this […]
Cigar Conversation: Sean Williams of Primer Mundo Cigars (Part 7 of the 2012 IPCPR Conversation Series)
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In this cigar conversation, we talk with Sean Williams of Primer Mundo Cigars. I start out the video by saying Sean is one of the rising stars in the cigar industry, and this could not be more true. Sean is doing some unique things with his company and we get a taste for it in […]
Cigar Conversation: The Creative Team of Toraño Family Cigars from CIHYA (Part 6 of the 2012 IPCPR Conversation Series)
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This cigar conversation was a change of pace for what we covered at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show – and it provided one of the more fascinating discussions from the 2012 IPCPR. In this video, I sit down with Humberto Areas and Cleveland Cook from a company called CIHYA (an acronym for Can I Have […]
Cigar Conversation: Matt Booth of Room 101 Cigars (Part 5 of the 2012 IPCPR Conversation Series)
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For those who have accused Cigar Coop of being a little too serious, hopefully this video lightens things up. At the same time, we are proud to publish this cigar conversation on the two year anniversary of Cigar Coop. In this video we have a conversation with Matt Booth of Room 101 Cigars. Logistically, this […]
Cigar Conversation: Oliver Hyams of Gurkha Cigars (Part 4 of the 2012 IPCPR Conversation Series)
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In this cigar conversation from the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, I catch up with Oliver Hyams, Marketing Manager of Gurkha Cigars. I’ve known Oliver since his days with Torano Family Cigars and have always found him to provide an enjoyable and informative conversation. In this video, Oliver will introduce us to Gurkha’s two new lines, […]
Cigar Conversation: Gary Sheffield – Cigars and More (Part 3 of the 2012 IPCPR Conversation Series)
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In this cigar conversation, we sit down with baseball great Gary Sheffield. Sheffield has been working with Rocky Patel Premium Cigars on an exciting new project – the Rocky Patel HR500 (Rocky Patel Gary Sheffield 500 Homerun Club Cigar). This is cigar meant to commemorate baseball great Gary Sheffield’s 500th home run. In this conversation, […]