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Brian Burt

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I have been smoking cigars since 2005 and reviewing them as a hobby since 2010. Initially, I started out small with a 50-count humidor and only smoking one or two cigars a month. Not knowing anybody else that smoked cigars, it was only an occasional hobby that I took part in. In March of 2010, I joined Nublive and Cigar Asylum, connecting me with many people who also shared an interest in cigars. Reading what they had to say about brands I had never heard of, I quickly immersed myself in the boutique brands of the industry and it was then that cigars transformed from a hobby into a passion.

IPCPR 2016: Royal Agio

Royal Agio was inside the Drew Estate booth, as they are distributed by DE in the United States. Of course, with the Drew Estate booth…

IPCPR 2016: Pospiech Cigars

My neighbors just around the corner back home, it took us both traveling to Las Vegas for IPCPR to finally meet. Pospiech Cigars is a…

IPCPR 2016: Selected Tobacco S.A.

Selected Tobacco S.A. isn’t the name you see while wandering around the trade show floor, but Atabey or Byron is, and just might ring a bell…

IPCPR 2016: El Primer Mundo

El Primer Mundo was in a prime spot to enjoy Nick Perdomo playing the drums – but also in a nice corner booth right on…

IPCPR 2016: Rabbit Air

One booth that I finally got the chance to visit was Rabbit Air, manufacturer of air purifiers. While Rabbit Air doesn’t just cater to the…

IPCPR 2016: Patoro

Patoro, a European based company, is housed under the CLE distribution umbrella, and thus was located in the CLE booth with a number of other…

IPCPR 2016: AKA/ACME Cigar Company

For a booth that apparently was a last minute decision to even have – AKA/Acme Cigar Company’ space was setup nice and had a number of new…

IPCPR 2016: Debonaire Tobacco Company

Newly signed this year with Drew Estate to distribute its cigars in the US, Debonaire was one of the handful of companies housed inside the…

IPCPR 2016: Hammer + Sickle

Hammer + Sickle still had a very Scottish themed booth after launching the scotch aged tobacco Caleanoch cigar last year. This year however, the company’s new…

IPCPR 2016: Global Premium Cigars

With a smile and a firm handshake, Enrique Sánchez is always happy to welcome you into the Global Premium Cigars booth. Global Premium Cigars is…

IPCPR 2016: Prometheus

Prometheus’ booth was in a good traffic area, right next to a main aisle, and as usual the company’s products caused many people to stop and…