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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: Evil Genius Cigars

Evil Genius’ booth didn’t change much since last year, which is to say it kept a towering logo and some pretty cool artwork as its backdrop….

IPCPR 2016: Black Label Trading Company

This year Black Label Trading Company was a part of the Boutiques Unified booth, which was light years better than stuck behind a six foot…

IPCPR 2016: Drew Estate

Drew Estate’s booth was as massive as you remember it, and again was front and center as you enter the trade show floor. It’s been…

IPCPR 2016: Córdoba & Morales

Husband and wife team Azarías and Emille Mustafa of Córdoba & Morales were happily greeting retailers in their booth, which this year was a part…

IPCPR 2016: Cuba Rica

Cuba Rica Tabacalera had a colorful booth, with photos of Havana, old friends and new cigars. While they didn’t have much new to show off,…

IPCPR 2016: Alpha Cigar Co.

While it might not have been front and center, the Alpha Cigar Co’s booth was certainly an affair that looked much more like one with…

Viaje Exclusivo Reserva Robusto

A new Viaje Exclusivo shipped earlier this year, but for the first time, it’s getting the Reserva treatment. Previously only relegated to the Oro and…

IPCPR 2016: Joya de Nicaragua

Joya de Nicaragua was again housed inside the Drew Estate booth, which was good news for traffic as they were directly inside the trade show…

IPCPR 2016: Day 2 Recap

Day two is over, I’m sitting in my quiet hotel room with a respite from the exhausting rush around the floor and away from the…

IPCPR 2016: Nomad Cigar Co.

Since Nomad Cigar Co. is distributed by Boutiques Unified, you’ll find the booth located inside the BU booth along with the other brands they distribute….

IPCPR 2016: RoMa Craft Tobac

The RoMa Craft booth was a great looking booth again, as always, and even though it was the first booth I visited when the doors…