IPCPR 2015: Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust
My sit-down with Steve Saka started with him complimenting himself for “how much of a cheap-ass” he was in regards to the extremely inexpensive cost…
IPCPR 2015: Davidoff of Geneva USA
After a downsizing at General Cigar Co., Davidoff of Geneva USA is now, without question, the largest exhibitor at this year’s show. It shouldn’t come…
IPCPR 2015: Day 3 Contest — Davidoff Escurio Gran Toro
Sorry for the delay. I’m sure you guessed what was coming now, it’s a box of Davidoff Escurio Gran Toro. Today’s prize has a retail…
IPCPR 2015: HVC Cigars
Each year, it seems HVC Cigars is getting bigger. This year, Reinier Lorenzo’s booth was big enough for him to have a couch. He was also…
IPCPR 2015: Ashton
It was a relatively simple show from Ashton Distributors, Inc. That being said, Robert Levin, the head of the company, didn’t seem to mind the somewhat…
IPCPR 2015: Cigar Oasis
The focus of this year’s trade show for Cigar Oasis is expanding on the company’s Wi-Fi Attachment, which is now known as Smart Humidor. In…
IPCPR 2015: Rocky Patel Premium Cigars
Somewhere in herhe trade show dictionary will be the entry “bad idea” and underneath will be something along the lines of: trying to interview Rocky…
IPCPR 2015: La Palina
La Palina owner Bill Paley told halfwheel he enjoys controversy. If that’s the case, he’s having a great trade show. My booth visit to La Palina…
IPCPR 2015: Illusione
There are definitively singular booths containing multiple exhibitors that are easy to identify than the Casa Fernández/Foundation/Illusione space, but all three companies are there and…
IPCPR 2015: Day 2 Contest — Davidoff Escurio Robusto Tubos
One day and four nights are in the books, but there’s plenty more IPCPR Convention & Trade Show Coverage to enjoy, which also means another…
IPCPR 2015: Valentía Cigars
Valentía Cigars was founded in 2013, and it’s easy to find some understanding in the young company just two years later. Valentía is trying, but you…
