DESCRIPTION: Last week, Doc was present at the 76th Annual International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Trade Show and Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Nevada weather was hot, but the cigars were even hotter as the IPCPR trade show was in full swing from Sunday through Thursday.
PHOTO: Don Pepin Garcia works the crowd
In the midst of the lights and excitement of Las Vegas, we were able to learn more about the cigars, and the industry stars. We sampled fine stogies, we drank some fine libation and we partied with cigar lovers one and all. We made important contacts, made new friends, met up with old friends and learned a lot in the process.
PHOTO: Doc with Vicente Garcia of Canimao Cigars
As usual, the cigar manufacturers rolled out their new cigars, and generally were strutting their stuff trying to get the attention of the throngs of participants at the trade show.
This year, the trade show and convention was held at the Sands Expo Center, which is part of the Venetian and Palazzo hotel/casinos. The sands is a 50,000 square foot facility that housed the trade show in style.
Doc was on hand, as were three more Stogie Fresh team members, Blake Oliver, Eddie DeJong, and new team member Francisco Curiel. For the next 2 weeks here on Stogie Fresh 5, I will be filling you in on the happenings at the trade show. I’ll be sharing interviews that we recorded during the show, and I’ll be talking about cigars: from new cigars to old cigars, to everything in-between.
PHOTO: Graycliff Glitters in Vegas
WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING AT STOGIE FRESH:
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❖ Doc sends out a new issue of the STOGIE FRESH NEWS just prior to leaving for the IPCPR Trade Show
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❖ Doc “tweets” with Twitter at IPCPR
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❖ New article on “Retrohaling” published in the Stogie Fresh News
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❖ Best new cigar I smoked at the trade show: Canimao. Second place goes to Pinar del Rio Cigars.
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❖ Special Correspondences: Jason from Ohio, and Wayne from Missouri.
SPECIAL INTERVIEWS:
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❖ Doc interviews SF team member Francisco Curiel who talks about the newly announced CIGAR CONFERENCE WEST
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❖ Eddie talks with Mike Laurato of Laurato Cigars
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❖ Eddie chats with Jorge León of Miura Cigars
SF5 “ONE-OFF” WITH JIM BARRETT: Cigar of the week: Romeo y Julieta Vintage I
EMAIL OF THE WEEK: Mike from Florida
How to throw a “Herf”
FEATURED WEB SITES:
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❖Canimao Cigars: http://www.canimaocigars.com
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❖Purchase Canimao: Absolute Tobacco, (281) 392-2387 http://www.absolute-tobacco.com
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❖Cigar Science article. “Smoking in Retrospect: How the Nose Affects Cigar Flavors”
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❖Cigar Conference West 2009: http://www.cigarconference.com
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❖Pinar del Rio Cigar Company: http://www.pdrcigars.com
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❖Laurato Cigars: http://www.lauratocigars.com
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❖Miura Cigars: http://www.miuracigars.com
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❖The Mind of Men podcast: http://www.mindofmen.com
