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I’m taking cigars I enjoy on my trip, so I don’t know that I’ll have much new to talk about on Sunday, but I’ll certainly try to come up with somethi
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Category Archives: Video
TPE2022: ATL Cigars
TPE2022: Recluse Cigars and an Amadeus Los Cabos
I first learned of Iconic Leaf and Recluse Cigars at the 2012 IPCPR show where I talked to them about their cigars. I was pleased to see Scott Weeks at the TPE after not having seen him for several years. I 
still have a handful of Recluse cigars in my humidor, but one I
Today’s video with Scott Weeks from the TPE runs quite a bit longer than most of my videos. If you know of Scott, you’ll understand, he’s not prone to brevity. Scott is the king of folksy clichés, and sprinkles a few here and there throughout the video. He’s a good dude, I always enjoy spending time with him.
This week is going to be tricky as my wife and I are taking a long weekend to a tropical location. I’ll try to get some content posted before leaving, then i should be back for my usual Sunday BS, where maybe I’ll have something to talk about from the trip. Anyway, that’s all for today, until the next time,
CigarCraig
TPE 2022: Casa Cuevas Cigars
I met Luis Cuevas for the first time at the 2020 TPE and we hit it off pretty well, like we had known one another for years. Anyway, I decided to post this video tonight in honor of the passing of Carlos Toraño, while I never had the pleasure of meeting him, I know several of his family members, and my
condolences go out to them. If you are wondering how this relates to the Cuevas family, I think I mention it in the video, many of the Toraño cigars were made by Cuevas. The two families are intertwined in cigar history.
Thanks to Luis Cuevas for taking the time to talk to me at the TPE show.
Cuevas sure makes some good cigars! That’s all for today, until the next time,
CigarCraig
TPE2022: Erik Espinosa and Some Espinosa Cigars
I smoked a couple cigars fr
om Espinosa Cigars over the last few days, just because I, for some reason, don’t find myself smoking a great many cigars from the Espino
sa line. I do enjoy many cigars made at La Zona, as I told Jack Toraño one evening when I was hanging out with him at the hotel lounge, one of my favorite La Zona cigars is the La Sirena. I had picked up an Espinosa Habano on Sunday when I stopped into Son
‘s (more news from that visit to come), as I hadn’t had one in a very long time. I smoked it Monday. This is a nice smoke, cedary and earthy, with a
little bit of sweetness and some spice. Not so much in my personal wheelhouse, but an enjoyable cigar nonetheless. This, of course, was the 6″ x 52 No. 5 vitola.
When I met with Erik at the TPE he gave me a Laranja Escuro, in the box pressed 6″ x 52 Toro size. This is the Brazilian Matafina wrapped version of the Laranja, made at the A.J. Fernandez’ San Lotano Factory. This cigar is more up my alley, as I generally favor a maduro. It performed perfectly, and had loads of dark rich flavors, which inclu
ded espresso, and some nice spices. I was thoroughly impressed and satisfied by this cigar, and I don’t believe I had smoked this cigar before, and I don’t know why. It will definately be on my list in the future.
Erik gave me a few minutes at the TPE and talked about a new project he had coming up. Take a look at the video:
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at’s all for now, until the next time,
CigarCraig
TPE2022: Epic Cigars and Nat Cicco Cigars
Here’s another little video from last week’s Tobacc
o Plus Expo. I hadn’t seen Dean Parsons for a while, since he sold his company to Nat Cicco and went to work for them. I also had never smoked a Nat Cicco cigar until just tonight. I selected the Liga No. 4 in the Aniversario 1965 line. This was a square pressed Toro with a closed foot and a pigtail cap and a dark Ecuador Habano wrapper. It was a beautiful cigar with some strength and loads of dark, rich flavor. It was chocolaty, earthy with some spice, right up my alley. It was a really beautiful cigar, and I really enjoyed it. I’ve known Dean since 2014 and enjoyed many of his Epic cigars. It was great seeing him at this show.
I hope you enjoy my video content. It was challenging doing it alone, without a cameraman, but I think I was able to pull it o
ff. If you’ve watched the evolution of my video coverage I hope there’s been some improvement over the years. It’s not my main focus, but I try to at least make them audible. I have a couple more to feed in over the next couple weeks. Stay tuned.
Until the next time,
CigarCraig
