TPE2022 Thoughts and a Few Minutes with Micky Pegg of All Saints Cigars

As I’m getting ready to fly home I’m reflecting on the last few days at the TPE show. This was my first major event in two years, mostly pandemic related, but there were also some personal concerns. At the risk of appearing less than humble, I had forgotten how many people I knew in the cigar industry. It was great reconnecting with so many old friends, and making a bunch of new ones! Actually one of the things I was thinking about going in was the media attendance. I have a very narrow sphere of podcasts and sites I follow, I’m less in tune with the “influencers”, be they Instagramers or Youtubers out there. I met a few of the Youtube folks with whom we have mutual friends, or other business crossovers,  and I saw a bunch of people taking selfies in the aisles, but I couldn’t tell you who they are. One thing I think the TPE could do better is to put the name of the media outlet on the badge instead of just the person’s real name and “Media”. I learned on my first go around to put one of my logo stickers on my badge to visually identify myself. One of my favorite things about the last few days was hanging out with friends I don’t get to see often, they are in my ear on a weekly basis, but we never share the same space. Over the next few months you’ll hear about the cigars I came across, but for me the show was about networking, and I was able to talk to just about everyone I wanted to talk to. 

One of the people I talked to quite a bit at the show was Micky Pegg of All Saints Cigars. Of course, the Saint Francis was one of my favorite cigars of last year. The funny thing is that Micky lives a few mile away from me, and had to fly 2500 miles away to hang out with him. I mic’d him up and we chatted for a few minutes:

Stay tuned for more quick video interviews over the next few days. Other people do it better, but it’s easier than taking notes and typing! 

Check out How Bout That Cigar, Smokin Tabacco, Developing Palates, Blind Man’s Puff, HaveaPremiumCigar.com and Cigar Show Tim for lots of TPE coverage! That’s all for now, until the next time, 

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