Day two of the Tobacco Plus Expo started out with me reaching out to Dave Garofalo of Two Guys Smoke Shop in New Hampshire, and The Cigar Authority Podcast, requesting a few minutes for an interview. Thanks to Mr. Jonathan for facilitating the connection in a hurry for me. Dave and I met in the Media Lounge during the hour before the show opens when they allow the media in early. This worked out well, we had a nice, quiet place to chat without too much noise or interruption. Dave is a wealth of information on all things cigar, retail, trade shows, among other things, and I thought it would be really unique to get his views on this show and share them with my readers. As I like to do, I though it might be a little different from what other media outlets present from the show. Check it out.… Continue reading
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TPE 2020 Day 1: Martinez Cigars
I visited most of the booths at the show on the first day of the Tobacco Plus Expo, but one that caught my eye was the Martinez Cigars booth. Martinez is a little cigar factory in Manhattan, I’ve written about their cigars before and visited the factory and it’s a really neat place and they make some really good cigars. Forgive the fact that I cut my head off and tripped over my tongue and check out my interview with David and Jesus. … Continue reading
TPE 2020 Day 1: Southern Draw Cigars
As day one at the TPE comes to a close, I wanted to take a minute in the media lounge (thank you TPE) and post a video interview I did with Robert Holt of Southern Draw Cigars. Please note my glorious shirt made by my wife! Robert tells us about the Cedrus Lancero he launched at the show here and I smoked it and it was fantastic!… Continue reading
Marchetti Toro Cigar by Danli Honduras Tabaco
It’s no secret that I’ve been in love with most of the cigars coming from Danli Honduras Tabaco recently, the entire Don Juan Calavera line has captivated me and there is a box of each in my humidor, and the Flor Maya line is creeping in as well. I was introduced to a cigar that didn’t seem to fit in, called the Marchetti, and I was intrigued. This certainly lacked any Latin theme at all, it has an Italian name, and comes in a plain black box with a stylized eagle (I guess) band design. It’s very slick and classic, a departure from the dia de los muertos skull design of the Don Juan Calaveras and the rustic look of the Flor Maya. It turns out that the cigar is named after one of the original founders of Danli Honduras Tabaco’s mother, Jenny Marcheti, an Italian who married a Honduran. The cigar is named in her honor. This answers the question of how a Honduran cigar got an Italian name!… Continue reading
A Diesel Whiskey Row Sherry Cask and a Montecristo Ciudad de Musica Cigar
I feel like a put out a load of posts this week leading up to the TPE. There was plenty of other news, but I’ve made a pledge to myself to keep things positive, and not report anything negative or divisive! I’m going to advocate unity from here on out and try to keep my cynical, sarcastic (I had a superior call me that once, then he gave me an award!) comments to myself. Sure, I have my opinions on things, and I have recently voiced my opinions on things and stand by them, but from here on out I’m taking the “can’t we all just get along” stance. I have to back-burner some other website ideas I had, but I’d have register them anonymously anyway 😁. Anyway, I smoked a few other cigars this week, I want to write an in-depth post about one, but I’m waiting for more information. I revisited the Diesel Whiskey Row Cherry Cask, this time in the Toro size. I’m not sure if I’ve written about this in this size, I know I’ve really enjoyed the robusto, and, being a bit of a Toro fan, I wanted to try it in that size.… Continue reading
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