"From the Outside" because I was unable to attend the actual show this year (again), but I did pay attention to some of the reporting that came out on a few of the blogs...
STOGIE GUYS had three days of coverage of the show, but the highlight for me was Tuesday when they had plentiful photos of new Tatuaje products. After last year, when Pete Johnson seemed to elect to release practically everything at some other time besides the IPCPR show, it was a little surprising to see so much new stuff debuting at or very close to the show. Tat Black Petite Lancero. 7th Capa Especial. Fausto (and spin-off Avion). La Casita Criollo. The Old Man and the C. The Wolfman (well, that one doesn't actually show up until October). It's going to be a busy second half of the year for Tatuaje fans.
STOGIE REVIEW blew the doors off the show with their coverage this year. Jerry Cruz and Brian Hewitt apparently didn't sleep while they were in Vegas, spending all their time shooting video, uploading TwitPics, editing video and uploading it all. My personal highlight? The interview with Litto Gomez from La Flor Dominicana. I've long been a fan of Litto's products and really, really want that Casa Tobacco humidor thing. And he has some new cigars showing up, too, including Air Bender Maduro, Digger Natural, Colorado Oscuro, and the Diadema Duo.
STOGIE FRESH: the Doc posted an article with tons of photos from the show yesterday, along with a promise to play the numerous interviews he conducted during the course of his podcast (or podcasts if there are too many to fit on one show).
STOGIE FRESH: the Doc posted an article with tons of photos from the show yesterday, along with a promise to play the numerous interviews he conducted during the course of his podcast (or podcasts if there are too many to fit on one show).
And the rest of the blogs that reported on the show? Well, I have to admit to not following every cigar blog on the planet...there are just so many hours in a day, after all. Most of the ones I follow actually elected to skip the show this year and those that did go haven't posted much, if any, coverage of the show yet (I wrote this on Friday), which is sort of odd since the show closed Thursday. Surprisingly, the much-maligned Cigar Aficionado ended up posting more content this week about the show than some bloggers who were there. Go figure.
There was a report that a certain manufacturer was treating independent reps in a less-than-fair manner and it burned some oxygen on the inter-webs for a couple days this week, but in the end the story was never thoroughly substantiated so it's hard to really comment on it. Without substantiation, I won't provide a link.
The show did give us plenty to look forward to, though, and I'm sure everyone has their personal favorites. For myself, what I am looking forward to trying most are: Tatuaje La Casita Criollo and Fausto, La Flor Dominicana Colorado Oscuro, La Caridad del Cobre Javelin, Toraño Vault, San Lotano Oval, and Primer Mundo Epifania. Despite myself, I'm curious as to the new CAO, OSA Sol, too. And, of course, I'm really anxious to try those that didn't show up to the show: Sam Leccia's Debut and the first offering from Crowned Heads.
Stay tuned, cigar fans, we should be bringing you reviews of all these and more in the next 6 to 12 months...
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