Popular Post El Presidente Posted September 20 Popular Post Share Posted September 20 The largest tobacco show in the world. Apparently.Β The only reason I am here is to catch up with industry mates and to look for new accessories and new ideas.Β Dortmund isn't a rocking city. It has a great football team and ........a great football team.Β Β Fairs fair. I haven't done much research bar .....going from bar to bar..... so apologies in advance to Dortmund natives Good news is you can pretty much smoke a cigar anywhere. That is generally the highlight of a meal.Β Somehow, the dour nature of the city suits the zoo that is Intertabac pefectly.Β Itntertabak is industry and you have the full array of spivs, snake oil salesman, established legends, up and comers, dreamers, pretenders. There are cigars, pipe, pouches, cannabis, vape, shisha, and shit I still don't know where to insert/what to do with.Β Yesterday was day one and I have completed most of my objectives. Today I will take and post some photos for you. Come along to Dortmund Intertabak with meΒ Β 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted September 20 Author Share Posted September 20 Good article from Charlie at Halfwheel.Β Set's the scene nicely Β Β September 19, 2024Β Charlie MinatoΒ InterTabac 2024 InterTabac 2024: Day 0 Hallo from Dortmund, Germany. After a one year hiatus, I am back to cover InterTabac, a trade show that Iβve been covering for more than a decade. As has been well-documented before, this trade show has grown leaps and bounds and now draws a near-complete roster of non-Cuban cigar companies, a stark contrast to 2012, when many prominent brands had little to no presence. Β CONTINUED 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Puros Y Vino Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 Great pics. Seeing tobacco products out in the open in bold, proud displays is like a trip back in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightonCorgi Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 Looks like quite an event. Interesting to see how focused some cigar brands are to a particular consumer profile. Some presentations and logos are a total turn off to me yet someone else would say "I got to get a box of those!" And vice versa. The vendors really spent some money to be there and showcase their portfolios.Β Β 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puros Y Vino Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 8 hours ago, BrightonCorgi said: Looks like quite an event. Interesting to see how focused some cigar brands are to a particular consumer profile. Some presentations and logos are a total turn off to me yet someone else would say "I got to get a box of those!" And vice versa. The vendors really spent some money to be there and showcase their portfolios.Β Β Exactly. Some are very gaudy and would instantly steer me away. Very "Ed Hardy" looking.Β πΒ Sadly, Habanos has started down this path. I can't afford them nowadays anyway. So, no loss to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightonCorgi Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 On 9/20/2024 at 11:58 PM, Puros Y Vino said: Exactly. Some are very gaudy and would instantly steer me away.Β And it could be the cigar you've been dreaming to smoke if it were in a plain bundle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBirdman Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 Would love to hear about your favorite booths, upcoming releases that have your eye, and the biggest cigar/accessory gimmick you see at the show. Hope you have a blast!Β Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glass Half Full Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 Please don't start to like the "skull" branding fad for the BR/Nudies. Β 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 No Kirby or Jasim? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBirdman Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 14 hours ago, Fuzz said: No KirbyΒ No need for Habanos shills when Habanos isnβt there, I guess.Β 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ha_banos Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 20 hours ago, Glass Half Full said: Please don't start to like the "skull" branding fad for the BR/Nudies. Β The Skull 77 is a decent cigar actually! Have tried the el unico couple times, it's just too fat for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Japan Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Great to catch up Prez., unfortunately no lunch but plenty of beer:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamboinee Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 @El PresidenteΒ Did you happen to visit the HR Robaina booth? Was there even an official HR booth? I saw HR listed in some of the intertabak program/literature and read HR himself might be making an appearance with a new non Cuban blend. I'm fascinated by the somewhat mysterious journey theΒ Β HR brand has been on. I really enjoyed his initial release and was perplexed when his brand slowly seemed to evaporate from most of the market. I'm also curious how he's allowed to have a farm in Cuba and sell Non-Cuban cigars from his own brand.Β Β Β Β Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyO Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 On 9/26/2024 at 10:20 AM, Lamboinee said: I'm also curious how he's allowed to have a farm in Cuba and sell Non-Cuban cigars from his own brand.Β He never actually "left" Cuba. The government knows its not all him running the show and that most likely he doesn't have any involvement in the day to day operations. He's just the face of the franchise getting his royalties. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nevrknow Posted September 29 Popular Post Share Posted September 29 On 9/20/2024 at 9:58 AM, Puros Y Vino said: Very "Ed Hardy" looking.Β π Love this! Years ago a girl I knew had a get rich quick scheme. Ordered 200 ed hardy shirts from China β at a stealβ. π Happened to be there when the box arrived. She proudly opened the box, held one up and said β What do you think?β I said one word. Karma. In bold letters on the bottom of every shirt were the wordsβ¦. β ED HARDLYβ. Β πππππ Thanks for reminding me of that fiasco. And yes that put an end to her schemes. π 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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