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  • Long Live the King! Learn how to preserve cigars with Boveda, click here to get emails: https://hubs.la/Q01BLsBF0

    After running Caldwell Cigar Co., for a decade, Robert Caldwell and co-founder, Juan Jaramillo sold the company to Laudisi Enterprises. How will your favorite Caldwell cigars, like Blind Man's Bluff and Anastasia be affected? Find out directly from Robert himself.

    By acquiring the boutique cigar brand, Laudisi is branching out from the premium pipes and pipe tobacco arenas. Catch the whole story with Boveda's Drew Emmer at PCA 2024, the preeminent event for premium cigar and pipe industry.

    00:00 This is Box Press

    00:33 Caldwell Cigar founders sell their cigar company

    03:14 Smoking the Caldwell Long Live The Queen Maduro

    04:34 How do you go from being an owner-operated business to not?

    07:46 Is Robert Caldwell still running Caldwell cigars?

    08:56 What's you sweet spot?

    10:40 Video bomb by Nicholas Melillo, Foundation Cigar Co.

    What is Boveda? Boutique cigars like Caldwells protect blends with Boveda 2-way humidity control—that brown pack that you find in the box with your cigars. Boveda preserves the flavor and character of premium cigars by keeping them at ideal humidity. At home, continue to use Boveda in your humidor to keep cigars well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor and a perfect smoke from every cigar.

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  • Missing something from your cigars? Learn what humidity has to do with cigar flavors, click here to get Boveda emails: https://hubs.la/Q01BLsBF0

    Connoisseurs of fine wines who love cigars, this cigar talk is for you. Get in the know on Somm's limited-release boutique cigars.

    Somm is short for sommelier. Somm's lines are named after wines and blended to tap into your palate for wine and cigars. BDX is Red Bordeaux. BDX Blanc is White Bordeaux. Rioja Blend is inspired by the eponymous Spanish wine region. And the Premier Cru - Limited Edition is a rarified 3,000 release of cigars for wine lovers.

    Who knew sommeliers (pro wine experts) are also schooled in cigar tasting? Pick up 3 tips on how to taste your cigars better from Vlad Stojanov, founder of Somm Cigars.

    Hosted by Boveda's Drew Emmer at PCA 2024, the preeminent event for premium cigar and pipe industry.

    00:00 This is Box Press

    00:22 How to correctly light a cigar AKA toast the foot of your cigar

    00:37 Light the edges of your cigar first

    03:33 First cigar? Cuban Punch Punch

    05:37 Somm Cigars has 3 limited-production cigar blends

    08:24 Great gift for cigar lovers: THE CIGAR, FROM SOIL TO SOUL by Didier Houvenaghel

    10:29 Why you retrohale a cigar

    17:18 Train your palate to taste cigar better

    23:25 5-pack cigar bundle

    25:40 Is a big cigar better than two shorter cigars?

    27:49 Somm Cigars use rare Honduran Broadleaf

    34:19 Which RH is right for your cigars?

    35:08 Does a cigar's humidity affect how it smokes?

    What is Boveda? Premium cigars like Somm Cigars protect their blends with Boveda 2-way humidity control—that brown pack that you find in the box with your cigars. Boveda preserves the flavor and character of premium cigars by keeping them at ideal humidity. At home, continue to use Boveda in your humidor to keep cigars well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor and a perfect smoke from every cigar.

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    Who are you gonna call to save a massive cigar collection you have to take possession of in a few weeks? Find what Michael Herklots did as he takes you through launching his storied cigar brand, Ferio Tego. Ferio Tego is behind Elegancia and Generoso cigars and the cigar maker that brought back best-selling legendary cigar lines, including Metropolitan.

    Michael is the co-founder of Ferio Tego. He sat down with Drew Emmer, Boveda's guru of strategic relationships at PCA 2024, the preeminent event for premium cigar and pipe industry.

    00:00 This is Box Press

    00:09 What cigar is Drew smoking? Ferio Tego 2023 Elegancia cigar

    06:12 Ferio Tego cigar launch

    06:38 Cigar lines predate the company

    09:48 Only 5 guys in the room could pull this off

    11:56 Cigar retailer, now a cigar brand owner

    14:16 Reach back and lend a hand up

    18:00 What's a boutique cigar brand?

    18:57 What does Ferio Tego mean?

    19:39 How many cigar brands does Ferio Tego have?

    20:39 Michael Herklots invited to cigar icons' Boveda For My Humidor

    20:58 Ferio Tego 5-pack cigar is coming back!

    21:49 Michael's first paid gig as a drummer in Boston was at a Fuente cigar event

    22:16 Every cigar I own is protected by Boveda

    22:38 Need help with cigar humidity, who you gonna call?

    23:21 What Ferio Tego cigar to try first

    What is Boveda? Storied cigars brands like Ferio Tego protect their blends with Boveda 2-way humidity control—that brown pack that you find in the box with your cigars. Boveda preserves the flavor and character of premium cigars by keeping them at ideal humidity. At home, continue to use Boveda in your humidor to keep cigars well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor and a perfect smoke from every cigar.

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    It's like having a smoke in a cigar lounge WITH 5 CIGAR NOTABLES. Light up you best celebratory cigar (perhaps La Flor Dominicana Andalusian Bull, rated #1 cigar of 2016 by Cigar Aficionado, BTW?) for this virtual smoke sesh featuring:

    - Cigar Aficionado Hall of Famer Litto Gomez, Co-owner of La Flor Dominicana (LFD)

    - Tony Gomez, LFD Vice President

    - Sean Knutsen, Boveda CEO

    - Tim Swail, Boveda Executive VP of Sales

    - Drew Emmer, Guru of Strategic Relationships

    One of the top premium cigar brands, LFD creates some of the strongest smoking profiles and full-flavored Dominican cigars around. LFD is known for its consistency thanks to the cigar maker's vertical integration—from farming its own tobacco to producing its own cigars in its own factory. LFD's highly skilled artisanal cigar rollers produce distinctive cigar shapes and limited-edition designs.

    Recorded at PCA 2024, the preeminent event for premium cigar and pipe industry.

    00:00 This is Box Press

    08:28 What's it like to be Litto Gomez's son?

    13:00 Creating a successful cigar business from nothing

    20:31 Litto Gomez knew nothing about cigars when he started in the cigar business

    20:54 Versace silk shirts, gold chains and Dominican cigars

    24:59 Litto and Ines Gomez cold called cigar stores

    29:31 The cigar brand that didn't grow during the 1990s cigar boom

    32:40 You'll know you made it when you don't pay the bill

    35:06 A cigar maker is only as good as your last cigar

    37:58 $100 cigar—what a cigar should cost

    38:23 LFD Cameroon Cabinet #3

    42:09 Creating the world's first cigar NFT and Alex Martinez of Mane Street Cigars

    46:42 The Cigar Merchant in Atlanta was an early adopter of LFD cigars

    50:53 Tony surprised Litto Gomez with a 70th birthday party on the eve of the 2024 PCA Show

    56:58 Litto Gomez made his own vacuum chamber

    1:00 Litto Gomez talks about his dad's factory accident

    1:08 Tale of two different perspectives on life

    1:14 LFD cigars and Boveda 2-way humidity control

    What is Boveda? Legendary cigars brands like LFD protect their blends with Boveda 2-way humidity control—that brown pack that you find in the box with your cigars. Boveda preserves the flavor and character of premium cigars by keeping them at ideal humidity. At home, continue to use Boveda in your humidor to keep cigars well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor and a perfect smoke from every cigar.

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    Casa 1910—THE Cinco De Mayo cigar of choice!

    Add this cigar trip to your bucket list: Miami, Florida, Cinco De Mayo (Cinco De Dade!) for tequila and Casa 1910's new Mexigars—affordable bundled cigars that “encapsulate the essence of Mexico, using diverse seeds, tobaccos, and fermentations to create unique flavor profiles.”

    Manolo Santiago, co-founder of Casa 1910 cigars joins Boveda's Drew Emmer to discuss Mexico's storied tobacco history. Learn about Casa 1910's premium aged cigars, too, which are named after heroes, sheroes, and events celebrating the Mexican Revolution.

    00:00 This is Box Press

    01:05 La Coronela cigar has a lot of flavor transitions

    02:58 What's it like to start a new cigar company?

    03:33 Mexico has amazing tobacco

    03:49 Manolo is from Jalisco, Mexico—the land of tequila and Mariachi

    05:04 3 Casa 1910 premium cigar lines

    06:02 What's a Mexigar, the tasty affordable Mexican cigar?

    08:18 Soldaderas were women who participated in the Mexican Revolution

    10:28 Cinco de Mayo in Miami with Reserva de la Familia

    11:02 Casa 1910 Experience

    13:15 Keeping Casa 1910 cigars at the ideal humidity with Boveda 2-way humidity control

    What is Boveda? Premium cigars brands like Casa 1910 protect their blends with Boveda 2-way humidity control—that brown pack that you find in the box with your cigars. Boveda preserves the flavor and character of premium cigars by keeping them at ideal humidity. At home, continue to use Boveda in your humidor to keep cigars well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor and a perfect smoke from every cigar.

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  • Learn about the sweat equity that goes into fire-curing tobacco for cigars. See baby tobacco plants grow and mature. And hear how a tobacco plant becomes cigar ready in this field trip to a tobacco farm on the central northern border of Tennessee with cigar connoisseur Rob Gagner and Tennessee realtor/historian Jennifer Davis.

    What is Boveda? Craft cigars brands and big name cigar companies protect their blends with Boveda 2-way humidity control—that brown pack that you find in the box with your cigars. Boveda preserves the flavor and character of premium cigars by keeping them at ideal humidity. At home, continue to use Boveda in your humidor to keep cigars well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor and a perfect smoke from every cigar.

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    00:00 This is Box Press

    00:17 How tobacco seeds are started

    00:30 What do tobacco seeds look like?

    00:38 How do you plant tobacco?

    00:49 Staking fresh tobacco leaves

    01:21 See inside a fire-cured tobacco barn in Tennessee

    03:05 Every piece of wood holds generations of memories

    03:56 You're not a man until you've had a man's **** in your face

    04:17 See where tobacco was processed and auctioned off

    05:45 Loose leaf floors are now full of antiques bought with tobacco money

  • OpusX, Chateau Fuente, Julius Caeser, Cuesta-Rey, shall we go on? You wouldn't have Dominican cigars without the Dominican people.The mountainous agricultural Bonao region of the Dominican Republic, however, suffers from extreme poverty, an inadequate educational system, and poor water quality, which greatly affects people's health. Two giants in premium cigars—Carlos “Carlito” P. Fuente, Jr., chairman of Arturo Fuente Cigars and Eric Newman, president of J.C. Newman Cigar Company—set out to change all that.

    In the D.R., the Cigar Family Charitable Foundation (CFCF) has funded the creation of a 23-acre campus with a K-12 school, community kitchen, medical and dental clinics, sports facilities, an organic farm and fishery, and local infrastructure improvements for the region.

    Tony Kattengell, vice president of sales and marketing for The LEAGUE and Dellas Edmisten Jr, global technical manager for Infinera represent CFCF in this interview with Boveda's Drew Emmer.

    Learn how to give your time, talents, and tax deductible donations to improve the lives of people who create your cigars, visit https://cf-cf.org/ways-to-donate/. Boveda is a proud contributor to the CFCF.

    What is Boveda? Luxury and craft cigars brands protect their blends with Boveda 2-way humidity control—that brown pack that you find in the box with your cigars. Boveda preserves the flavor and character of premium cigars by keeping them at ideal humidity. At home, continue to use Boveda in your humidor to keep cigars well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor and a perfect smoke from every cigar.

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    00:00 Never risk your cigars, use Boveda

    00:30 This is Box Press

    02:14 Bring two rival communities together in the D.R.

    02:45 First step to help children in need—educate their parents

    03:11 Happy Montesino Monday!

    07:12 We're changing lives by breaking the chain of poverty

    09:07 The first thing CFFC worked on was providing clean water

    12:41 It's not about the cigars, it's about the people

    13:13 Arturo Sandoval heading musical arts

    14:21 Motivation gets you started, discipline keeps you going

    14:49 We're building leaders, not followers

    15:12 How to contribute talent, time, and money to the Cigar Family Charitable Foundation

  • Ready to get metaphysical over cigars? "Everything is an experience," says sensory expert and cigar passionado Reinhard Pohorec. And what a vision quest this entrepreneur is on since he joined UberLuxury cigar brand Meerapfel as its vice president. You might recognize Reinhard as host of the live cigar podcast, Light 'em Up Lounge, where he talks to cigar insiders. Tables turn as Boveda's Drew Emmer interviews Reinhard to talk first cigars, work-life balance, and finding your purpose.

    What is Boveda? Luxury and craft cigars brands protect their blends with Boveda 2-way humidity control—that brown pack that you find in the box with your cigars. Boveda preserves the flavor and character of premium cigars by keeping them at ideal humidity. At home, continue to use Boveda in your humidor to keep cigars well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor and a perfect smoke from every cigar.

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  • Are Apostate Cigars God's gift to cigar smokers? Prepare to be converted by this boutique cigar maker whose blends are based on the symbolism of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Founded by former LSD members, Brandon Oveson and Kendrick Woolstenhulme, Apostate Cigars are blended at Jochy Blanco's Tabacalera Palma cigar factory in the Dominican Republic.

    Boveda's Drew Emmer interviewed Brandon to delve into these D.R. cigars created for flavor, not strength.

    What is Boveda? Large and small cigars brands protect their blends with Boveda 2-way humidity control—that brown pack that you find in the box with your cigars. Boveda preserves the flavor and character of premium cigars by keeping them at ideal humidity. At home, continue to use Boveda in your humidor to keep cigars well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor and perfect smoke from every cigar.

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    00:30 This is Box Press

    01:16 Apostate's Deseret cigar

    01:58 Cigar makers met at Beehive Cigars in Salt Lake City

    02:18 Apostate's Zarahemla cigar AKA that Z cigar

    02:51 Jochy Blanco cigars

    03:34 Utah cigar brand reference to Mormon mythology

    09:59 Why a Candela shouldn’t just be a St. Patrick’s Day novelty cigar

    12:11 Best selling Apostate cigar is the Deseret

    13:58 There's no bad cigar—that's not for me, but I know somebody who would love it

    16:58 "It's not about the cigar, it's about what the cigar does."

    18:17 What were Brandon's cigar go-tos at Beehive Cigars?

    20:58 Where's Apostate isn't doing multiple sizes per tobacco blend

    21:39 A good draw makes all the difference in the world

  • Green Bay isn't just about football. Now this is some wild card—an upstart cigar company outta Green Bay, Wisconsin! Learn about Green Bay's rich history of cigar making that's been revived by the Lovely Cigars, a midwestern artisan cigar brand.

    Boveda's Drew Emmer talks cigars and Green Bay with two of Lovely's owners, Keith Archiquette and Dylan Masse, who along with Mike Gehm developed the Elegante X2 Ain't They Lovely stick and the No. 162, which is an homage cigar to union workers. Lovely Cigars are hand rolled in Nicaraguan.

    What is Boveda? Large and small cigars brands protect their blends with Boveda 2-way humidity control—that brown pack that you find in the box with your cigars. Boveda preserves the flavor and character of premium cigars by keeping them at ideal humidity. At home, continue to use Boveda in your humidor to keep cigars well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor and perfect smoke from every cigar.

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    00:30 This is Box Press

    03:50 Lovely Cigars brought an old cigar brand back to life

    04:19 The Green Bay cigar brand is available in 14 states

    04:27 What's the Elegante X2 Ain't They Lovely like?

    06:10 Cigar company was created sitting at a picnic table and smoking cigars with friends

    07:16 Give us a good draw because we don't want to work to smoke a cigar

    09:29 Shout out to Stogies on Grand, cigar shop in St. Paul, Minnesota

    10:28 No. 162 Cigar named after UA 162, United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry, which started in Green Bay

    12:17 Boveda encourages upstart cigar brands

    14:52 We're selling the history of U.S. cigar making

    16:05 Growing tobacco in Wisconsin

    16:38 When in town, the visit Neville Public Museum to learn more about Wisconsin cigar making

  • Know why tobacco grows well in Connecticut? Or what revitalized Nicaraguan cigars? Or why a layer of sand on top of clay makes a great foundation for a tobacco plant? Learn cigar facts, how to pronounce Foundation's award-winning El GĂŒegĂŒense Cigar and more. Go deeper into the history of the cigar Motherland of Nicaragua with Foundation Cigars Founder/Owner, Nick Melillo and Boveda's Drew Emmer.

    What is Boveda? Premium cigars brands protect their blends with Boveda 2-way humidity control—that brown pack that you find in the box with your cigars. Boveda preserves the flavor and character of premium cigars by keeping them at ideal humidity. At home, continue to use Boveda in your humidor to keep cigars well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor and perfect smoke from every cigar.

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    00:00 This is Box Press

    01:09 Creating the first All-Nicaraguan blend—El GĂŒegĂŒense cigar

    01:45 Smoking a Foundation Olmec Cigar

    03:09 Do you put a cigar in the blue flame of a lighter?

    04:09 Are you supposed to puff on a cigar a lot?

    04:25 Low humidity changes how a cigar smokes, burns and tastes

    05:43 Nick Melillo worked at a cigar shop through college

    07:41 How Nick Melillo met, started blending tobacco and making cigars with Jonathan Drew, Drew Estate Cigars

    18:37 How do you say El GĂŒegĂŒense cigar?

    19:54 Are Nicaraguan cigars good?

    23:35 Why is tobacco grown in Connecticut?

    25:31 What's does the Foundation Cigar logo mean?

    28:30 What cigars does Nick Melillo smoke most out from his own brand?

    30:19 Olmec Cigar honors the first cigar smokers

    32:07 Foundation packaging complements the tobacco blends

    33:01 How can tobacco shops get new customers?

    34:06 How to make you first cigar experience a good one

    34:56 Joe Rogan and Foundation Cigars' Joe Rogan Special Cigar Blend

    35:25 Cigar smoking brings people together

    Learn more about:

    Nicaragua's El GĂŒegĂŒense here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UtXF9uRB-s

    Olmec civilization: https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/olmec-civilization/

  • FIRST IN A NYC CIGAR SERIES—2 BLENDS, 1 BOX. Pick your side. Baseball bat cigars or knife cigars? Get ready to rumble over cigars named after the weapons of choice by rival gangs in West Side Story, 1957 play/1961 movie/2021 reboot. The 20-count boxes of West Side Story cigars feature both blends, which you can tell apart by their secondary bands. You get 10 blue bats (Mexican San Andres) and 10 red knives (Brazilian Arapiraca).

    Blended and hand rolled in New York City, West Side Story cigars are a collaboration between Martinez Cigar Factory and Amendola Family Cigars.

    Rob Gagner interviews Owner of Martinez Cigar Factory, Jesus Martinez, and Co-owners of Amendola Family Cigars, Jeff Amendola and Chris Monaco.

    What is Boveda? Boutique cigars brands and large manufacturers protect their blends with Boveda 2-way humidity control—that brown pack that you find in the box with your cigars. Boveda preserves the flavor and character of premium cigars by keeping them at ideal humidity. At home, continue to use Boveda in your humidor to keep cigars well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor and perfect smoke from every cigar.

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    00:30 This is Box Press

    00:45 Shopping for cigars in NYC? Visit Martinez Cigar Factory, 171 W 29th St off of West Side Hwy

    01:14 Made the Hangry for Luxury Cigar Club

    01:29 First generation cigar blender, Jeffrey Amendola, founder and co-owner of Amendola Family Cigar Co.

    02:19 Learned how to roll in Miami's Ybor City

    03:19 Creating the West Side Story cigar

    04:05 Toast to the NYC cigar with Jeffrey Amendola and Chris Monaco

    04:19 Why is it called the West Side Story cigar?

    04:46 Box of cigars with two different kinds of cigars inside

    05:28 Choice your weapon—baseball bat cigar or knife cigar

    05:47 NYC cigar release party

  • But dad, why? Every daughter has said it. When Raquel Quesada entered the family business, she questioned why good wasn't good enough when it came to making premium cigars. She soon learned that construction, consistency, and quality have to be perfect, especially if your father is Cigar Aficionado Hall of Famer, Manuel (Manolo) Quesada. Raquel is among the fifth generation producing the Dominican premium brand, which includes Quesada, Casa Magna, Vega Magna, and Oktoberfest cigars. Find out why humidity control is key to enjoying a Quesada cigar to its fullest from father-daughter cigar makers and Boveda's Drew Emmer.

    What is Boveda? Premium cigars brands like Quesada protect their blends with Boveda 2-way humidity control—that brown pack that you find in the box with your cigars. Boveda preserves the flavor and character of premium cigars by keeping them at ideal humidity. At home, continue to use Boveda in your humidor to keep cigars well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor and perfect smoke from every cigar.

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    00:30 This is Box Press

    02:07 Where can you buy Boveda in Madrid, Spain?

    02:30 Why store cigars with Boveda

    03:23 Connection happens over a cigar

    05:17 Watch Manuel Quesada's For My Humidor here: https://vimeo.com/738759303

    05:37 Raquel Quesada is the first woman featured in a Boveda For My Humidor ad

    06:41 The Quesada cigar that's not your typical Connecticut

    08:11 Release of the Casa Magna XV Anniversary

    11:45 Where can you find a Quesada Salomon Oktoberfest cigar

  • Picture choosing your own premium cigar from a fully stocked humidor while you fill your tank. And it's a smoke you want to smoke, not some rocket dog. Think Montecristo, Oliva, Cohiba, Rocky Patel, or other aficionado-approved cigar. CigarBros founder Remon Mansour is making it easier for you to buy cigars where you already go—non-traditional cigar sellers, like gas stations, convenience stores, liquor stores, lounges, casinos, golf courses, etc. The company provides a patented stand-alone climate-controlled humidor, which is how it keeps cigars fresh, then keeps it stocked with premium smokes. Hear all about it in this cigar talk with Boveda's Drew Emmer.

    NEW! JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Check out the affordable Personal Humidor on the CigarBros website. Practical cigar storage for the cigar lover in your life.

    What is Boveda? Cigar retailers preserve the flavor and character of their hand-rolled cigars with CigarBros Commercial Humidor. At home, use Boveda in your humidor to keep cigars well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast, or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor from every cigar. Boveda has been keeping cigars tasting great for more than 25 years. Age and store premium cigars with Boveda in your humidor. No humidor? Pick up a Boveda Humidor Bag for easy, portable cigar storage.

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    00:30 This is Box Press

    04:54 How retailers can keep cigars fresh

    06:27 Stand-alone humidor changes how and where you buy cigars

    07:25 Buy cigars from a self-contained humidor in a liquor store, convenience store, gas station, casinos, hotel, golf course, etc.

    09:18 How to buy a cigar if you're a new cigar smoker

    10:30 If someone has a bad first cigar experience, it's game over

    11:25 Getting started with cigars

    15:46 Does this take business away from brick-and-mortar cigar stores?

    21:01 Try Boveda Humidor bags once to keep your cigars in perfect condition

    21:50 Cigar gift bag that's a portable travel humidor

    23:36 How to store cigars at home without the hassle—CigarBros Personal Humidor, which comes preloaded with Boveda

  • Walking into a cigar shop's humidor can be intimidating. As a member of the Cigar Club, you get curated premium cigars auto-shipped right to you every month. The way to go for new smokers, busy smokers, or cigar smokers who don't live near a decent tobacco shop. You can specify the types of cigars you favor—mild-medium, medium, full, or a variety of all three (3).

    There's also a bi-monthly subscription of limited-edition blends developed by the club called Cigar Club Customs. Or sign up for a quarterly premium subscription of high-end cigars via Cigar Club Black.

    Cigar Club membership subscriptions make the perfect gift for a cigar lover in your life from new cigar smokers or aficionados.

    Boveda's Drew Emmer interviews Cigar Club podcaster, host, David Pugh.

    Why do cigar clubs package cigar shipments with Boveda?

    The crew at Cigar Club wants you to experience the full flavor, aroma, and character of those cigars they vet for your subscription. Boveda keeps premium cigars at the ideal humidity, which preserves the nuances of the blends and protects the tobacco, so you'll enjoy a perfect smoke as soon as your cigars arrive.

    Whether you store your cigars in a humidor, tupperdor, cooler, wineador, or humidor bag, use Boveda to protect your passion.

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    00:52 Origin story of Cigar Club

    01:56 Shout out to former Bovedian, Ramsey Cronin, Cigar Club videographer

    02:13 Is Cigar Club worth it?

    03:50 Does Cigar Club send new cigars brands or just traditional blends?

    04:11 Cigar Club Black is a quarterly premium cigar subscription

    04:58 Sign up for a cigar subscriptions at cigarclub.com

    05:17 Cigar Club Customs is a bi-monthly subscription featuring blends developed by Cigar Club

    06:00 Why Cigar Club's podcaster, David Pugh only uses Boveda in his personal cigar humidor

    07:16 Launched first AI-blended cigar, Havana Gold, perfected by TABACALERA LA iSLA's Hostos Fernandez for Cigar Club

  • Standard & Twain is the 1st blind tasting cigar subscription. Like a surprise? The cigars' brand bands are removed to do away with hype, bias, and your own pre-conceived notions. You smoke the cigar for the cigar. Afterward, scan the QR code on the S&T band to reveal what cigar you just smoked. The cigar club for you if you want to discover hidden gems, develop your own palate, and cut through the noise of shopping for cigars.

    Just fill out a quick cigar quiz, then choose how often you want to receive the mystery cigars—either every month or every two months. Each delivery is packaged with Boveda to protect the cigars' flavor and character. Cigar club gift subscriptions are available for the cigar lover in your life.

    Rob Gagner interviewed Standard & Twain's founder, Kellen Gorbett on location in Tennessee.

    Why do cigar clubs package cigar shipments with Boveda?

    The Standard & Twain cigar club ships your sticks with Boveda, so you can experience the full flavor, aroma, and character of each blind taste test. Boveda keeps premium cigars at the ideal humidity, which preserves the nuances of the blends and protects the tobacco, so you'll enjoy a perfect smoke as soon as your cigars arrive.

    Whether you store your cigars in a humidor, tupperdor, cooler, wineador, or humidor bag, use Boveda to protect your passion.

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    09:32 Is marketing, branding, and labels changing cigars?

    10:37 Origin story of Standard & Twain Cigar Club

    11:59 When you blind smoke a cigar, you have to focus on what's happening

    15:26 Does price influence how much you enjoy a cigar?

    17:33 What affects a cigar's price?

    17:44 S&T highlights a cigar factory in factory-reveal shipment

    20:43 "Concerning Tobacco" by Mark Twain

    23:06 "Cigar Aficionado" blind cigar tastings

    23:53 You scan the QR code on the cigar to see what you smoked

    26:44 Cigar reveal

    29:07 Have you ever recycled a cigar?

  • If you crave cigars, knowledge, and community, Privada Cigar Club is for you. Every month as a member, you'll get three (3) of limited-edition cigars, many are exclusive sizes and blends. All of which have been aged at the ideal humidity using Boveda to protect the cigars as their flavors meld and mature.

    With those curated cigars, you'll receive tasting notes, pairing notes, and stories of how those cigars came to be, plus personal insights from the cigar blenders who created the month's selection. You'll join thousands of Privada members who share a similar cigar experience each month, then connect about it online.

    Boveda's Drew Emmer interviews Privada Cigar Club founder, Brian Desind.

    Why do cigar clubs package cigar shipments with Boveda?

    Not only does Privada Cigar Club age its cigars with Boveda, it ships your cigars with the cigar protection, too. Brian Desind wants you to experience the full flavor, aroma, and character of Privada's curated rare cigars. Boveda keeps premium cigars at the ideal humidity, which preserves the nuances of the blends and protects the tobacco, so you'll enjoy a perfect smoke as soon as your cigars arrive.

    Whether you store your cigars in a humidor, tupperdor, cooler, wineador, or humidor bag, use Boveda to protect your passion.

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    A cigar club membership subscription makes the perfect gift for a cigar lover in your life.

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    00:46 Privada Cigar Club started with a downsizing and a cross-country move

    02:23 "This guy just wants free cigars."

    03:47 People didn't know the value of limited-edition cigars

    08:07 Friends are people who get to know you and still like you.

    09:27 No membership tiers at Privada Cigar Club—everyone gets 3 cigars a month

    10:17 Privada Method of aging and storing cigars with Boveda

    10:51 As a Privada member, you get the full story on the cigars—why it was made, who it was made by, tasting notes, pairing notes, and more

    14:39 Privada's online community is a vibrant group of cigar lovers

    15:46 Join Privada Cigar Club at privadacigarclub.com

    16:45 Once Privada hits a certain membership number, it will close

    17:57 Limited Cigar Association was created by Privada to encourage its members to buy limited-edition cigars at participating brick-and-mortar shops

  • BOVEDA SPECIAL! Sign up for Luxury Cigar Club with coupon code BOVEDA and get FREE shipping on your first cigar shipment! A cigar club membership subscription makes the perfect gift for a cigar lover in your life.

    BOVEDA CIGAR CLUB WEEK kicks off with Luxury Cigar Club. Choose among 4 tiers to have 3 to 5 cigars delivered to you every month—all shipped with Boveda cigar protection. Expect up-and-coming cigar brands; boutique artisanal cigars, such as Crowned Heads, Tatuaje, Foundation; and club exclusives, like the Viva La Vida Lancero or Choshi. Luxury is also the exclusive cigar club for Atabey cigars—some of the most Cubanesque cigars around today.

    Boveda's Drew Emmer interviews Luxury Cigar Club co-founders, Ben Rotem and Chris Doyle.

    Why do cigar clubs package cigar shipments with Boveda?

    Luxury Cigar Club hand-picks the vitolas it sends to members every month. The founders want you to experience the full flavor, aroma, and character of those select cigars. Boveda keeps premium cigars at the ideal humidity, which preserves the nuances of the blends and protects the tobacco, so you'll enjoy a perfect smoke as soon as your cigars arrive.

    Whether you store your cigars in a humidor, tupperdor, cooler, wineador, or humidor bag, use Boveda to protect your passion.

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    02:19 We wanted to get a cigar club box that would excite us every month

    03:55 Luxury Cigar Club is the only cigar club that works with Nelson Alfonso, known for brands such as Atabey and Byron

    04:18 What do you get in each tier of Luxury Cigar Club membership?

    05:30 Entry level membership tier: Core Line = 3 cigars per month

    06:21 Mid membership tiers: Platinum and Palladium = 5 cigars per month

    11:15 What do cigar brands think of cigar clubs?

    12:10 Choshi, is a blend exclusive to Luxury Cigar Club

    13:20 Viva La Vida Lancero was made especially for Luxury Cigar Club

    14:27 Luxury Cigar Club shipments are packaged with Boveda to preserve the cigars

    15:57 Available top membership tier: Sapphire = 5 Ultra Premium cigars

    17:26 Diamond membership tier is wait-listed, features guaranteed aged, rare limited-edition cigars

    17:57 Do cigar clubs close their membership if they're full?

    21:20 Use coupon code Boveda on luxurycigarclub.com to get free shipping on the first month's cigar shipment

  • đŸ‡ș🇾 Boveda Veterans Day Challenge: Smoke a cigar, give a cigar to Cigars for Warriors: https://cigarsforwarriors.org/ Boveda's Drew Emmer is joined by foodie, cigar lover, Matty Rock and Trey Boring, Senior Vice Chairman of Cigars for Warriors (CFW).

    This cigar talk jumps from supporting troops with cigars to $70 Cubans, Robert Burns tubos, why foodies would love cigars, and how to keep cigars fresh while you travel.

    CFW is a non-profit organization that sends cigar care packages filled with donated cigars and cigar accessories to troops who are in active war zones. Each care package is protected by Boveda, the brown 2-way humidity packs you put in a humidor to preserve cigars.

    Find out how you can get cigars to the troops here: https://cigarsforwarriors.org/donate/

    What is Boveda?

    When you own a humidor, you need to make sure the cigars inside stay well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast, or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll get better flavor from a cigar. Boveda has been keeping cigars tasting great for more than 25 years.

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    03:56 Sent 1.5 million cigars and counting to troops serving in active war zones

    06:26 Matty stopped drinking but kept food, coffee, and cigars as his vices.

    07:47 "We're gonna go up to Montreal. We're gonna drink Canadian beer. We're gonna smoke some Cuban cigars."

    09:10 "When you learn what really goes into it a cigar, your respect grows."

    11:40 Are you a boutique cigar chaser, like CFW's Trey Boring?

    14:37 Why foodies would love cigars

    15:20 Smoking a cigar calms you

    16:44 Cigar smoking is inclusive

    17:18 How important cigars are to U.S. service men and women

    18:24 "Well if I have a bad day, I can go sit on the couch, you know, eat a whole bag of Cool Ranch Doritos..."

    20:17 Cigars dry out without Boveda in the bags

    21:30 "My cigars need to be humidified, give me a Boveda."

    21:45 You don't need a humidor, use a humidor bag preloaded with Boveda

    24:46 You'll never recharge your humidor again if you use Boveda in your humidor

  • Cigar Journal winner of the Best Boutique Brand Nicaragua 2023: Black Label Trading Company Royalty! Since it won this major award, the small-batch limited release cigar company has been in even higher demand—and shorter supply.

    Just to establish the hierarchy of this Nicaraguan cigar maker: Oveja Negra (AKA black sheep) cigar brand family begets Black Works Studio and All Black Label Trading Company. The company was co-founded by the husband-and-wife team, James and Angela Brown.

    Boveda's Drew Emmer—who loves the BWS Killer Bee cigar, BTW—sat down with James to discuss why these boutique cigars are for smokers who are still looking for their favorite stick.

    What is Boveda? Cigar makers age and preserve the flavor and character of their hand-rolled cigars with Boveda, that brown 2-way humidity pack that you find in a cigar box. At home, continue to use Boveda in your humidor to keep cigars well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor from every cigar. Boveda has been keeping cigars tasting great for more than 25 years. Age and store premium cigars with Boveda in your humidor.

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    00:30 Cold open

    02:22 #1 selling vitola is a Petite Corona

    03:06 Co-founders James and Angel Brown are citizens of the world

    05:25 Cigars and wine

    06:59 Story behind Black Sheep Cigars (Oveja Negra translates to “black sheep” in English)

    08:31 The Killer Bee cigar is tasty

    10:28 Love a complex full-bodied cigar? These are the cigars you've been looking for!

    11:54 Limited-edition Poison Dart cigar

    14:19 Smoking a cigar is a very intimate experience