Two pillars of the premium cigar industry. One conversation you don’t want to miss. #LoveYourCigars

In this episode, we sit down with Joya de Nicaragua and Quesada Cigars to talk about legacy, collaboration, and what happens when Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic come together in the world of premium cigars.

Episode features: Joya de Nicaragua's Juan Martinez and Quesada Cigars' Raquel Quesada. Interview by Boveda’s Box Press Hosts Nate Beck and JP Awad.

What is Boveda?

Boveda patented 2-way humidity control for storing premium cigars. Aging cigars with Boveda is the easiest and most effective way to preserve their quality, flavors, aroma, and integrity. By maintaining the ideal humidity, Boveda prevents mildew in a cigar humidor while also protecting cigars from drying out. With Boveda in your cigar humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor and a perfect smoke from every cigar.

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The Boveda Humidor reimagines traditional cigar care by removing the guesswork and maintenance. Simple. Elegant. Precise. Your only task is to enjoy.

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You’ll laugh your ash off as 2 superstars from Nashville cigar companies join the Boveda cigar podcast. #LoveYourCigars

Episode features: Jon Huber, Crowned Heads and Tim Ozgener, Oz Family Cigars

Both boutique cigar brands share a heritage over CAO, the cigar company founded by the late Cano Aret Ozgener in Nashville in the 1990s. (Cano was Tim’s father.)

Oz Family Cigars of today upholds the family's craft with Turkish-named blends, such as Firsat and Karatoba. Crowned Heads specializes in small-batch blends, such as Four Kicks and Jericho Hill.

Interview by Boveda’s Box Press Hosts Nate Beck and JP Awad.

What is Boveda? Boveda patented 2-way humidity control for storing premium cigars. Aging cigars with Boveda is the easiest and most effective way to preserve their quality, flavors, aroma, and integrity. By maintaining the ideal humidity, Boveda prevents mildew in a cigar humidor while also protecting cigars from drying out. With Boveda in your cigar humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor and a perfect smoke from every cigar.

Looking for the best cigar humidor? Check out the only humidor built to work with Boveda packs, the Boveda Humidor. The Boveda Humidor reimagines traditional cigar care. It’s simple. No guesswork. No maintenance. No humidity problems. Your only task is to enjoy.

Highlights:

00:00 Welcome to Box Press by Boveda

00:50 Cigar legends & stories

04:08 How Boveda got started

05:17 Boveda makes Viva for cannabis curing and storage

09:36 History of Crowned Heads cigars

15:00 History of OZ Family Cigars

32:01 What cigars are smokers liking right now

38:35 Why foodies should try cigars

42:57 Steps of making a good cigar

44:37 What not to do in retirement

47:12 Funny story: bring out the "ADULT" pipes

49:34 Funny story: Timmy stuck in kindergarten

01:03:33 Humidity for cigars in dry climates

01:05:25 Find a mentor

01:07:35 What will be your legacy?

This cigar podcast could save your or a loved one's life.

Following his own mental health crisis, Adam Levine founded the League of Fat Bastards Cigars. The boutique Nicaraguan cigar brand gives away 40% of its profits to men's mental health initiatives; hosts events where men can get real about their lives; and encourages intentional discussions about mental health over cigars.

Interview by Drew Emmer at PCA 2024, the preeminent event for premium cigar and pipe industry.

What is Boveda? League Of Fat Bastards Cigars recommends Boveda 2-way humidity control for wherever you store cigars. Boveda preserves the flavor and character of premium cigars by keeping them at ideal humidity. Boveda prevents cigars from drying out and mold growth. 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

00:24 How did the League of Fat Bastards Cigars get its name?

00:45 Creating space for men to chew the fat

01:23 Organize cigar events with celebs and athletes to normalize mental health struggles

01:47 LOFB Cigars gives back 40% of profits to men's mental health groups

02:15 Using cigar smoking as therapy

03:10 Living in London in the heyday of Cuban Cigars

03:34 Adam Levine had a severe mental breakdown

04:46 Create a movement to help men live their best lives

05:16 Only cigar brand produced over Zoom?

05:51 The Goldilocks cigar blend, Serie L made in Nicaragua

06:40 League of Fat Bastards is an everyman cigar on purpose

07:06 What cigar should your first cigar be?

07:26 Discover the joy of cigars and provide an opportunity for men to open up emotionally

09:20 Why did this happen FOR me?

10:56 LOFB Cigars packaged with Boveda

11:50 Reusing Boveda packets from cigar boxes

12:22 Keeping cigars at the perfect humidity maintains their condition

13:13 If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, call or text 988

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This vintage 1800s Wisconsin cigar brand has a new life thanks to owners Mike Gehm, Keith Archiquette, and Dylan Masse. The trio blends cigar that they love, and it turns out a lot cigar smokers love Lovely Cigars, too. Hear more about this boutique cigar brand that produces Elegante X2 Ain't They Lovely Cigar, The Bay City Cigar, and the No. 162.

Interview by Drew Emmer at PCA 2024, the preeminent event for premium cigar and pipe industry.

00:00 This is Box Press

01:36 First 2 years of a new business are rocky

03:16 Gotta have a quality cigar, good marketing, and good relationship with tobacco shops

04:27 Founders are regular cigar palate people

05:00 Lovely Cigar brand is from the 1800s out of Green Bay, Wisconsin

05:29 No.162 Lovely Cigar

05:35 The new Lovely's Bay City Cigar

06:19 Converting a great idea into tobacco stores adopting cigar lines

12:41 What's ham-and-egging it?

13:51 A delicious cigar to try

18:57 Storing cigars in a Boveda Humidor Bag keeps cigars from disintegrating

19:22 Cigar guys share cigars and share cigar recommendations

20:17 Lovely Cigars protected by Boveda on the way to and while in Las Vegas

What is Boveda? Cigar makers like Lovely Cigars recommend Boveda 2-way humidity control for wherever you store cigars. Boveda preserves the flavor and character of premium cigars by keeping them at ideal humidity. Keep cigars well-humidified with Boveda B69 packets in your humidor. Boveda prevents cigars from drying out and mold growth. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor and a perfect smoke from every Lovely Cigar.

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NEW CIGAR BRAND: Domain Cigars, whose flavor and construction are protected by Boveda. Use Boveda to protect the cigars in your humidor, click here to get emails: https://hubs.la/Q01BLsBF0

Domain Cigars is the crest of the third wave of cigar making. Fully vertically integrated. Craft. Innovative. If they can't produce a cigar, they won't make it anymore.

This new guy in town was developed by Daniel Lance and his business partner, Esteban Disla, a master blender who has created cigars for 30 cigar companies. Domain will change the way you see cigars, including a new way to package cigars with Boveda 2-way humidity control. Lance only uses Boveda to keep his cigars, like Domain's new Neutron and Negentropy tasting and smoking great.

Interview by Drew Emmer at PCA 2024, the preeminent event for premium cigar and pipe industry.

00:00 This is Box Press

00:43 Esteban Disla experienced cigar man

02:19 Third wave cigar maker is where the cigar industry is headed

02:27 First cigar wave = Cuba embargo

04:01 Second wave of cigars is like Starbucks is to coffee

05:33 Built Boveda into its cigar packaging

06:02 Boveda first integrated branding

06:59 Positioning Boveda at the foot of cigars

07:21 A cigar naturally dries out from the foot to the cap

08:38 Domain Neutron cigar's flavor notes

12:13 Lessons learned from Sylvia the cigar roller

14:18 People have begun valuing relationships post pandemic

14:52 If we can't produce that cigar, we won't make it anymore

16:49 Boveda branded cigar boxes

18:04 Boveda saves Fuente Añejo cigars

What is Boveda? Cigar makers like Domain recommend Boveda 2-way humidity control for wherever you store cigars. Boveda preserves the flavor and character of premium cigars by keeping them at ideal humidity. Use Boveda B84 packets to season your wood humidor before adding cigars. And then keep cigars well-humidified with Boveda B69 packets in your humidor. Boveda prevents cigars from drying out and mold growth. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor and a perfect smoke from every cigar.

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Unlike a bad guy, his Maduro cigar won't kick you in the head. Discover Porto Real, actor Alex Estrella's boutique cigar brand. Porto Real cigars are tasty Dominican and Nicaragua blends that are affordable. Cigars are from $8 to $12.

When playing a ne'er-do-well in a film or series, Alex would often smoke a cigar. (Hey, cigar smokers are not so bad!) So it's natural that the actor parlayed his love of smokes into a cigar biz. Alex and Boveda's Drew Emmer talk cigar storage and more at PCA 2024, the preeminent event for premium cigar and pipe industry.

00:00 This is Box Press

00:01 This IS the actor/producer Alex Estrella

01:29 The actor who has a cigar brand and the cigar brand run by an actor

02:31 Started in cigars when he started acting for TV

03:05 Sampling the Porto Real Maduro cigar

03:44 Maduro cigar that's not going to kick you in the head

05:07 Living la vida loca

06:02 A cigar is a moment of time spent with a friend

06:18 Estrella watch Porto Real cigar edition based on his late dad's watch

08:51 Why Boveda for cigars?

11:15 Cigars don't have to be too expensive to be good

What is Boveda? Cigar makers recommend Boveda 2-way humidity control wherever you store cigars. Boveda preserves the flavor and character of premium cigars by keeping them at ideal humidity. Use Boveda B84 packets to season your wood humidor before adding cigars. And then keep cigars well-humidified with Boveda B69 packets in your humidor. Boveda prevents cigars from drying out and mold growth. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor and a perfect smoke from every cigar.

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Does the size of a cigar matter? Sure does for PDR founder Abe Flores. Find out if he prefers fatter stogies versus shorter, slimmer cigars. Then get cigar recommendations from this award-winning master blender.

Looking for an accessible Cubanesque cigar? PDR (Puro Dominican Republic) blends Cuban traditions with boutique modern manufacturing . The cigar makers employ a complex tobacco rolling technique that originated in Cuba called “entubado.” The cigar roller rolls each filler leaf into a straw shape to fit a greater number of filler leaves into a PDR cigar, which results in amazing air flow.

PDR's Flores talks with Boveda's Drew Emmer about protecting the condition of cigars at PCA 2024, the preeminent event for premium cigar and pipe industry.

00:00 This is Box Press

01:58 To buy instruments, I was selling cigars on the side

03:36 Abe Flores already knew tech and marketing, needed to learn cigars

04:23 Pinar del Rio, Cuba is where tobacco seeds are from

06:41 #1 PDR cigar: El Criollito

07:37 For My Humidor I Use Boveda

08:43 Boveda maintains the perfect humidity for cigars

10:00 Bad humidor, no Boveda is very bad for cigars

10:14 What's your favorite cigar?

10:31 PDR 10th Anniversary Millefleurs Corona cigar

11:06 Pepin Black Lancero cigar and 601 Green cigar

11:25 Fuente Añejo Shark cigar

What is Boveda? Master blenders recommend Boveda 2-way humidity control to protect cigars you store. Boveda preserves the flavor and character of premium cigars by keeping them at ideal humidity. Boveda humidor packets prevent cigars from drying out and mold growth. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor and a perfect smoke from every cigar.

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Protect the flavor and character of artisan cigars with Boveda. Find out how to use Boveda in your humidor, click here to get emails: https://hubs.la/Q01BLsBF0

Cigar smokers in the Pacific Northwest, you made this Tampa cigar famous. Try the latest iteration of the Juan de Fuca cigar blended by Serafin de Cuba.

Fourth generation cigar maker Arnoldo Serafin talks with Boveda's Drew Emmer about reviving forgotten cigar brands at PCA 2024, the preeminent event for premium cigar and pipe industry.

00:00 This is Box Press

00:09 Juan de Fuca cigars packaged with Boveda

00:31 What is a Juan de Fuca cigar?

00:47 Strait of Juan de Fuca in Pacific Northwest

01:38 Why smoke a closed foot cigar

01:56 Don Ramon 1917 Series cigar—cigar fit for a BOSS! Created to honor patriarch, Don Ramon Serafin, Jr.

02:18 How did you fall in love with cigars?

04:23 Sweeter cigar, medium that's not too strong, not too harsh

04:34 I'm a sucker for Cameroon wrappers

06:00 How many fourth generation cigar makers are there?

06:31 History of Tampa and cigars

07:04 Prince of Wales cigars (Principe de Gales cigars)

What is Boveda? Generations of cigar makers recommend Boveda 2-way humidity control to protect cigars you store. Boveda preserves the flavor and character of premium cigars by keeping them at ideal humidity. Boveda humidor packets prevent cigars from drying out and mold growth. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor and a perfect smoke from every cigar.

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