Boveda Cigar Podcast Box Press Ep. 147
Did you know the RoMa Craft name is a mash up of the first two letters in each founder’s last name? Mike ROsales and Skip MArtin.
Neanderthal, CroMagnon, Intemperance, Maestranza, and others. RoMa Craft is known for high-quality tobacco, premium cigars, and not charging an arm and a leg for them. Ever wonder what goes into determining a cigar’s cost? Learn Cigar Econ 101 and more with Skip Martin, co-founder of the RoMa Craft Tobac. Skip and his business partner, Mike Rosales, started RoMa Craft in 2010 and established a factory in Nicaragua in 2012.
Featured Cigar Maker:
RoMa Craft Tobac Co-Founder, Skip Martin
Highlights:
00:00: Introducing the Boveda Humidor
00:15: About RoMa Craft cigars and the Nica Sueño cigar factory
01:04: RoMa Craft releases: Visigoth cigar and the CRAFT Maquette cigar
03:12: What inspired RoMa Craft’s cigar names?
06:03: How do you price cigars?
23:54: Ego vs self-confidence
31:19: Boveda prevents too-wet and too-dry cigars
42:50: Olukai flip flops vs Crocs vs Birkenstocks
46:09: New Orleans, mechanical bull, Bourbon Cowboy
50:42: The biggest threat to RoMa Craft cigars
53:15: Saber Tooth cigar vs Aquitaine cigar vs 2026 RoMa CRAFT cigar
56:59: Why do cigars need different humidity levels?
Interviewers:
Boveda’s Box Press cigar podcast hosts: Nate Beck and JP Awad
