Joya de Nicaragua Executive President Juan Martínez talks new releases and competing with Cuban cigars with Boveda’s Drew Emmer. Nicaragua is the biggest producer of handmade cigars in the world. And Joya de Nicargua has everything to do with that. Most of its cigars sales are outside of the United States, so the 55-year-old+ company […]

Is there a Cigar Companies for Dummies book? ????  Ian Reith, the self-professed “glue” of Dapper Cigar Co. is ready to write it. In 2013, he launched this boutique cigar brand with the Cubo Claro. He added Cubo to the cigar lexicon. (It’s even trademarked!) From scratch, Ian learned everything you need to know about […]

Playing hide-and-seek in tobacco bales. Tagging along to cigar expos with your dad (if your dad happens to be Davidoff’s master blender Henke Kelner, that is). Smoking reject cast-off Davidoff Oro Blancos. (That’s a $500 cigar, BTW.) Imagine having so many Davidoffs on your desk that you have to clear a path just to get […]

“You’re my friend who’s into collecting and aging cigars. And now you pass those aged cigars along to me.”  Boveda’s Rob Gagner is impatient. He loves aged cigars but not necessarily the time it takes to age a premium smoke. (Sound familiar?) The Privada Cigar Club sends each member three or so rare aged cigars […]

This sit down with Jonathan Drew, president of Drew Estate was less about tobacco and more about the mojo that drives the originative cigar company. The world of Drew Estate is a world of cigar rollers, street artists, muralists, scratchers and neighborhood revivalists. Talking to Rob at the 2018 IPCPR trade show, Jonathan hip-hops around how this […]

Check out this exclusive cigar profile with former NBA® star Karl Malone. Karl unveiled La Aurora Barrel Aged by Karl Malone during the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show. His daughter Kadee Malone joined her dad for some two-on-one with Boveda host Rob Gagner. NEW DM CIGAR—THE MAILMAN INDEED DELIVERS!  Explore cigars, cigar life and cigar enjoyment with […]

Over (or with?) a Neanderthal, hear how craft generates craft at RoMa Craft Tobac, maker of small-batch, super-premium cigars. Boveda herfed with its co-founders/owners Skip Martin and Mike Rosales in Austin, Texas. Learn the origin stories of the CroMagnon, the Femur and Weasels, too. But the talk with Mike and Skip is more than just […]

Wanna grab a smoke? If you have friends you can text to join you for a cigar at the fire pit, good for you. If not, local cigar lovers are finding each other via Facebook then creating cigar affinity groups called herfs. Fabian Fredrick and Joe Guzman founded the Minnesota Herf Connection (MHC). Now Box […]

What It’s Like Being a Roller in Honduras? There’s something to be said about learning by doing. And Alec Bradley’s Mikey Zahn certainly cut his own path in the cigar industry. But how did a former lumberjack go from rolling cigars in Central America to repping for Alec Bradley? Boveda’s Rob Gagner grabbed a smoke […]

Adam Levine | League Of Fat Bastards Cigars Contribute to Mental Well-Being | Box Press Ep. 142 This cigar podcast could save your or a loved one’s life. What do cigars and mental health have to do with one another? Plenty if you ask Adam Levine. (Not that Adam Levine, BTW.) Following his own mental […]

Saunter into a tobacconist’s humidor, and you’ll see a plethora of cigar choices. Are you usually drawn to a Gordo, but find yourself tempted by a Lancero? (Where have you been all my life, you lithe, skinny thing?)  Or perhaps you’re new to smoking and find the sheer number of cigars overwhelming. Whether you’re pairing […]

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 […]

Despite what you see in the movies, you don’t just strike a match, stick a cigar in the flame and puff like crazy. That’s not how to light a cigar. You actually toast the end before it even comes close to your pie hole, my friend.  Whether you’re a beginner or an aficionado, you should […]

Ready to level-up your cigar game? When you want to learn more about cigars, it helps to connect with a cigar expert in your area. That means visiting a reputable cigar shop in person versus buying cigars online. Locating a Premium Cigar Shop Near You So how do you know if a cigar shop is […]

Basketball and cigars! It’s Miami vs. Minneapolis. 6′ 6″ vs. 5′ 10″. Home-court vs. on-the-road. Watch who comes out on top in the legendary basketball shooting game, P-I-G as Box Press host, Rob Gagner takes on Caldwell Cigar Company Founder, Robert Caldwell. Recorded in Miami at the cigar maker’s home. Find out: Video Highlights of […]

Secrets behind making cigars revealed! Join us on the lanai at Robert Caldwell’s private home for a real talk with the founder of Caldwell Cigar Company. Hear from the character behind Blind Man’s Bluff, Long Live the King and Anastasia cigars. Recorded in Miami with Box Press host Rob Gagner. Launched in 2014, the brand […]