National treasure? More like an international treasure! Hiram & Solomon is sold worldwide as the official Freemason cigar. You don’t have to be a Mason, however, to buy and enjoy these boutique cigars. Several of the blends are based on Masonic lore. The cigar lines are named after hierarchical degrees and offshoot groups of the […]

He’s been a coach, a teacher, a vice principal, a financial advisor and a Jersey Shore cigar shop owner. So with a doctoral diploma on the wall, why is Steve Zengel running a cigar company for a living? Um, because it’s awesome. Hear the whole twisty-turny origin story of Los Caidos Cigars from its founder […]

When you share a stick, you open up to each other. It’s no different for Raquel Quesada who grew up in a cigar dynasty. She revealed some never-told stories to Box Press Host, Rob Gagner over Quesada 1974 cigars at 2021 PCA in Las Vegas. Raquel talked openly about: As president and owner of the […]

Ready to invest in a wood cigar humidor for yourself? Or are you looking to buy a humidor as a gift for a cigar smoker? Be a smart shopper. Learn how to tell fine craftsmanship from cheap construction when it comes to humidors. Master woodworker, Ed Sallee of Waxing Moon Humidors joins Host of Box […]

It’s the U.S. Finals to see who’ll represent the U.S. in the Cigar Smoking World Championship (CSWC) in Croatia. Tunneling. Band burning. Puffing too soon. Puffing too late. One by one, a cigar-smoking error takes each person down. But here, you’ll find the best of the best. Coined the Slowest Race on Earth, CSWC is […]

Before you condition a wood humidor with Boveda 84% RH for Seasoning, you must remove your cigars. So that begs the question: What do you do with your cigar collection for 14 days?! You still need to maintain premium cigars at a precise RH, after all, or they can dry out. Here are three ideas. […]

Ferio Tego is like a greatest hits album for cigar lovers. All your favorites, less of the “something new we’re working on and we hope you like it” smokes. Learn why there’s room in your humidor for oldies-but-goodies and hot-new-hits. Ferio Tego’s Michael Herklots joined Boveda’s Rob Gagner at 2021 PCA in Las Vegas. Metropolitan […]

No, not one that’s accurate.  You’re probably watched videos online that show someone filling a bottle cap with salt water to calibrate a hygrometer. Salt is the key but not in an at-home science experiment.  Here’s why the bottle cap test can’t give you a precise relative humidity (RH) reading. After you fill a bottle […]

How long can you make a cigar last? Watch cigar smokers go head to head in the U.S. Semifinals of the Cigar Smoking World Championship (CSWC). Coined the Slowest Race on Earth, this international competition is all about “slow smoking” cigars. Learn cigar smoking strategies from contenders with Box Press Host Rob Gagner at Club […]

Did you know that cigars—a lot of cigars—were once made in the U.S.? Learn your U.S. history of cigars in America’s West in this Box Press episode with Big Sky Cigar Company and Boveda’s Rob Gagner at 2021 Tobacco Plus Expo in Las Vegas. Jess Coleman and Brandon Marsh rejuvenated the Montana boutique cigar scene […]

Using Boveda but your relative humidity (RH) level is still bottoming out? Correct your humidor’s low humidity, troubleshoot what’s going on with your cigars in this Box Press excerpt. Learn: HOW TO FIX A HUMIDOR’S LOW RH WITH BOVEDA 1. Acclimate New Cigars Before You Put Them in a Wood Humidor Never put new cigars in a wooden […]

Your mouth will water while you listen to this Box Press episode with Jake Wyatt Cigars at the 2021 Tobacco Plus Expo in Las Vegas. The company’s gourmet cigar lines are artisanal tobacco blends brought to you by Neil Garcia and Gerard Abajian.  Friends Neil and Gerard launched Jake Wyatt in 2020. Named after their […]

This rapper turned cigar maker’s got your back. Never again walk into a shop’s humidor like a cigar newbie caught in the headlights. Before shopping for your first cigar, listen up to Blackbird Cigar Company’s Jonas Santana and Boveda’s Rob Gagner from the 2021 Tobacco Plus Expo in Las Vegas. Learn why to say no […]

“Cigars and golf go hand in hand,” said Carolina Blue Cigar founder, Chris Moore during his sit down with Box Press Host Rob Gagner at the 2021 Tobacco Plus Expo in Las Vegas. But it’s not all golf talk. Chris shares the origin story of his North Carolina boutique cigar company, which makes “that Carolina […]

Hear how the U.S. Marine Corp. changed Matt Booth’s life and primed him for his entrepreneurial journey, which includes boutique cigar lines. The secret to Matt’s success? Pay attention, follow your “belly radar” and pivot. “My business should have failed a hundred times over,” the founder of Room101 brands told Rob Gagner at the 2021 […]

Tobacco fields. Coffee plantations. Amazing views. Bumpy country roads. Come along with Rob Gagner, host of Box Press podcast on this Honduras cigar tour with Oscar Valladares of his namesake tobacco company. Rob gives you an exclusive look at Oscar’s cigar operation in Danli, Honduras. Stroll through verdant rows of tobacco on Oscar’s 30 acres. […]