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If you love cigars, please don't be intimidated by your local cigar lounge. Many cigar shops also feature conversation spots where you can light up your purchase and chat with other patrons. Some questions to break the ice with cigar smokers: What are you smoking? Would you buy that cigar again? What cigar would you recommend I try next?Guest: Altadis Cigars’ National Education Manager and Smoke Tester, Travis Pappenheim Boveda Box Hosts: Rob Gagner and Nate Beck What Are You Tasting in a Cigar? https://vimeo.com/776275750How Cigar Flavor Stimulates Memory https://vimeo.com/778566812How to Taste Cigars—Using What's in Your House! https://vimeo.com/778566962Should You Smell Your Cigar? https://vimeo.com/778567231/0c2533fd4bLearning How to Taste Cigars at a Higher Level https://vimeo.com/740951214Cigar talk highlights:00:00 Cold open00:06 How to feel comfortable at a cigar lounge 00:39 Cigar smokers love talking to other cigar smokers01:05 Talk to someone new at the cigar lounge01:43 What not to say at a cigar

The nose knows! Learn why people smell cigar smoke. Hear how smoking experts judge the aroma of a cigar. Try this new cigar smoking technique to appreciate your next smoke even more.Guest: Altadis Cigars’ National Education Manager and Smoke Tester, Travis Pappenheim Boveda Box Hosts: Rob Gagner and Nate Beck More with cigar smokers, Travis, Rob and Nate here: What Are You Tasting in a Cigar?https://vimeo.com/776275750How Cigar Flavor Stimulates Memory https://vimeo.com/778566812How to Taste Cigars—Using What's in Your House! https://vimeo.com/778566962Learning How to Taste Cigars at a Higher Level https://vimeo.com/740951214Cigar talk highlights:00:00 Cold open00:03 Cigar lounge conversations you’ll probably never hear00:25 Your cigar palate isn’t the same as the guy next to you 01:38 Learn a technique for smelling cigar smoke02:58 When and when not to waft cigar smoke Website: https://www.bovedainc.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bovedausa/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bovedainc Instagram: https

A real-life cigar experiment you SHOULD try at home! See for yourself why tasting cigars involves both your sense of smell and your taste buds. Create your own palate training kit using everyday items from your pantry, spice rack, mudroom, humidor, etc. Learn how to use those sense stimulators to identify and define a cigar’s flavor. Hear how professional smoke testers develop flavor notes for premium cigars. You can train yourself to taste cigars like an expert!  Guest: Altadis Cigars’ National Education Manager and Smoke Tester, Travis Pappenheim Boveda Box Hosts: Rob Gagner and Nate Beck More with cigar smokers, Travis, Rob and Nate here: What Are You Tasting in a Cigar? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cErxW... How Cigar Flavor Stimulates Memory https://youtu.be/ZgY7PtTlMu4Learning How to Taste Cigars at a Higher Level https://youtu.be/qTmd4tzi_x4Cigar talk highlights:00:00 Cold open00:26 Develop your palate for a premium cigar—get a hold of the cigar manufacturer’s tasting no

Want to get better at identifying the flavors of a cigar? (And we're not talking flavor infused cigars.) You can learn how to build associations between your senses and what you’re tasting in premium tobacco. Join these cigar aficionados for a smoke as they reveal cigar flavors, how that flavor changes throughout a premium handmade cigar and how the tobacco leaves origins dictate what you taste. Guest: Altadis Cigars’ National Education Manager, Travis PappenheimBoveda Box Hosts: Rob Gagner and Nate BeckMore with cigar smokers, Travis, Rob and Nate here: What Are You Tasting in a Cigar? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cErxW...00:00 Cold open00:34 What am I tasting in a cigar? Black coffee? Dark chocolate? Leather? Rose?01:19 Wine tasting versus cigar tasting01:44 Does smell trigger memories?03:07 The connection between flavors and aromas in cigars04:25 How can cigars be spicy?06:46 What flavors are you picking up in a cigar? (The unique cigar rolled with tobacco from 5 different countries—Dominican Republic,

Cigar smokers wanna know what the best cigar flavors are. Even if you smoke the #1 cigar, you might never experience its full flavor if you smoke a cigar too fast, judge a cigar when you first light it or try to set the record for the biggest ash. You might be surprised to hear the way you smoke cigars may impact their flavors. Correct these 3 mistakes cigar smokers make and your next cigar might taste a whole lot better. Pro Cigar Tip: a well-humidified cigar always tastes better. Store cigars with Boveda in a humidor to get the best flavor out of every cigar.Guest: Altadis Cigars’ National Education Manager, Travis Pappenheim Boveda Box Hosts: Rob Gagner and Nate BeckWebsite: https://www.bovedainc.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bovedausa/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bovedainc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bovedainc/ 00:00 Cold open02:19 Are you puffing on a cigar too fast?02:40 Does tobacco really have flavors?03:51 How long should you hold cigar smoke in your mouth?03:57 What it means

Imagine “hearing” colors, “feeling” sounds and “tasting” shapes. That’s what synesthetes like Luciano Meirelles, president and CEO of Luciano Cigars, experience. Learn how Luciano's synesthesia has helped him identify nuances of different tobaccos, categorize them and blend them to create some of cigar smokers' favorite premium cigars, including Luciano The Dreamer, Pichardo Clásico and The Sergeant. Host of Box Press, Rob Gagner and Luciano smoke the Fiat Lux Intuition in this interview at Boveda headquarters west of Minneapolis. According to Scientific America, synesthesia is an anomalous blending of the senses in which the stimulation of one modality simultaneously produces sensation in a different modality. In other words, synesthetes experience something through a sense that manifests itself as something entirely different e.g. a taste = some shape. For Luciano, he has an eidetic memory (Sheldon Cooper, anyone?) of tobacco flavors that help him pinpoint which tobacco will blend well together. Highlights

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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 Boveda’s Rob Gagner takes on Caldwell Cigar Company Founder, Robert Caldwell. Recorded in Miami at the cigar maker’s home. Who makes the roundball shots that the other can’t match? Who’s penalized by getting a letter? Who reveals TMI? Cigar fans, find out which boy is a P.I.G. Pig. (And why you should never fly with Robert Caldwell.) Website: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjBzOEZjS256dlFETUo0elRZRXpmYWQ0aEtZd3xBQ3Jtc0tsTlVoN2t5LTR2TmFkUDBkeW1UdU9LVHNlS2dGcDlqVC1UMU5NMURnalVCZ2Y0YjcwLWpoMWlGNUZHMW9ZVzdLbWJIT21zVlBBY05kZmdpWnRGb0M1TTBGa19ZLTJ6dC1EWnlNT181a1lqZ3BoaFlYYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bovedainc.com%2F&v=Fe2XSBAXouQ (https://www.bovedainc.com/) Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjdOTnJJSlh5YVNBanQxM2JHYVpCTHZrMmNDd3xBQ

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Best explanation of a tobacco plant on the web! This cigar talk proves you don't have to spend a lot on a cigar to get a great smoke. Fuma cigars are made by repurposing the tobacco that's leftover after producing premium cigars. Hear how Ernesto Padilla (pronounced Pah-dee-yah) selects the best of what's left to craft Padilla fumas. Ernesto and Boveda's Rob Gagner discuss how blending tobacco for cigars is like grinding meat for hamburger. Are cigars on In-N-Out Burger's secret menu? Like any good sit-down in a smoking lounge, the conversation roams—from The Cold War and the Cuban Revolution to botany and the tobacco strength. Recorded in cigar mecca, Miami, Florida. Website: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmpJZGI3WmZSRTJic3VEYjhTa2dPNGx3V1k1Z3xBQ3Jtc0tsLXdqUXh2SUMzUFlfOTAzX3VKeElxRHI1T0owN3dCSE1NeGFJU00yR1NCd0FHTGxmVWUtbE1GODlsQnFhU3hWcjZxM1AyaUM0a2c0blBzUEY2ZWZzZHI5bWg0cXdtNGNDWDh1QTY2X3pKM3BHV0lOVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bovedainc.com%2F&v=izmJ8kmsY

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Join Boveda's Rob Gagner on a tour of Perdomo Cigars with the President and CEO of Perdomo Cigars, Nick Perdomo Jr. Learn about Rob's passion for Perdomo's Champagne 10th Anniversary Cigar, the secret behind why this Connecticut shade wrapped cigar is so creamy and how Nick Perdomo executes comparative tastings at Perdomo. Tune into Box Press in two weeks to catch Rob's cigar talk with Nick Perdomo Jr. and his son Nicholas Perdomo, III where they discuss all things Perdomo! Website: https://www.bovedainc.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bovedausa/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bovedainc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bovedainc/ Highlights from the Perdomo Tour: 00:00 Cold open 00:50 Great Perdomo cigar for bachelor parties and weddings 01:15 The best-selling Perdomo cigar that put his kids through college 03:40 Does the color of the wrapper tell you what a cigar will taste like? 04:19 Does a light wrapper mean a cigar will be mild? 06:16 Does the strength of a cigar mean how much nicotine

"We gotta put our pants back on. We'll be down there in a minute." Business start-up tip: even if you're already in your pjs, you get dressed when Carlos Fuente, Jr. invites you to a late-night dinner to talk packaging cigars exclusively with your new two-way humidity control. 2022 marks Boveda’s 25th anniversary! Learn how the award-winning innovation for humidors and cigar packaging came to be from Sean Knutsen, CEO and Tim Swail, EVP of Sales with Box Press host Rob Gagner. Website: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmkzd2JQUHprMkRsUG40Q3E3RkNEcnc3T1g2UXxBQ3Jtc0trLVNjY0xXdkg1UTJHM3ltV0hfME4xR0xvXzZYcWw0N1lhOGN4R09LdGxtVXFuNDdneUhmVjdXTTBGaXZ4M0lvMWhFX0VXdFVCMkFuZWVLNUJUeFpOS1B2dUdSMWpmVnpqbU9HZTNxVDZxako4VDdidw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bovedainc.com%2F&v=oQIgyFGkXU8 (https://www.bovedainc.com/) Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0FNMWNmWGJIZ2V5VG05RkE2aEpmZUM2eWVBQXxBQ3Jtc0ttOXdSSGx0enpoaThyZjAwSE5

2022 marks Boveda’s 25th anniversary! Learn how the award-winning innovation for humidors and cigar packaging came to be. This cigar podcast is a combo of “How It’s Made” and “The Food That Built America” with Sean Knutsen, CEO, Tim Swail, EVP of Sales and Box Press host Rob Gagner. Website: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2FQTXluU014N0thdXVSbmVPZHVmOFJTcW1Gd3xBQ3Jtc0tuMDVGNUo3MHNkYS0wSm13czBHcFZlc0pUdEhtTUNJNExicENSWjRiWXRVcVVmZGJGRjMzc2xhWGZYQ3kwcVFkdG1NNUh6VW42d1RpNTE0N0c2V1JvYTR6Z1l3TlAtM0Z5LXdlSVp6MzF6ZHBrVUgyMA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bovedainc.com%2F&v=BEqJk2glBtE (https://www.bovedainc.com/) Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFM5SjBleUszY3FNclVoWTd5eVhkbzdFd1FQQXxBQ3Jtc0tuT2U0eUVjMXhHMmYtalBIRklNa0ZJdjRqdDV5WHk1ckFYbnNlV29NakUxUEtNWXA5c1cwc0tBaklvTEJJVVJlNlhqMGhPZTYydEdUMmp4R2E4a1JfaFdjOUN3NHlrU3VjU3hLMDBkNlNhTEVqNXNHYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbovedausa%2F&v=BEqJk2glBtE (

Ease into your own leather recliner and grab a smoke with Boveda’s Rob Gagner and AdVentura Cigars’ Henderson Ventura. This cigar talk meanders as many do at a smoke lounge delving into hobbies, hammocks, never-will-I-evers, book recommendations for guys and your mom’s cooking. Filmed on location at The Terrible Cigar Club, South Miami’s largest outdoor terrace and indoor cigar lounge and public cigar shop, which also features an online monthly cigar subscription. Henderson hails from a tobacco family. For two decades, his father William Ventura worked for Davidoff. In 2007, William launched his own business, Tabacalera William Ventura. Henderson is the general manager of this family cigar business. In addition to the AdVentura cigar brand, which Henderson Ventura created with Marcel Knobel, the factory also produces premium long fillers for many other boutique D.R. brands, including Caldwell Cigars and La Barba. Website: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqblAzZVN

It’s like a 12-minute immersive experience in a cigar escape room! Join us as we search for unicorns, never-released samples and private blends in Willy Herrera’s cigar stash. Willy is one big dude—literally and figuratively—in premium cigars. The master blender for Drew Estate combines tobaccos to maintain consistency among legacy lines and to create new releases for the cult cigar brand. His authentic Cuban influence led to the creation of the eponymous Herrera Estelí lines, which include a Habano, Norteño and Brazilian Maduro. The Herrera Estelí Miami is crafted by "Level 9" rollers from Cuba at El Titán de Bronze Cigars, which is the oldest remaining Fabrica in Miami’s Little Havana. His family-owned cigar factory is where Willy learned the craft of premium cigars. Filmed on location in at El Titán de Bronze with Boveda’s host Rob Gagner. Find the missing cigars and solve tobacco mysteries, listen to these highlights: • 00:00 Cold open • 00:24 Cigar lovers visit Miami’s Little Haven • 02:03 Playing Hot-

How do you judge a cigar? Focus on a cigar’s flavor, balance, construction and clean finish suggests HVC founder Reinier Lorenzo. A cigar with a clean finish won’t leave you with a weird taste in your mouth afterward—what smokers call ashtray mouth.  Native Cuban Reiner founded the small-batch cigar house HVC in 2011, as a homage to hand-made cigars in Havana. “To me, Cubans, when they are right, when you have a really good Cuban cigar, there’s nothing that you can compare with. So now in Nicaragua, we at HVC, we want to replicate that.”  Filmed on location at HVC headquarters in Doral, Florida with Boveda’s Rob Gagner.  Snow, cows and how to start your own boutique cigar company:  00:00 Cold open 03:05 Blending cigar tobacco is like creating a recipe 03:19 Look for flavor over strength when choosing a cigar 03:48 What cigars does HVC make? 05:56 A Cuban moves to Wisconsin 10:33 From Wisconsin to Nicaragua and AGANORSA  12:55 Why rolling a cigar at home is never as good as the premium

Take a trip to Cuba in less than five minutes with HVC founder Reinier Lorenzo. See first editions, Cigar Aficionado top cigar of the year and more as Reinier opens up his personal humidor to Box Press host Rob Gagner. Reiner founded the small-batch cigar house HVC in 2011, as a homage to hand-made cigars from Cuba’s capital city, Havana. Filmed on location in Miami, Florida. Full interview with HVC Reiner Lorenzo is coming soon. Cigar lovers, subscribe to the Boveda Box Press channel, so you don’t miss it! What’s in his humidor along with Boveda? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF6c-3BjfeM&t=0s (00:00) Cold open https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF6c-3BjfeM&t=56s (00:56) What’s the most flavorful Cuban cigar on the market? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF6c-3BjfeM&t=81s (01:21) What is Rob Gagner’s favorite Cuban cigar? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF6c-3BjfeM&t=109s (01:49) Is it true that this cigar has no aftertaste? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF6c-3BjfeM&t=150s (02:30) What

A true crime cigar story! Thieving jacka$$es sledgehammer their way into the back of a humidor and make off with $150,000 worth of limited-edition cigars BEFORE the owner had a chance to insure his new warehouse. His next move after installing high-tech security? Craft a new boutique cigar called La Mandarria, which translates to THE SLEDGEHAMMER. Hear the backstory from Casa Cuevas Cigars’ Luis Cuevas Jr. and Alec Cuevas. In 2022, the Dominican cigar company rereleased the cigar blends that disappeared in the 2019 theft as the Flaco Habano and Flaco Maduro. The father and son duo smoke 7 x 43 Flacos with the Box Press host Rob Gagner. Shot on location at Miami’s Empire Social Lounge. Take a moment to enjoy South Florida’s cigar lifestyle—relax and listen to good stories over good cigars with good company. When you head to Miami for cigars, stop in at Empire Social Lounge and tell them Boveda sent you: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3NZZVAyYjMtOFlVLXVuQ3M5

The first stop on the Miami cigar scene! Boveda’s Miami cigar tour features acrobats, a new celebrity cigar, stink bugs and other spine-tingling tales from cigar legend Jack Toraño. Espinosa Cigar’s brand ambassador gives host Rob Gagner a Knuckle Sandwich, the new Guy Fieri cigar. Hear how the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives star launched his stick. Private jet to Puerto Rico. Mongo release party. Cadre of chefs. BAM! Shot on location at Miami’s Empire Social Lounge. Take a moment to enjoy South Florida’s cigar lifestyle—relax and listen to good stories over good cigars with good company. When you head to Miami for cigars, stop in at Empire Social Lounge and tell them Boveda sent you: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnNWcWIwbXpEelZvaTdIbGktSFg1YzlxcDVqZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttbGgtd1dYNURWR1VHYktLZzFRYnJ6SThlWUhmRExmVU5SRFUxRWZRLWNwT1d6MHppSW5TMmtpaS1YMFkyZDU5R2hDWnMyMVNTcV9LWFZxclRsazM5MzBTcFVqN0JqdHd5cUd3V0JUSkxqcDVkWkdRUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fempiresociallounge.com&v=RwH