Antoine Reid is one of the most influential and under-the-radar voices in the cigar industry. Antoine is the editor of Tobacco Business Magazine, founder and editor of Cigars and Leisure Magazine, and Host of Deep Cuts Live.

Since October of 2014, Antoine’s Articles in Cigars and Leisure and Tobacco Business regularly feature the amazing humans behind the cigars we love.

In June of 2020, Antoine used his national platform for groundbreaking cultural representation. https://cigarsandleisure.com/five-black-owned-cigar-brands-to-watch/ Antoine is the first to publish a Black-Owned Cigar brands list in a national magazine. 

In this episode, Antoine Reid talks with us about starting a Cigar magazine, representation in the cigar industry, the power of telling your authentic story, and a few cigars he loves.

Manufacturer: Tabacalera Perdomo

Manufacturer: Tabacalera Perdomo

Manufacturer: Davidoff 

in the Tobacco Business Article, Antoine lists 5 Brands to watch. you can read the full article here https://cigarsandleisure.com/five-black-owned-cigar-brands-to-watch/

The list was cultivated from a more extensive list compiled by Instagram user @theashtionary. See the full list here:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CBOrXU-nlsX/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link