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Is one cigar worth twice as much as another in the same cigar brand? It's a "Big Brother Versus Little Brother" showdown! Join Boveda's Rob Ganger and Nate Beck as they compare 2 sticks from Arturo Fuente. And hear how to correctly pronounce Boveda.

About Boveda for Cigars: Boveda are those brown 2-way humidity packs you put in a humidor to preserve cigars. When you own a humidor, you need to make sure the cigars inside stay well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll get better flavor from a cigar. Boveda has been keeping cigars tasting great for more than 25 years. Perfectly aged cigars. Guaranteed.

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00:00 Cold open

00:24 Blue Bloods star, Tom Selleck smokes Fuente Cigars

02:53 Save & Subscribe on Bovedainc.com to GET 10% OFF BOVEDA + FREE SHIPPING + AUTO REPLACEMENTS

03:11 How do you pronounce Boveda for cigars? (And what does Boveda mean?)

08:07 Comparing price points of Don Carlos Presidente VS 858

08:52 Comparing retrohales of Don Carlos Presidente VS 858

10:48 Are you a cigar smoker who doesn’t like a Cameroon wrapper?

12:27 Do you like a large ring gauge cigar?

15:14 What sparkling water is good with cigars?

Wheels of a suitcase that can charge your devices? Luggage for a cigar smoker? Diamond detailing? A carry-on to match your lipstick color? Peek into the world of how the rich and famous travel with Heiko Poerz, the founder of bespoke luggage company HENK. For the rest of us—enjoy the affordable luxury of a HENK cigar.The first vitola was christened on a private island ringed by white sandy beaches and coral reefs, no less. Definitely a well-lived cigar life! Boveda's Rob Gagner interviewed Heiko Peorz at PCA 2022.

HENK travel humidors feature Boveda to keep cigars well-humidified. About Boveda for Cigars: Perfectly aged cigars. Guaranteed. Use Boveda 2-way humidity packs in a humidor to preserve premium cigars. When you own a humidor, you need to make sure the cigars inside stay well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll get the best flavor from every cigar. Boveda has been keeping cigars tasting great for more than 25 years.

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00:00 Cold open

03:12 Traditional tattoo inspired cigar logo

08:33 How did you get started building bespoke luggage?

11:33 Working with the designer of Apple Macintosh computer

12:30 Everybody wants to be a CEO—but nobody is a doer

13:27 You won't believe what he was doing before this

15:06 Delivers his suitcases in person to the rich and famous

19:34 A roller bag whose wheels charge your phone and other devices

23:16 A suitcase with an integrated cigar humidor and minibar

24:26 What is the most unique request for HENK luggage?

27:56 If you buy cheap, you always buy twice

30:33 Compact travel humidors that carry a lot of cigars

34:04 An affordable hands-free travel humidor where cigars don't bounce around

37:38 Hands-free travel humidor with everything a cigar smoker needs

39:09 SWAT travel humidor—the Boveda pack kept cigars fresh for 9 months!

51:19 Company with clean energy and manufacturing practices

This episode gets real—men open up about mental health, fatherhood and self-imposed expectations. So, does cigar smoking help you cope with what life throws at you? Solo, cigar time is meditative. Surrounded by friends (or soon-to-be friends at the lounge), cigars create connection that's so lacking in today's frenetic world.

And what a connection was made winter camping in Northern Minnesota. (Yes, that's a thing!)! Seeking fodder for his latest book, Nick Hammond, award-winning author of Around the World in 80 Cigars – The Travels of an Epicure, journeyed with Box Press cigar podcast hosts, Rob Gagner and Nick Beck. It ended with a trip to the ER. But the rest of THAT story will be featured in Nick's sequel Around The World in 80 Cigars: There and Back Again, which is slated for publication later in 2023.

About Boveda for Cigars: Perfectly aged cigars. Guaranteed. Use Boveda 2-way humidity packs in a humidor to preserve premium cigars. When you own a humidor, you need to make sure the cigars inside stay well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll get the best flavor from every cigar. Boveda has been keeping cigars tasting great for more than 25 years.

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Connect with Nick Hammond, visit https://www.nick-hammond.com/

Check out musician Foy Vance at https://music.apple.com/us/artist/foy-vance/68235486

Episode breakdown:

00:00 Cold open

02:31 Winter camping in Minnesota

07:29 Nick ended up in the hospital

10:42 Another cigar book? Do we really need that?

13:31 Audio excerpt of Around the World in 80 Cigars – The Travels of an Epicure

21:01 Each cigar punctuates a memory in life

21:55 How men struggle with mental health

26:14 Worlds collide over musician Foy Vance

34:21 How to be the best dad you can be

35:34 Book recommendation: Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World by Bob Goff

37:25 In life, don't just talk, just do

46:57 Is there a gin that's good with cigars?

50:13 Gin and cigar pairings

Small-batch chasers and SOTL, it's time to give a woop woop to Drunk Chicken Cigars. This woman-owned, Black-owned boutique cigar company is headquartered in the District of Columbia. Hear how business professor Dr. Desiree Sylver turned a limited-run cigar hobby into a growing cigar business. The founder and CEO sat down with Boveda's Rob Gagner at PCA.

Perfectly aged cigars. Guaranteed. Use Boveda 2-way humidity packs in a humidor to preserve premium cigars. When you own a humidor, you need to make sure the cigars inside stay well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll get the best flavor from every cigar. Boveda has been keeping cigars tasting great for more than 25 years.

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Is one cigar worth 2X the other? It's a "Big Brother Versus Little Brother" showdown! Join Boveda's Rob Ganger and Nate Beck as they compare 2 sticks from United Cigars' storied line of cigars. Boveda are those brown 2-way humidity packs you put in a humidor to preserve cigars. When you own a humidor, you need to make sure the cigars inside stay well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll get better flavor from a cigar. Boveda has been keeping cigars tasting great for more than 25 years.

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Join Boveda's Rob Ganger for a chat with Dissident Cigars. Boveda are those brown 2-way humidity packs you put in a humidor to preserve cigars. When you own a humidor, you need to make sure the cigars inside stay well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll get better flavor from a cigar. Boveda has been keeping cigars tasting great for more than 25 years.

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Boveda are those brown 2-way humidity packs you put in a humidor to preserve cigars. When you own a humidor, you need to make sure the cigars inside stay well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll get better flavor from a cigar. Boveda has been keeping cigars tasting great for more than 25 years.

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00:00 Cold open

04:04 See the 4 test cigars side-by-side

05:15 How to tell a cheaper cigar from a more expensive stick

07:45 Rating cigars, the smell test

08:55 Rating cigars by how they look

10:40 Rating #1 Cigar

10:46 What to look for when you cut a cigar

12:26 Are cigars overpriced?

14:57 Rating #2 Cigar

19:39 Rating #3 Cigar

21:59 How to get cigar taste out of your mouth

27:09 Rating #4 Cigar

31:35 Do more expensive cigars stay lit longer?

32:37 How do you smoke a cigar to taste the most flavors?

46:10 Nate and Rob guess cigar prices

48:08 BIG CIGAR REVEAL—cigar prices and cigar brands

You gotta hear this story to believe it. Great factoid to share at the cigar lounge—"hey, did you know that the founder of Serino Cigars started in..." Listen and find out!

Who's On this Box Press Cigar Podcast:

Patriarch Tony Serino (founder) and his son, Carson (vice president and creative director) of Serino Cigars, a small batch cigar maker and private label cigar manufacturer. Interviewed by cigar podcast host, Rob Gagner at PCA 22, International Cigar Trade Show in Las Vegas, baby.

Listen to great life lessons from one cigar smoker to another:

00:00 Cold open

00:24 How well do you know me? Tony versus Carson Serino!

14:52 Who runs Serino Cigars?

17:42 Who manufactures cigars for big cigar companies?

18:37 What's a private label cigar?

20:02 Serino, the makers of cigars for other people's brands—the goal is getting cigars out to more people in the world

26:11 How many cigars does the Serino cigar brand make a year?

29:43 Getting into the cigar business as a hobby

37:50 I might as well tell you the whole story of opening the first video franchise store in the U.S.

46:02 Imagine if the dad videotaping your youth hockey games was the Blockbuster Video guy?

49:42 Well, cigars is a big thing right now...

59:01 Treat people the way you want to be treated.

59:56 There's good camaraderie in the premium cigar industry

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Challenge accepted! https://cigarsforwarriors.org/donate/ Boveda's Rob Ganger challenges cigar lovers to donate 10 million cigars by 2027, to the non-profit organization, Cigars for Warriors. CFW sends cigar care packages filled with donated cigars and cigar accessories to troops who are in active war zones. Each care package is protected by Boveda, the brown 2-way humidity packs you put in a humidor to preserve cigars.

Rob is joined by Trey Boring, Senior Vice Chairman of CFW and Boveda's CEO, Sean Knutsen, and EVP, Tim Swail. Boveda has been a founding corporate sponsor to CFW since the organization launched in 2012.

When you own a humidor, you need to make sure the cigars inside stay well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll get better flavor from a cigar. Boveda has been keeping cigars tasting great for more than 25 years.

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The holy trinity of a cigar is its filler, binder and wrapper. All parts of a cigar work together to create handmade art that cigar smokers love. Hear how master blenders combine tobacco and techniques to make premium cigars taste so good.

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:

1. What contributes to cigar flavors and tastes?? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cErxW...

2. How Cigar Flavor Stimulates Memory https://youtu.be/ZgY7PtTlMu4

3. How to Taste Cigars—Using What's in Your House! https://youtu.be/_Tzvh_XcasQ

4. Should You Smell Your Cigar? https://youtu.be/hflfQBLokXQ

5. Going to a Cigar Lounge—What to Talk About https://youtu.be/AZFmCPlNF48

Learning How to Taste Cigars at a Higher Level https://youtu.be/qTmd4tzi_x4

Cigar talk highlights:

00:00 Cold open

00:03 How much of a cigar’s flavor comes from its the wrapper?

00:58 How do master blenders pick what tobacco to use in a cigar?

03:32 There’s a tobacco stem in my cigar—here’s why

04:06 What’s an entubado cigar and why you need to try one!

Just getting into cigars?

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