Cigar Sense Podcast

You might have heard us often saying that for cigar consumers it is of utmost importance to be heard by manufacturers, so we can hope to see our preferences taken into consideration. This determines how easy or hard it is for us to get to smoke what we actually like.

But how do we communicate our preferences to cigar manufacturers and, above all, how authentic is our feedback to them?

Franca shares her inner-views on the topic.

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This podcast is brought to you by Cigar Sense founders and paid members.

With the free Cigar Sense membership, you can obtain personalized recommendations of cigars that best suit your unique individual tastes. In a few simple steps, you can see what your top cigar picks are from the thousands of cigars available on the market. You can also explore sensory and other cigar attributes as Cigar Sense helps you better understand what you like and dislike in a cigar.

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Be sure to subscribe to Cigar Sense Podcast so that you don't miss a single episode, and while you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate the show? It would be greatly appreciated!

What is the difference between sensory analysis and tastings? What is important when selecting assessors? What are the benefits for producers, marketers and consumers when use is made of sensory analysis? The are the most recurring errors when identifying aromas? Who is a sensorialist? And a lot more was discussed with our guest, Luigi Odello:

Oenologist, journalist, adjunct professor at Italian and foreign universities, founder of Odello Associati, president of the Centro Studi Assaggiatori and of the Istituto Internazionale Assaggiatori Caffè, managing director of Narratori del Gusto (Taste Storytellers), Istituto Eccellenze Italiane Certificate and Istituto Internazionale Chocolier, academic secretary of the International Academy of Sensory Analysis, member of the board of directors of Absis Consulting, Istituto Nazionale Espresso Italiano and Istituto Nazionale Grappa, coordinator of the Conferenza delle Accademie and of numerous scientific committees, director of L'Assaggio, Sensory News, Coffee Taster and Grappa News.

During his career he gained particular skills in sensory analysis and in the implementation of innovation in companies, dedicating particular insights to neuro-linguistic programming and transactional analysis. In the university field, he has spent over 300 hours a year of lessons and is supervisor or co-supervisor of over 100 degree theses and author of numerous publications.

He also wrote 51 books and collaborations with the most important magazines in the sector of sensory analysis. He is speaker at numerous conferences both in Italy and abroad.

The episode is recorded in Italian, but you can read an English summary here: https://www.cigarsense.com/sensory-analysis-or-tastings/

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This podcast is brought to you by Cigar Sense founders and paid members.

With the free Cigar Sense membership, you can obtain personalized recommendations of cigars that best suit your unique individual tastes. In a few simple steps, you can see what your top cigar picks are from the thousands of cigars available on the market. You can also explore sensory and other cigar attributes as Cigar Sense helps you better understand what you like and dislike in a cigar.

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Be sure to subscribe to Cigar Sense Podcast so that you don't miss a single episode, and while you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate the show? It would be greatly appreciated!

Jasim Ahmed conveys the sense that cigars assume in the Arab Emirates. Overall cigars are drivers of curiosity, creativity, innovation, culture and lifestyle. Education plays an important role, especially in today's digital era where anybody can divulge disinformation extremely fast.

What makes sense when lighting a cigar? And what makes sense in the humidification debate? Are barrel aged cigars a breach of religious belief? Why is Cohiba the most sought after brand in the UAE?

Jasim Ahmed is Master of Habanos, cigar sommelier and style influencer. He works for the official distributor of Habanos in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

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This podcast is brought to you by Cigar Sense founders and paid members.

With the free Cigar Sense membership, you can obtain personalized recommendations of cigars that best suit your unique individual tastes. In a few simple steps, you can see what your top cigar picks are from the thousands of cigars available on the market. You can also explore sensory and other cigar attributes as Cigar Sense helps you better understand what you like and dislike in a cigar.

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Be sure to subscribe to Cigar Sense Podcast so that you don't miss a single episode, and while you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate the show? It would be greatly appreciated!

There are so many different pairing possibilities with cigars, and many shades within the same products. We talked about some of them with Oscar Marulanda: wine and spirits sommelier, cigar sommelier, tea sommelier, water sommelier and chocolate taster.

Oscar's vocation and passion for oenology, services, beverages, and pairings allowed him to work in active ways to contribute and improve the gastronomy industry and relevant economic progress in the Colombia. He promotes knowledge and service quality based on high standards. Oscar is currently partner and co-founder at NAOS Company - Integral services in Enogastronomy. He has creative responsibly of Colombian products experiences and is wine wedding coach as part of the NAOS Company offerings for luxury tourism. He created pairing experiences with fruits, rums, chocolate, cigars, water, tropical wines, cheeses, tea and coffee. Oscar recently created their 1st brand of Colombian coffee with a specific profile.

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This podcast is brought to you by Cigar Sense founders and paid members.

With the free Cigar Sense membership, you can obtain personalized recommendations of cigars that best suit your unique individual tastes. In a few simple steps, you can see what your top cigar picks are from the thousands of cigars available on the market. You can also explore sensory and other cigar attributes as Cigar Sense helps you better understand what you like and dislike in a cigar.

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Be sure to subscribe to Cigar Sense Podcast so that you don't miss a single episode, and while you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate the show? It would be greatly appreciated!

Episode "Il top dell'associazionismo" (The top of the cigar association life) is recorded in Italian.

Francesco Minetti is:

• President of the Cigar Club Matelica since 2005
• Organizer of the Encuentro Amigos de Partagas
• President of the Cigar Club Association (CCA) since 2010
• Hombre Habano Award 2017 - for the communication category
• CCA Man award in 2019
• Lecturer for Entrenamiento Basico and Catadores courses since 2005

The translation of a summary of the interview is available at https://www.cigarsense.com/il-top-dellassociazionismo/ or cigarsense > journal > podcast

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This podcast is brought to you by Cigar Sense founders and paid members.

With the free Cigar Sense membership, you can obtain personalized recommendations of cigars that best suit your unique individual tastes. In a few simple steps, you can see what your top cigar picks are from the thousands of cigars available on the market. You can also explore sensory and other cigar attributes as Cigar Sense helps you better understand what you like and dislike in a cigar.

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Be sure to subscribe to Cigar Sense Podcast so that you don't miss a single episode, and while you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate the show? It would be greatly appreciated!

What are the different rum styles? How is rum produced and distilled? What are the keys to rum aging and angel share? What are the best rum tasting glasses? We discussed all this and a lot more with Valerie Bradshaw, our guest in the Cigar Sense Parlor. Valerie is a professional wine, spirits and cigars assessor. She is also a member of the Cigar Sense expert panel.

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This podcast is brought to you by Cigar Sense founders and paid members.

With the free Cigar Sense membership, you can obtain personalized recommendations of cigars that best suit your unique individual tastes. In a few simple steps, you can see what your top cigar picks are from the thousands of cigars available on the market. You can also explore sensory and other cigar attributes as Cigar Sense helps you better understand what you like and dislike in a cigar.

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Be sure to subscribe to Cigar Sense Podcast so that you don't miss a single episode, and while you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate the show? It would be greatly appreciated!

We talked about learning how to pair gourmet products and about the value of education. Cigar smoking can remain a hobby and still offer you much more pleasure if you decide to learn alongside professionals, the sommeliers who learn to advance in their career. The discussion also showcases a great example of a woman in the cigar world who is not discriminated but rather respectful and respected.

Danays León P. di Sperlinga was born and raised in Cuba. She co-owns Sperlinga Tobacco, is a Sommelier and Habanos Sommelier certified in Cuba, as well as Master Cigar Sommelier by the IACS. Danays is an associate professor, for the Branch School of the Ministry of Tourism in Cuba, for the courses of Sommeliers and Habanos Sommeliers. She is a Certified IACS Instructor and designated IACS Ambassador for Europe. Danays is also a collaborating writer for the Excelencias Gourmet magazine and for China Cigar Specialist.

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This podcast is brought to you by Cigar Sense founders and paid members.

With the free Cigar Sense membership, you can obtain personalized recommendations of cigars that best suit your unique individual tastes. In a few simple steps, you can see what your top cigar picks are from the thousands of cigars available on the market. You can also explore sensory and other cigar attributes as Cigar Sense helps you better understand what you like and dislike in a cigar.

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Be sure to subscribe to Cigar Sense Podcast so that you don't miss a single episode, and while you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate the show? It would be greatly appreciated!

Reinhold C. Widmayer is Senior Editor in Chief at Cigar Journal, the world's leading cigar magazine. We asked him:

• what are the fastest growing countries in terms of cigar consumption and events
• how consumption changed due to Covid-19
• what he would like to see changing in the premium cigar industry
• what consumers look for in education
• how the top cigars lists and trophies processes work
• how the tasting panel works
• what's the state of the art for cigar media today
• what his dream interview is and what flavors he looks for in a cigar ...

Reinhold C. Widmayer's journalistic career began in 1979 as a freelancer for German-language newspapers in the US, and later for Austrian media including Die Wochenpresse and Das Wirtschaftsblatt. For ten years he also produced programs for over 60 radio stations around the world. In 1994, Reinhold C. Widmayer devoted himself to all things cigar, publishing technical articles in cigar magazines. He began working for Cigar Journal in 2001 and became editor-in-chief in 2005; under his auspices the journal has established itself as the world's leading cigar magazine.

Here is the link to the new Cigar Journal digital edition in Spanish.

The Cigar Trophy Award ceremony 2020 will take place on Friday, September 18, 2020 at 11AM Miami | 5PM Berlin | 11PM Hong Kong. The public can follow the ceremony LIVE on www.facebook.com/CigarJournal and Instagram:@cigarjournalmag.

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This podcast is brought to you by Cigar Sense founders and paid members.

With the free Cigar Sense membership, you can obtain personalized recommendations of cigars that best suit your unique individual tastes. In a few simple steps, you can see what your top cigar picks are from the thousands of cigars available on the market. You can also explore sensory and other cigar attributes as Cigar Sense helps you better understand what you like and dislike in a cigar.

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Be sure to subscribe to Cigar Sense Podcast so that you don't miss a single episode, and while you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate the show? It would be greatly appreciated!

When enjoying a cigar, everything is fair. But when focusing on a cigar, either for a technical tasting or to get to know the most enjoyable impressions of your cigar, there are considerations you may want to make. These are intended to enable a tasting that is as objective as humanly possible and to avoid interactions with your mind and sensory receptors.

Constantin Heitkamp was our guest in the Cigar Sense Parlor. Constantin started his career with a strong interest in the scientific backgrounds of wine, other beverages and food. This has taken him halfway around the world, earning four degrees from two exceptional institutions along the way, and expanding his scope to all aspects of experiences from a perspective of sensory science. These experiences currently guide Constantin in the creation of truly novel products. He contributed to the set up of the sensory evaluation process at Cigar Sense and is now Chief Science Officer and Head of Product Development at Hawaiian Ola Brewing Co.

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This podcast is brought to you by Cigar Sense founders and paid members.

With the free Cigar Sense membership, you can obtain personalized recommendations of cigars that best suit your unique individual tastes. In a few simple steps, you can see what your top cigar picks are from the thousands of cigars available on the market. You can also explore sensory and other cigar attributes as Cigar Sense helps you better understand what you like and dislike in a cigar.

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Be sure to subscribe to Cigar Sense Podcast so that you don't miss a single episode, and while you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate the show? It would be greatly appreciated!

We discussed the Mayan tradition, which inspired Oscar Valladares' creativity in his cigars' packaging, but not only. We also talked about misconceptions in cigar reviews, what's good and less good in the cigar industry, and more...

Oscar Valladares started working with Rocky Patel in 2011. His passion for cigars grew and, in 2012, he started his own production in Danli (south of Honduras, near Nicaragua). His most popular creation was that of cigars wrapped in an unfermented tobacco leaf instead of cellophane. This is the result of a deep connection and admiration for the Mayan history. Today Oscar grows tobacco in both Danli and Copan (Ruinas – north of Honduras, near Guatemala), which are obviously very different terroirs.

Oscar is extremely creative, has a high respect for nature, tradition and sustainability.

Here is the link to Oscar Valladares' website.

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This podcast is brought to you by Cigar Sense founders and paid members.

With the free Cigar Sense membership, you can obtain personalized recommendations of cigars that best suit your unique individual tastes. In a few simple steps, you can see what your top cigar picks are from the thousands of cigars available on the market. You can also explore sensory and other cigar attributes as Cigar Sense helps you better understand what you like and dislike in a cigar.

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Be sure to subscribe to Cigar Sense Podcast so that you don't miss a single episode, and while you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate the show? It would be greatly appreciated!