Good burn. Great taste. Just what you'd expect from a retired Chicago firefighter turned cigar maker. Aric Bey is a model on how to pivot if early retirement derails your career. The Black boutique cigar brand founder sits down with Boveda's Rob Gagner to talk about the Black Star Line Cigars' blends. The brand name is a fist up to civil rights leader, Marcus Garvey.

You might remember that Black Star Line and Epic Cigars teamed up on the Black History Month Cigar, a limited-edition scholarship cigar for Privada Cigar Club. Learn how to round out your cigar palate and pair cigars and spirits from the BIPOC cigar brand owner.

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

01:28 Black Star Line Cigars and Marcus Garvey, leader of the Pan-Africanism movement

03:15 Retired firefighter cigar brand

06:17 Everybody wants to go home—the mission of a firefighter

07:05 Who are you after early retirement?

11:03 Get a degree that will earn you more money

17:04 Saving lives with a cigar

20:58 Growing a boutique cigar brand

22:39 Whiskey pairing for the Black Star Line El Milagro Corojo

23:44 Pairing cigars with spirits

24:10 A good gin that goes with cigars

26:00 How to build your cigar palate

27:48 How to taste cigar flavor better

33:00 What does the number mean after a tobacco name?

38:29 What Black Star Line Cigars to try