Are you overwhelmed when you visit a tobacco shop’s humidor? Approach the tobacconist to help you find the perfect cigar for you. Next, learn how to use all of your senses to enhance your smoking experience. Boveda’s Rob Gagner was shocked by what can influence your opinion of a cigar. Amaze your cigar buddies with tips from sensory expert Reinhard Phorec, host of cigar podcast, Light ‘Em Up Lounge. Recorded at 2021 PCA in Las Vegas.

Learn how to enjoy cigars better in this cigar podcast:

00:00 Cold open

05:21 Why retailers should break from the script when you’re at the register

09:48 What cigar shops can learn from the hospitality industry

23:39 A professional cigar taste tester shares how to fully taste cigars

29:59 Try this cigar parlor game with your smoking buddies

31:33 How a local tobacconist can get you out of a cigar rut

35:09 How to present sticks in a cigar shop to help buyers

37:49 Top 3 ways to enhance your next cigar

40:18 Changes you should make today to your smoking lounge that make cigar lovers want to stay

Light ‘Em Up Lounge was chosen by Cigar Journal as the Best Virtual Cigar Lounge in 2021.

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