Box Press

Featured guest Frankie Dranks, Drew Estate Cigars & Spirits Pairing Ambassador, sits down with the Box Press Crew during Drew Estate's Barn Smoker 2019. During this episode Frankie pairs 3 Drew Estate Cigars with 3 different alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails, all while sitting in the FSG Tobacco field.

Featured guest Nick Melillo, President & Chief blender of Foundation Cigars, sits down with us to talk about his travel filled journey that lead him to where he is today. He even shares a little scorpion story! Listen on Apple Podcast Here: https://apple.co/2E5iNlZ Listen on Spotify Here: https://spoti.fi/2Y4x7WF Website: https://www.bovedainc.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bovedausa/ Twi...

Featured guest Ben Stimpson, TMG’s new Managing Director, reveals his former pro soccer days and how went from that to working in the cigar industry. Rob also asks Ben some "Hard-hitting" questions, while also discussing the importance of Tobacco Business Magazine This was recorded a couple weeks before TPE which is happening from Jan. 29-31st, 2020. Listen on Apple Podcast Here: https://apple.co/...

Featured guest Willy Herrera, talks about everything from his blending process to stories behind the creation of some of the cigars we all know and love. This whole conversation takes place while strolling through the tobacco fields on the FSG Farm. Listen on Apple Podcast Here: https://apple.co/2E5iNlZ Listen on Spotify Here: https://spoti.fi/2Y4x7WF Website: https://www.bovedainc.com/ Facebook:...

Featured guests Jeremy Casdagli (Founder & Co-owner) and Vlada Stojanov (Product Ambassador) sit down with Rob at IPCPR 2019 to talk about the amazing history of their brand and how the Daughters of the wind cigars came to be! Sit back, light one up and enjoy! Website: https://www.bovedainc.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bovedausa/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bovedainc Instagram: htt...

Featured guest Lissette Perez-Carrillo, gives insight into her father's process when it comes to creating cigars and how the Cigar Of The Year came to be! Listen on Apple Podcast Here: https://apple.co/2E5iNlZ Listen on Spotify Here: https://spoti.fi/2Y4x7WF Listen on Google Play Here: https://play.google.com/music/m/Ihir6... Website: https://www.bovedainc.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/b...

Featured guest Jeff Borysiewicz, President & Founder of Corona Cigar Co. Co-Founder of Cigar Rights of America and Exclusive grower of Florida Sun Grown Cigar Tobacco, shares his start in the cigar world and how that guided him to where he is today. Listen on Apple Podcast Here: https://apple.co/2E5iNlZ Listen on Spotify Here: https://spoti.fi/2Y4x7WF Listen on Google Play Here: https://play.googl...

Featured guest Klaas Kelner, Sr. Brand Ambassador at Davidoff of Geneva USA, shares his upbringing as the son of Davidoff's master blender Henke Kelner and what his role as Brand Ambassador really means. What are they smoking? (0:38) How many different tobaccos are normally in a cigar (01:17) $500 Dollar Cigar that has 9 different types of tobacco within it (05:40) Family Farm Beginnings (08:05) G...

Featured guest Brian Andrews, Founder of Privada Cigar Club, shares his thoughts on the impact of monthly cigar subscriptions services. Are they the future? Are they a fad? Is there room for more than one? Brian and Rob sit down with a very unique cigar and discuss it all on this episode of Box Press. Indoor Vs. Outside Smoking (2:40) What are we smoking? (6:15) Winston Churchill way to "cut" a 60...

Featured guest Enrique Seijas, co-owner/co-founder of Matilde Cigars, shares the origin story of the Matilde brand along with how his family's values are deeply rooted within the brand and the cigars themselves. Interview Overview by Rob Gagner, Box Press host. (0:27) How did Matilde start and Enrique's father, Jose Seijas get into the cigar business (3:08) What inspired the Matilde cigar brand? (...

Donate Here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/boxpressdogs Featured guest Pete Johnson, President of Tatuaje Cigars, talks about the origin story of Tatuaje Cigars. We discuss everything from Pete's first job in the cigar industry to his new wine and his Monster Series Nightmare. So light up a cigar and enjoy the episode! What are we smoking? (2:53) Pepin's method of acquiring tobacco. (4:35) The Origin...

Featured guests Pete Johnson, President of Tatuaje Cigars, and Jon Huber, President of Crowned Heads, discuss how they created their own lane in the industry. They are themselves, and they truly live by the motto "if you try to do things that everybody likes, you won't do things that people actually LOVE". Both Pete and Jon show how when you stay true to who you are, success will be more abundant,...

What sets the Privada Cigar Club apart from other monthly cigar memberships? Is a cigar club a good value for you?   Subscribe to watch Boveda’s Rob Gagner unbox his Privada Cigar Club shipment every month. Watch his interview with Brian Andrew Desind, founder of Privada Cigar Club. Rob finds out what cigar lovers want to know before joining this premium cigar club. What cigar did Privada Cigar Cl...

“Bring who you are and add it to what we are,” Jonathan Drew, president of Drew Estate said. Fringe stays fringe when it keeps its cigar foot securely planted in counter culture. Stay in the know on street artists, muralists, scratchers, up-and-coming neighborhoods as well as what’s new with this maker of some of the best boutique Nicaraguan cigars. Love you some Drew Estate Java, Drew State Liga...

Listen to an exclusive cigar profile with NBA® Hall of Famer Karl Malone. Malone unveiled La Aurora Barrel Aged by Karl Malone during the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show. His daughter Kadee Malone joined her dad for some two-on-one with Boveda host Rob Gagner.

EXCLUSIVE! Get a behind-the-scenes look at how halfwheel, the source for cigar news and reviews, taste tests cigars. Learn how to pick out the flavors you only read about in cigar reviews. And how you cut, light and puff can affect a cigar’s taste. Hear how cigar humidity can change the way a cigar smokes. And how halfwheel co-founder trusts Boveda 2-way humidity control for proper cigar humidific...

Cigar lovers, watch and get inspired. Southern Draw, a Texas-based, Nicaraguan-made cigar company has gotten creative—and not just with its cigar names and blends. Through its IGNITE program, Southern Draw is sharing its success while adhering to charitable giving guidelines set by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (Since August 2016, FDA regulations prohibit those in the cigar industry from...

RoMa Craft doesn’t build a product to fit whatever tobaccos it has leftover. Nope. Co-founders Skip Martin and Mike Rosales share how RoMa Craft crafts a new cigar blend. And why the people growing the tobacco, rolling the cigars and selling RoMa Craft are just as important as what finds its way into your humidor. Learn what’s hot in humidors from this Austin, Texas, based cigar company. RoMa Craf...

“Not every cigar is good, and as such, not every review will be pretty.” 
- halfwheel on its cigar reviews Where can you find unbiased cigar reviews? Where can you get a daily cigar news fix? Where does a cigar feature read like an episode of Law & Order? halfwheel. (https://halfwheel.com/) Along with Boveda’s Rob Gagner, get the inside story of how the industry’s most popular online source for ci...

Box Press, is a cigar podcast from Boveda, the global leader in 2-way humidity control for premium cigars. Every month, Boveda’s Rob Gagner covers cigars, cigar life and cigar enjoyment. What are Rob and Brian smoking in Box Press Ep. 06? Aging Room Solera Fantastico Sungrown (https://www.jrcigars.com/item/aging-room-cigars/aging-room-solera/fantastico-sungrown) We’re lifting the curtain to show y...

Box Press, is a cigar podcast from Boveda, the global leader in 2-way humidity control for premium cigars. Every month, Boveda’s Rob Gagner covers cigars, cigar life and cigar enjoyment. What are Rob and Benny smoking in Box Press Ep. 05? A Cuban, of course! A 'Swiss Exclusive' Vegas Robaina. Cigar enthusiast looking for a vacation spot? Head to Europe with Boveda International Relations Executive...

Box Press, is a cigar podcast from Boveda, the global leader in 2-way humidity control for premium cigars. Every month, Boveda’s Rob Gagner covers cigars, cigar life and cigar enjoyment.

Box Press, is a cigar podcast from Boveda, the global leader in 2-way humidity control for premium cigars. Every month, Boveda’s Rob Gagner covers cigars, cigar life and cigar enjoyment. On-air smoke: Alec Bradley - Post Embargo https://www.cigarsinternational.com/p... You have to listen to Mikey Zahn’s cigar origin story–from lumberjack to retailer to roller to rep. Listen to how Mikey fine-tuned...

Those new cigars you just bought might tank your humidor’s RH level. Before you put them in your wooden humidor, acclimate new cigars in humidor bag or lidded plastic container. Watch now to learn more tips for cigar lovers. Boveda’s Box Press Ep. 02 Highlights: - On air smoke: La Flor Dominicana #3 - Series 2000 ( http://bit.ly/2sawJKr ) a hidden secret! ( 0:25 ) - Story about smoking w/ Litto Go...

What’s Rob smoking in Box Press Ep. 01? C.L.E.’s EIROA The First 20. Welcome to Box Press, the new cigar podcast from Boveda, the global leader in 2-way humidity control for premium cigars. Boveda’s Rob Gagner covers cigars, cigar life and cigar enjoyment. In this first episode of Box Press, Rob explains how external dips and spikes in temperature and humidity can affect your humidor. The Boveda h...