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Foundation is no longer making the El Güegüense cigar nor the original Wise Man Maduro blend. In their place, find out what Nicholas Melillo, Foundation founder has in store for lovers of this popular boutique brand of thoughtfully blended, hand-rolled cigars.

See what's new for Foundation cigars with Boveda's Drew Emmer at PCA 2024, the preeminent event for premium cigar and pipe industry.

00:00 This is Box Press
00:12 Nick Melillo riffs on Robert Caldwell
02:58 Connecticut gets a bad rap
04:32 Shout out to Foundation's Olmec cigars and Cigar Jones, Minnetonka, Minnesota
06:01 Hiphop and cigars
07:01 Foundation music video by The Reminders filmed in A.J. Fernandez factory, on the fields
08:01 Worked cigar retail in Hamden, Connecticut
08:26 Discontinuing El Güegüense cigar
09:56 New Foundation cigars The Wise Man Maduro and Corojo
15:57 PCA 2025 trade show April 11-14 in New Orleans
16:04 Foundation Cigar's 10th anniversary is coming

What is Boveda? Boutique cigar brands like Foundation Cigar Co. protect blends with Boveda 2-way humidity control—that brown pack that you find in the box with your cigars. Boveda preserves the flavor and character of premium cigars by keeping them at ideal humidity. At home, continue to use Boveda in your humidor to keep cigars well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor and a perfect smoke from every cigar.

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After running Caldwell Cigar Co., for a decade, Robert Caldwell and co-founder, Juan Jaramillo sold the company to Laudisi Enterprises. How will your favorite Caldwell cigars, like Blind Man's Bluff and Anastasia be affected? Find out directly from Robert himself.

By acquiring the boutique cigar brand, Laudisi is branching out from the premium pipes and pipe tobacco arenas. Catch the whole story with Boveda's Drew Emmer at PCA 2024, the preeminent event for premium cigar and pipe industry.

00:00 This is Box Press
00:33 Caldwell Cigar founders sell their cigar company
03:14 Smoking the Caldwell Long Live The Queen Maduro
04:34 How do you go from being an owner-operated business to not?
07:46 Is Robert Caldwell still running Caldwell cigars?
08:56 What's you sweet spot?
10:40 Video bomb by Nicholas Melillo, Foundation Cigar Co.

What is Boveda? Boutique cigars like Caldwells protect blends with Boveda 2-way humidity control—that brown pack that you find in the box with your cigars. Boveda preserves the flavor and character of premium cigars by keeping them at ideal humidity. At home, continue to use Boveda in your humidor to keep cigars well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor and a perfect smoke from every cigar.

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Connoisseurs of fine wines who love cigars, this cigar talk is for you. Get in the know on Somm's limited-release boutique cigars.
Somm is short for sommelier. Somm's lines are named after wines and blended to tap into your palate for wine and cigars. BDX is Red Bordeaux. BDX Blanc is White Bordeaux. Rioja Blend is inspired by the eponymous Spanish wine region. And the Premier Cru - Limited Edition is a rarified 3,000 release of cigars for wine lovers.
Who knew sommeliers (pro wine experts) are also schooled in cigar tasting? Pick up 3 tips on how to taste your cigars better from Vlad Stojanov, founder of Somm Cigars.
Hosted by Boveda's Drew Emmer at PCA 2024, the preeminent event for premium cigar and pipe industry.
00:00 This is Box Press
00:22 How to correctly light a cigar AKA toast the foot of your cigar
00:37 Light the edges of your cigar first
03:33 First cigar? Cuban Punch Punch
05:37 Somm Cigars has 3 limited-production cigar blends
08:24 Great gift for cigar lovers: THE CIGAR, FROM SOIL TO SOUL by Didier Houvenaghel
10:29 Why you retrohale a cigar
17:18 Train your palate to taste cigar better
23:25 5-pack cigar bundle
25:40 Is a big cigar better than two shorter cigars?
27:49 Somm Cigars use rare Honduran Broadleaf
34:19 Which RH is right for your cigars?
35:08 Does a cigar's humidity affect how it smokes?

What is Boveda? Premium cigars like Somm Cigars protect their blends with Boveda 2-way humidity control—that brown pack that you find in the box with your cigars. Boveda preserves the flavor and character of premium cigars by keeping them at ideal humidity. At home, continue to use Boveda in your humidor to keep cigars well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor and a perfect smoke from every cigar.

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Who are you gonna call to save a massive cigar collection you have to take possession of in a few weeks? Find what Michael Herklots did as he takes you through launching his storied cigar brand, Ferio Tego. Ferio Tego is behind Elegancia and Generoso cigars and the cigar maker that brought back best-selling legendary cigar lines, including Metropolitan.
Michael is the co-founder of Ferio Tego. He sat down with Drew Emmer, Boveda's guru of strategic relationships at PCA 2024, the preeminent event for premium cigar and pipe industry.

00:00 This is Box Press
00:09 What cigar is Drew smoking? Ferio Tego 2023 Elegancia cigar
06:12 Ferio Tego cigar launch
06:38 Cigar lines predate the company
09:48 Only 5 guys in the room could pull this off
11:56 Cigar retailer, now a cigar brand owner
14:16 Reach back and lend a hand up
18:00 What's a boutique cigar brand?
18:57 What does Ferio Tego mean?
19:39 How many cigar brands does Ferio Tego have?
20:39 Michael Herklots invited to cigar icons' Boveda For My Humidor
20:58 Ferio Tego 5-pack cigar is coming back!
21:49 Michael's first paid gig as a drummer in Boston was at a Fuente cigar event
22:16 Every cigar I own is protected by Boveda
22:38 Need help with cigar humidity, who you gonna call?
23:21 What Ferio Tego cigar to try first
What is Boveda? Storied cigars brands like Ferio Tego protect their blends with Boveda 2-way humidity control—that brown pack that you find in the box with your cigars. Boveda preserves the flavor and character of premium cigars by keeping them at ideal humidity. At home, continue to use Boveda in your humidor to keep cigars well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor and a perfect smoke from every cigar.
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It's like having a smoke in a cigar lounge WITH 5 CIGAR NOTABLES. Light up you best celebratory cigar (perhaps La Flor Dominicana Andalusian Bull, rated #1 cigar of 2016 by Cigar Aficionado, BTW?) for this virtual smoke sesh featuring:
- Cigar Aficionado Hall of Famer Litto Gomez, Co-owner of La Flor Dominicana (LFD)
- Tony Gomez, LFD Vice President
- Sean Knutsen, Boveda CEO
- Tim Swail, Boveda Executive VP of Sales
- Drew Emmer, Guru of Strategic Relationships
One of the top premium cigar brands, LFD creates some of the strongest smoking profiles and full-flavored Dominican cigars around. LFD is known for its consistency thanks to the cigar maker's vertical integration—from farming its own tobacco to producing its own cigars in its own factory. LFD's highly skilled artisanal cigar rollers produce distinctive cigar shapes and limited-edition designs.

Recorded at PCA 2024, the preeminent event for premium cigar and pipe industry.

00:00 This is Box Press
08:28 What's it like to be Litto Gomez's son?
13:00 Creating a successful cigar business from nothing
20:31 Litto Gomez knew nothing about cigars when he started in the cigar business
20:54 Versace silk shirts, gold chains and Dominican cigars
24:59 Litto and Ines Gomez cold called cigar stores
29:31 The cigar brand that didn't grow during the 1990s cigar boom
32:40 You'll know you made it when you don't pay the bill
35:06 A cigar maker is only as good as your last cigar
37:58 $100 cigar—what a cigar should cost
38:23 LFD Cameroon Cabinet #3
42:09 Creating the world's first cigar NFT and Alex Martinez of Mane Street Cigars
46:42 The Cigar Merchant in Atlanta was an early adopter of LFD cigars
50:53 Tony surprised Litto Gomez with a 70th birthday party on the eve of the 2024 PCA Show
56:58 Litto Gomez made his own vacuum chamber
1:00 Litto Gomez talks about his dad's factory accident
1:08 Tale of two different perspectives on life
1:14 LFD cigars and Boveda 2-way humidity control

What is Boveda? Legendary cigars brands like LFD protect their blends with Boveda 2-way humidity control—that brown pack that you find in the box with your cigars. Boveda preserves the flavor and character of premium cigars by keeping them at ideal humidity. At home, continue to use Boveda in your humidor to keep cigars well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor and a perfect smoke from every cigar.
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Casa 1910—THE Cinco De Mayo cigar of choice!
Add this cigar trip to your bucket list: Miami, Florida, Cinco De Mayo (Cinco De Dade!) for tequila and Casa 1910's new Mexigars—affordable bundled cigars that “encapsulate the essence of Mexico, using diverse seeds, tobaccos, and fermentations to create unique flavor profiles.”
Manolo Santiago, co-founder of Casa 1910 cigars joins Boveda's Drew Emmer to discuss Mexico's storied tobacco history. Learn about Casa 1910's premium aged cigars, too, which are named after heroes, sheroes, and events celebrating the Mexican Revolution.
00:00 This is Box Press
01:05 La Coronela cigar has a lot of flavor transitions
02:58 What's it like to start a new cigar company?
03:33 Mexico has amazing tobacco
03:49 Manolo is from Jalisco, Mexico—the land of tequila and Mariachi
05:04 3 Casa 1910 premium cigar lines
06:02 What's a Mexigar, the tasty affordable Mexican cigar?
08:18 Soldaderas were women who participated in the Mexican Revolution
10:28 Cinco de Mayo in Miami with Reserva de la Familia
11:02 Casa 1910 Experience
13:15 Keeping Casa 1910 cigars at the ideal humidity with Boveda 2-way humidity control
What is Boveda? Premium cigars brands like Casa 1910 protect their blends with Boveda 2-way humidity control—that brown pack that you find in the box with your cigars. Boveda preserves the flavor and character of premium cigars by keeping them at ideal humidity. At home, continue to use Boveda in your humidor to keep cigars well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor and a perfect smoke from every cigar.
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