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There is a story inside every smoke shop, with every cigar and with every person. Come be a part of the cigar lifestyle at Boveda. This is Box Press.

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There is a story inside every smoke shop, with every cigar and with every person. Come be a part of the cigar lifestyle at Boveda. This is Box Press.

    !Celebramos! Cinco De Mayo with Casa 1910 Cigars, Tequila & Mariachi | Box Press Ep. 125

    !Celebramos! Cinco De Mayo with Casa 1910 Cigars, Tequila & Mariachi | Box Press Ep. 125

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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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    Hot Topic—Fire-Cured Tobacco Farming in Tennessee | Jennifer Davis | Box Press Ep. 123

    Hot Topic—Fire-Cured Tobacco Farming in Tennessee | Jennifer Davis | Box Press Ep. 123

    Learn about the sweat equity that goes into fire-curing tobacco for cigars. See baby tobacco plants grow and mature. And hear how a tobacco plant becomes cigar ready in this field trip to a tobacco farm on the central northern border of Tennessee with cigar connoisseur Rob Gagner and Tennessee realtor/historian Jennifer Davis.
    What is Boveda? Craft cigars brands and big name cigar companies 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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    00:00 This is Box Press
    00:17 How tobacco seeds are started
    00:30 What do tobacco seeds look like?
    00:38 How do you plant tobacco?
    00:49 Staking fresh tobacco leaves
    01:21 See inside a fire-cured tobacco barn in Tennessee
    03:05 Every piece of wood holds generations of memories
    03:56 You're not a man until you've had a man's **** in your face
    04:17 See where tobacco was processed and auctioned off
    05:45 Loose leaf floors are now full of antiques bought with tobacco money

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    No Cigar Man is An Island | Cigar Family Charitable Foundation | Box Press Ep. 122

    No Cigar Man is An Island | Cigar Family Charitable Foundation | Box Press Ep. 122

    OpusX, Chateau Fuente, Julius Caeser, Cuesta-Rey, shall we go on? You wouldn't have Dominican cigars without the Dominican people.The mountainous agricultural Bonao region of the Dominican Republic, however, suffers from extreme poverty, an inadequate educational system, and poor water quality, which greatly affects people's health. Two giants in premium cigars—Carlos “Carlito” P. Fuente, Jr., chairman of Arturo Fuente Cigars and Eric Newman, president of J.C. Newman Cigar Company—set out to change all that.
    In the D.R., the Cigar Family Charitable Foundation (CFCF) has funded the creation of a 23-acre campus with a K-12 school, community kitchen, medical and dental clinics, sports facilities, an organic farm and fishery, and local infrastructure improvements for the region.
    Tony Kattengell, vice president of sales and marketing for The LEAGUE and Dellas Edmisten Jr, global technical manager for Infinera represent CFCF in this interview with Boveda's Drew Emmer.
    Learn how to give your time, talents, and tax deductible donations to improve the lives of people who create your cigars, visit https://cf-cf.org/ways-to-donate/. Boveda is a proud contributor to the CFCF.
    What is Boveda? Luxury and craft cigars brands 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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    00:00 Never risk your cigars, use Boveda
    00:30 This is Box Press
    02:14 Bring two rival communities together in the D.R.
    02:45 First step to help children in need—educate their parents
    03:11 Happy Montesino Monday!
    07:12 We're changing lives by breaking the chain of poverty
    09:07 The first thing CFFC worked on was providing clean water
    12:41 It's not about the cigars, it's about the people
    13:13 Arturo Sandoval heading musical arts
    14:21 Motivation gets you started, discipline keeps you going
    14:49 We're building leaders, not followers
    15:12 How to contribute talent, time, and money to the Cigar Family Charitable Foundation

    • 19 min
    Be Present: Conscious Living Through Cigars | Reinhard Pohorec, Meerapfel Cigar | Box Press Ep. 121

    Be Present: Conscious Living Through Cigars | Reinhard Pohorec, Meerapfel Cigar | Box Press Ep. 121

    Ready to get metaphysical over cigars? "Everything is an experience," says sensory expert and cigar passionado Reinhard Pohorec. And what a vision quest this entrepreneur is on since he joined UberLuxury cigar brand Meerapfel as its vice president. You might recognize Reinhard as host of the live cigar podcast, Light 'em Up Lounge, where he talks to cigar insiders. Tables turn as Boveda's Drew Emmer interviews Reinhard to talk first cigars, work-life balance, and finding your purpose.
    What is Boveda? Luxury and craft cigars brands 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.
    Get more cigar tips and news from Boveda emails: https://hubs.la/Q01BLsBF0
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    • 34 min
    Get Spiritual with Apostate Cigars, Brandon Oveson | Box Press Ep. 120

    Get Spiritual with Apostate Cigars, Brandon Oveson | Box Press Ep. 120

    Are Apostate Cigars God's gift to cigar smokers? Prepare to be converted by this boutique cigar maker whose blends are based on the symbolism of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Founded by former LSD members, Brandon Oveson and Kendrick Woolstenhulme, Apostate Cigars are blended at Jochy Blanco's Tabacalera Palma cigar factory in the Dominican Republic.
    Boveda's Drew Emmer interviewed Brandon to delve into these D.R. cigars created for flavor, not strength.
    What is Boveda? Large and small cigars brands 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 perfect smoke from every cigar.
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    00:00 Never risk your cigars, use Boveda
    00:30 This is Box Press
    01:16 Apostate's Deseret cigar
    01:58 Cigar makers met at Beehive Cigars in Salt Lake City
    02:18 Apostate's Zarahemla cigar AKA that Z cigar
    02:51 Jochy Blanco cigars
    03:34 Utah cigar brand reference to Mormon mythology
    09:59 Why a Candela shouldn’t just be a St. Patrick’s Day novelty cigar
    12:11 Best selling Apostate cigar is the Deseret
    13:58 There's no bad cigar—that's not for me, but I know somebody who would love it
    16:58 "It's not about the cigar, it's about what the cigar does."
    18:17 What were Brandon's cigar go-tos at Beehive Cigars?
    20:58 Where's Apostate isn't doing multiple sizes per tobacco blend
    21:39 A good draw makes all the difference in the world

    • 25 min
    Green Bay: Home to Lovely Cigars and the Packers | Box Press Ep. 119

    Green Bay: Home to Lovely Cigars and the Packers | Box Press Ep. 119

    Green Bay isn't just about football. Now this is some wild card—an upstart cigar company outta Green Bay, Wisconsin! Learn about Green Bay's rich history of cigar making that's been revived by the Lovely Cigars, a midwestern artisan cigar brand.
    Boveda's Drew Emmer talks cigars and Green Bay with two of Lovely's owners, Keith Archiquette and Dylan Masse, who along with Mike Gehm developed the Elegante X2 Ain't They Lovely stick and the No. 162, which is an homage cigar to union workers. Lovely Cigars are hand rolled in Nicaraguan.
    What is Boveda? Large and small cigars brands 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 perfect smoke from every cigar.
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    00:00 Never risk your cigars, use Boveda
    00:30 This is Box Press
    03:50 Lovely Cigars brought an old cigar brand back to life
    04:19 The Green Bay cigar brand is available in 14 states
    04:27 What's the Elegante X2 Ain't They Lovely like?
    06:10 Cigar company was created sitting at a picnic table and smoking cigars with friends
    07:16 Give us a good draw because we don't want to work to smoke a cigar
    09:29 Shout out to Stogies on Grand, cigar shop in St. Paul, Minnesota
    10:28 No. 162 Cigar named after UA 162, United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry, which started in Green Bay
    12:17 Boveda encourages upstart cigar brands
    14:52 We're selling the history of U.S. cigar making
    16:05 Growing tobacco in Wisconsin
    16:38 When in town, the visit Neville Public Museum to learn more about Wisconsin cigar making

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