Authentically Nicaraguan: Enrique Sanchez’s 1502 Cigars
For a man who encourages his customers to relax and enjoy his cigars, Enrique Sanchez’s first attempt at smoking a cigar didn’t go so...
Broadcasting Your Value: Inside Boveda’s Box Press Podcast
For many tobacco businesses, storytelling is a powerful sales tool. Whether it’s the tale of a family with deep roots in the tobacco industry...
The Power of the Leaf: A Look at Aganorsa Leaf
Eduardo Fernandez created Aganorsa in Nicaragua in 1998. The Cuban expatriate had experienced a tremendous amount of success in his earlier career as an...
Staying Ahead of the Game: Tabacalera Perdomo’s Arthur Kemper
Arthur Kemper, Tabacalera Perdomo’s vice president, has been a driving force in shaping Tabacalera Perdomo’s growth. Kemper started in the premium cigar industry in...
Origin Story: Exploring the Dominican Republic with Davidoff Cigars
Every legend and superhero has an origin story. In the premium cigar industry, Davidoff is viewed as the creme de la creme of premium...
National Partnership Launched to Impact Local Legislation
Preceding the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin was famously reported to have proclaimed, “We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all...
The Apprentice: Indiana Ortez’s Rise in the Industry
The perseverance and passion Indiana Ortez saw in her father when she was a child piqued her curiosity about tobacco. The Ortez family’s roots...
Acing Age Verification
The increase in youth usage of electronic nicotine-delivery systems (ENDS) coupled with efforts by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to combat that...
Continuing the Legacy: Havana Phil’s Cigar Company’s Philip Segal IV
Philip Segal III lived the ultimate cigar smoker’s dream—he opened his own cigar store, which not only grew and expanded over the years but...
Calling All Cigar Advocates
Washington, D.C., insiders frequently talk about grassroots activism. What is grassroots advocacy and why does it matter to you? The thing about grassroots—despite being...
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