Meet Regis Broersma: General Cigar’s Dynamo, Part 1
In the premium cigar business, where icons, legends and venerable family names abound, it can be hard for a relative newcomer to stand out....
A Lasting Impression: Ernesto Perez-Carrillo and E.P. Carrillo Cigars
Since establishing EPC Cigars in late 2009 with his children, Lissette and Ernesto III, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo has regularly introduced new cigars—both long-term brands and...
Exploring Cigar Country: Discovering the Dominican Republic
As one of the first lands discovered where indigenous people—the Tainos—were smoking tobacco, the Dominican Republic has a long and well-established cigar culture. The...
The Mailman Delivers: Karl Malone Takes on TPE 2020
Karl Malone got his nickname “The Mailman” for always delivering in the clutch. In a professional basketball career that spanned 20 years in the...
It’s a Shore Thing: An Interview with Shore Thing Cigars’ Paul Copeland
Paul Copeland is the owner of Shore Thing Cigars, a lifestyle lounge that sells premium cigars, beer and wine, and is located along the...
Purely For Passion: A Look at Jeff Borysiewicz’s Florida Sun Grown Tobacco
Jeff Borysiewicz has been proving doubters wrong throughout his entire professional career. In the late 1990s, Borysiewicz left his family’s successful auto repair business...
Davidoff in America: A Conversation with Jim Young
Despite the impression you may get from reading tobacco industry publications and websites, not only is the premium tobacco industry still very much thriving...
Rocky’s World: A Look at the Business of Rocky Patel
Rocky Patel is a man on a mission: He wants to make cigar smoking exciting for a new generation. As a longtime brand owner...
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...
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...
