Cigar Sense Podcast

Franca interviewed Scott Haugh, Director of The Haugh Family Foundation and co-founder of Cayman Cigar Company.

Cayman Cigar Company has a unique story in that they are the world's first and only pre…

Ana Lopez started working in the tobacco industry in 1984. She is a former operational marketing director of Habanos and participated in the creation of more than a hundred of new lines and products …

Bongani Cigars is the first African Cigar brand. Their premium cigars are made in Mozambique and they are growing their presence across Africa, Europe and the US.

Kamal Moukheiber discusses with Fran…

From Greece to the USA to Saudi Arabia to Cuba, the principles and international mindset of Nicholas Syris convey that the road less traveled, when choosing, enjoying and marketing premium cigars, is…

Angelika Bauer has been working for Messe Dortmund and since 2006 and is the Project Director of InterTabac and InterSupply.

In this episode, we discuss the trade show mission and goals, how visitors…

In this episode, industrial engineer Radhames Rodriguez discusses the benefits of Tabacalera El Artista vertical integration from farms to factory to distribution. He is a young innovator, always thi…

In this episode, Randy Griggs and Franca discuss about cigar reviews, their usefulness and whether some standards might help increase it.

Randy Griggs has worked in the craft beer industry for 19 yea…

In this episode Franca discusses the sensory world of Room 101 Cigars with Matt Booth.

Learn about the key principles that drive Matt's personal and business activities. He has a special way to descr…

In episode "Correlation or causality?" David Wells, VP and co-founder of Cigar Sense, explains the key principles that drive the accuracy of our cigar recommendations. He also talks about the differe…

You might have heard us often saying that for cigar consumers it is of utmost importance to be heard by manufacturers, so we can hope to see our preferences taken into consideration. This determines …

What is the difference between sensory analysis and tastings? What is important when selecting assessors? What are the benefits for producers, marketers and consumers when use is made of sensory anal…

Jasim Ahmed conveys the sense that cigars assume in the Arab Emirates. Overall cigars are drivers of curiosity, creativity, innovation, culture and lifestyle. Education plays an important role, espec…

There are so many different pairing possibilities with cigars, and many shades within the same products. We talked about some of them with Oscar Marulanda: wine and spirits sommelier, cigar sommelier…

Episode "Il top dell'associazionismo" (The top of the cigar association life) is recorded in Italian.

Francesco Minetti is:

• President of the Cigar Club Matelica since 2005
• Organizer of the Encuentro…

What are the different rum styles? How is rum produced and distilled? What are the keys to rum aging and angel share? What are the best rum tasting glasses? We discussed all this and a lot more with …

We talked about learning how to pair gourmet products and about the value of education. Cigar smoking can remain a hobby and still offer you much more pleasure if you decide to learn alongside profes…

Reinhold C. Widmayer is Senior Editor in Chief at Cigar Journal, the world's leading cigar magazine. We asked him:

• what are the fastest growing countries in terms of cigar consumption and events
• how…

When enjoying a cigar, everything is fair. But when focusing on a cigar, either for a technical tasting or to get to know the most enjoyable impressions of your cigar, there are considerations you ma…

We discussed the Mayan tradition, which inspired Oscar Valladares' creativity in his cigars' packaging, but not only. We also talked about misconceptions in cigar reviews, what's good and less good i…

We discuss yachts, women and cigars with Nikki Glenn.

Yachts and cigars paired by Nikki. How did she go about such unusual pairings? And how do we evolve from the flavored cigars that tobacconists of…