Cigar Sense Podcast

Valerie Bradshaw is a super credentialed wine, spirits and cigars assessor. She is also a member of the Cigar Sense expert panel. With her, we talked about:

• the sommelier educational path and what y…

What is a vintage cigar vs. a rare cigar? What are the stages for aging cigars from procurement to sale? At what conditions is it best to store cigars for aging? Is ventilation good in the first coup…

We recorded this interview the day before the Beirut explosion heavily affecting the town and the already weak Lebanese economy. We hope the sense of cigars but, above all, the sense of safety for al…

Appearance and construction are considered extremely important for the final experience that Altadis want to provide to their end consumers. We went through an Altadis quality control evaluation shee…

The full meeting, held via Zoom with Claudio Sgroi and a number of Cigar Sense members, lasted 3 hours and 20 minutes. We kept what was most relevant for our audio audience.

We talked about:

- how yo…

Why do few insurance companies offer affordable life policies to cigar smokers? Dave Arlinghaus, also known as Cigar Life Guy™, explains this to us. He also reveals what is important when choosing a …

With his peculiar and entertaining allure, Pedro Gomez talks about the premium cigar industry and gives his advice to cigar lovers.

Born and raised in Esteli, Nicaragua, Pedro Gomez started very humb…

Alex Iapichino talks to us about vintage cigars, how to buy them, how to store them. He has a technical view of cigar tastings, especially vertical tastings, and was also serious about fora and assoc…

Nicholas Melillo talks to us about how his journey in the industry started with lots of passion for cigars, history and art. Nick also tells us about his trip around the world, his debut in Nicaragua…

He is very well known thanks to the Light'em Up Lounge Events. But there is much more that Reinhard Pohorec is doing...

... as an entrepreneur, creative mind and host, Pohorec has established a uniqu…

It all started with a frustrated cigar lover in 1996. Listen to the company story and learn about water activity, how Boveda tests and expands its technology.

Tim Swail is Co-founder and Executive VP…

We propose you another sensory exercise that will help develop your palate. We'll talk more about how to differentiate aromas from tastes and tactile perceptions. The exercise can be very easily done…

In episode 18 of Cigar Sense Podcast, we propose you a sensory exercise that will help develop your palate. We'll talk about how to differentiate aromas from tastes and tactile perceptions. This is a…

The Cigar Lover’s Virtual Seminars is a gathering of many thought-leaders and experts in the premium cigar world. We are bringing together the best in the field all around the common thread of consum…

In this episode, we explore with Glynn Loope, founding Executive Director of Cigar Rights of America, .the world of cigar advocacy, the current regulation challenges, but also international collabora…

Recommendation engines are widely popular today and they can be of different types.

Generic, crowd-source affinity based or personalized. Some of them are more relevant and accurate than others. With…

Claudio Sgroi is master blender and president at Mombacho Cigars.

Together with Claudio, we reviewed the key processes of the premium cigar production to identify critical risks of defects which, whe…

Sam Reuter is Director, Global Brand Ambassador and Head of Product Development and Strategic Innovation at Oettinger Davidoff AG.

Davidoff was number two at worldwide level in 2018 based on consumer…

The European Union is often seen as a driving force leading the efforts to impose excessive regulations. But in reality, in the case of extreme smoking bans, it’s quite the opposite. Listen to learn:

Benoit Pirard is a young Belgian bio-engineer. He lives in Nicaragua, where he learned all about tobacco at Mombacho Cigars. He now grows and ferments cigar tobacco for the premium industry.

In this …