Taking It To The Nub – Season 5 – John Garofalo III Owner, ENEBES TABAC

In this episode of Taking It To The Nub, Boston Jimmie sits down with John Garofalo III, owner or ENEBES TABAC. John has a quite a bit of history in the Cigar business and is a No Bullshit kind of guy. In fact, as you will learn, the name of his shop and cigar line Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 5 – John Garofalo III Owner, ENEBES TABAC[…]

Taking It To The Nub – Season 4 – Timeout Cigars – Neil Ylanan

In this episode of Taking It To The Nub, Boston Jimmie from Stogie Press sits down with Neil Ylanan, the owner of Timeout Cigars. Based out of Texas and aligned with Ryan Frank Rodriguez of Ohana Cigars, Neil launched his inaugural cigar line less than a year ago with two different blends and has started Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 4 – Timeout Cigars – Neil Ylanan[…]

Taking It To The Nub – Season 3- Pauly DiSilvio – La Casa Grande Cigars

In this episode, Quinton Brown and Boston Jimmie sit down with the owner of La Casa Grande Cigars in the Bronx, New York and self-described Cigar Czar – Pauly DiSilvio A.K.A. Pauly Cigars. Pauly has been in the cigar business for over 25 years and owns a small cigar factory and shop in the Bronx Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 3- Pauly DiSilvio – La Casa Grande Cigars[…]

Taking It To The Nub – Season 3 – Josh Habursky – Deputy Executive Director Premium Cigar Association

In this episode of Taking It To The Nub, Quinton Brown and Boston Jimmie welcome Josh Habursky to an hour of cigar talk that focuses on the mission of the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) and its advocacy effort for the industry, retailers, manufacturers, brand owners and consumers. Josh has first hand experience about what retailers Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 3 – Josh Habursky – Deputy Executive Director Premium Cigar Association[…]

Taking It To The Nub – Season 3 – Jay Ferg (Destination Herf)

In this episode, Boston Jimmie and Quinton Brown welcome special guest Jay Ferg to Taking It To The Nub. Jay is the founder of Destination Herf a unique gathering of cigar enthusiasts that descend on Miami during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. Jay and his team held their inaugural event in 2021 and Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 3 – Jay Ferg (Destination Herf)[…]

Taking It To The Nub – Season 3 – Sebastien Decoppet – Cavalier Premium Cigars

In this episode of Taking It To The Nub, Boston Jimmie and Quinton “Q” Brown from Stogie Press chop it up with the Founder of Cavalier Premium Cigars – Sebastien Decoppet. We learn about the start of a fast growing and iconic cigar brand known for its use of gold leaf on the wrapper instead Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 3 – Sebastien Decoppet – Cavalier Premium Cigars[…]

Taking It To The Nub – Season 3 – Karen Berger

In this episode, Boston Jimmie and Quinton Brown sit down with the dynamic Karen Berger from Don Kiki Cigars along with her Vice President Bruce Busch for a fun filled hour of cigar talk. Karen was fresh from the Premium Cigar Association Trade Show and was ready to talk about growth and her latest release/ Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 3 – Karen Berger[…]

Taking It To The Nub – Season 3 – Nick Syris – LH Premium Cigars

In this weeks episode of Taking It To The Nub, Boston Jimmie and Quinton Brown sit down with Nick Syris – Owner of LH Premium Cigars. Nick explains how his journey into premium cigars started during the 1990’s boom and then over to the Middle East where he opened Lavida Habano lounges and grew his Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 3 – Nick Syris – LH Premium Cigars[…]

Taking It To The Nub – Season 3 – Rodriguez Olivan Cigars

In this episode, Boston Jimmie and Quinton Brown sit down with Ismael Olivan, owner of Rodriguez Olivan Cigars in the Dominican Republic. Ismael is living his dream to bring to the market revolutionary hand crafted fine cigars, for a revolutionary reasonable price; Cigars that the everyday person can afford to smoke, and enjoy the luxury Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 3 – Rodriguez Olivan Cigars[…]

Taking It To The Nub – Season 3 – Dallas Leaf

In this Episode of Taking It To The Nub, Quinton Brown and Boston Jimmie welcome Ron Smith and Chere Wright from Dallas Leaf to the show. We learned about the number of different parts of Dallas Leaf, including their cigar brands, entertainment subsidiary, MEGA Herf, Dallas Leaf Foundation, and Dallas Leaf Cigar Club. This team Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 3 – Dallas Leaf[…]

Taking It To The Nub – Season 3- Dave Arlinghaus – The Cigar Life guy

In this must see episode of Taking It To The Nub, Boston Jimmie and Quinton Brown host a very special guest – Dave Arlinghaus. Dave is known as the Cigar Life Guy, and is well known in the premium cigar industry as the guy who can get cigar enthusiasts affordable non smoker rates on Life Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 3- Dave Arlinghaus – The Cigar Life guy[…]

Taking It To The Nub – Season 1 Episode 10 – Rock-A-Feller Cigars

This week’s episode featured Kevin Schweitzer, the owner of Rock-A-Feller Cigars. The brand is based out of NY. Kevin left the Wall Street Gold Trading world to follow his dream of owning a cigar company. Smoking cigars for decades, Kevin took us on his journey on Wall Street to his current adventure into the premium Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 1 Episode 10 – Rock-A-Feller Cigars[…]

Taking It To The Nub – Season 1 Episode 9 – The Iconic Smokers

In this episode Shirtless Mike Holmes and Boston Jimmie from Stogie Press, introduce the Iconic Smokers; Jerome Berry and Juan Nunez. We discuss the brand and the Iconic Smokers mission around the cigar culture. From now till Midnight, May 16 2020 – those that comment on the beauty of the Iconic Smokers Black Card in Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 1 Episode 9 – The Iconic Smokers[…]

Taking It To The Nub – Season 1 Episode 6 – ENKI Cigars and Karel Martinez

This weeks ‘Taking It To The Nub” show featured guest Karel Martinez, the founder and owner of Enki Cigars, a boutique cigar company based out Palmetto Bay, Florida. Karel talks about his ENKI and Origins line of cigars, that has been in existence since 2004 and also discusses the state of the cigar industry in Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 1 Episode 6 – ENKI Cigars and Karel Martinez[…]