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[…]
In this episode we welcome Riste (BUC) Riatevski the owner of Jas Sum Kral Cigars Riste like to say he does not five a fuck and will run his small but loyally followed cigar business his way. Riste is known for churning out some excellent cigars over the years and most recently started to release Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 3 – Riste (BUC) Riatevski, Owner of Jas Sum Kral Cigars[…]
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[…]
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)[…]
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[…]
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[…]
In this episode, Quinton Brown and Boston Jimmie welcome special guest Sean Williams – brand ambassador for Cohiba Cigars. Sean has a wealth of knowledge in the premium cigar market and shares his experiences including who he entered the market and how he was able to grow the Cohiba brand once he took the job Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 3 – Sean Williams Cohiba 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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]