In this episode of Taking It to the Nub, Boston Jimmie sits down with Bobby Caruso and Lou Piscitelli from Angry Beaver Cigars, a small but quickly growing boutique cigar company. The company is a proud member of the Tobacco Products Association (TPA). We dive into the founding of the company and talk about their Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 6 – Angry Beaver Cigars[…]
In this episode of Taking It To The Nub, Boston Jimmie sits down with Wayne Clarke the newly appointed VP of Sales at PDR Cigars. Wayne has a long history in the premium cigar industry and this latest move has taken him to a new level in the industry. Wayne explains his new role at Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 6 – Wayne D. Clarke – PDR Cigars[…]
In this episode of Taking It To The Nub, Boston Jimmie continues highlighting Tobacco Product Association (TPA) member companies with the introduction of Fathom & Fury Cigars. The company is a veteran owned company by Scott “The Captain” Holman and Jake “The Navigator” McCluskey. We dive into the founding of the company and i’s mission Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 6 – Fathom & Fury Cigars[…]
In this episode of Taking It To The Nub, Boston Jimmie sits down with the dynamic cigar couple, Ali and Heather Howell, owners of Brothers Smokin’ Stogies premium cigars. This is the second time we have had the brand feature on the show. We took the time to briefly introduce the brand again and then Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 6 – Brothers Smokin’ Stogies[…]
In this episode, Boston Jimmie continues his series of highlighting Tobacco Product Association (TPA) member companies as he welcomes Ken Doerrbecker. A Long Island native, Ken is a fire chief in his town and has created his inaugural cigar – The Chief under the brand KJD Cigars. We talk about the origins of the Chief Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 6 – KJD Cigars[…]
In this episode of Taking It To The Nub, Boston Jimmie from Stogie Press sits down with the founders of Haze Gray Cigars, a Veteran Owned and Operated company, to talk about their young and growing premium cigar brand. The company is a proud member of the Tobacco Products Association (TPA) and this is the Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 6 – Haze Gray Cigars[…]
In this episode of Taking It To The Nub, Boston Jimmie sits down with Randy Wheeler – owner of Iron Clad Cigars. The company is small but growing premium cigar cigar brand and a member of the Tobacco Products Association (TPA). This is one of many TPA member brands that will be featured on Taking Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 6 – Iron Clad Cigars[…]
Do you feel that the price of premium cigars have been constantly going up? Are they getting more costly than you can afford? Have you noticed more Limited Edition cigar releases with higher prices ? And what about the box count going from 25 to 20 to 15 to 10? Everything is going up in Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 6 – Cigar Price Inflation[…]
In this episode of Taking It To The Nub, Boston Jimmie from Stogie Press sists down with the Rooster Smoke House Cigars team to talk about their brand and their plans moving forward in the industry. Formed in 2020 the team originally wanted to open a new cigar lounge but the COVID pandemic put that Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 6 – Rooster Smoke House (RSH) Cigars[…]
In this dynamic episode we welcome back Mel Shah, the owner of MBOMBAY Cigars. The brand has been around for a number of years but over the past few years Mel was out of commission with health issues but now he has returned in full force to rebuild his Iconic brand. In this show we Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 6 – MBombay Cigars[…]
In this episode of Taking It To The Nub, Billy and Gus Fakih, the owners of Artesano Del Tobacco are Boston Jimmie’s guest. Fresh from the Premium Cigar Industry (PCA) trade show, we talk about and break down the latest from the brothers Fakih – the Viva La Vida Connecticut. This bold new introduction adds Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 6 – Billy and Gus Fakih – Artesano del Tobacco[…]
Now that the Premium Cigar Association Trade Show is over, I took some time with Ryan Gallimore, the owner of he Cigar Circus in Clearwater, FL. Ryan has a rich history in the premium cigar industry. He has held roles as shop manager, brand owner, marketing manager for Drew Estate, SAWG master, and now the Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 6 – PCA Recap with Ryan Gallimore, Owner of the Cigar Circus[…]
Welcome to another fine Taking It To The Nub episode. This time we have the co-owner of Pospiech Cigars – Mike Szczpankiewicz on the show. Pospiech Cigars is a small cigar distribution company that sells Chogüí, Fable Cigars, Fosforo, FQ Cigars and Powstanie brands. The company was founded by Mike and Greg Szczepankewicz, two Polish Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 6 – Mike Szczpankiewicz – Pospiech Cigars[…]
In this sensational episode of Taking It To The Nub, Boston Jimmie from Stogie Press welcomes back Dr. Gaby Kafie – Owner of Kafie 1901 Cigars. Throughout this episode, we touch on a wide range of topics, less focused on the company’s cigar portfolio but more on industry topics like pricing, retail brick & mortar Read more about Taking It o The Nub – Season 6 – Dr. Gaby Kafie (Kafie 1901 Cigars)[…]