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Oliva Cigars COO Fidel Valdés Rodríguez on the expansion of the Tabolisa factory in Nicaragua

January 3, 2020

Fidel Valdés Rodríguez is the engineer behind thee recent expansion and overhaul of Oliva Cigar’s Tabolisa factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. We sat with the Cuban-born ...

Néstor Andrés Plasencia on his family’s tobacco history, his native Estelí, what’s new at Plasencia

December 26, 2019

During a visit to Estelí, Nicaragua, Erik and Nick met with Nestor Andrés Plasencia to talk about cigars, Nicaragua, and some of the more recent ...

Editors’ Roundtable – Drew Estate Year Of The Pig, Cigar Snob in Nicaragua, Christmas

December 24, 2019

Just before Christmas Eve, the team gathers ’round to try a variety of Drew Estate Flying Pigs, talk about a recent trip to Estelí, recap ...

Editors’ Roundtable – Illusione Garagiste cigars, Jorge Masvidal, nuclear ants, Jeffrey Epstein

November 8, 2019

Editors’ Roundtable We smoke a new release from Illusione Cigars, recap UFC 244 (headlined by the BMF fight between Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz), wonder ...

Editors’ Roundtable – Episode 100! – Viva La Vida Jester cigars, Miami Heat, dead ISIS terrorists

October 31, 2019

Editors’ Roundtable Incredibly, we made it to episode 100 of the Cigar Snob Podcast! Erik, Ivan and Nick light up some limited-edition Viva La Vida ...

Nestor Miranda & Jason Wood on Don Lino Africa cigars, black mambas and working with your in laws

October 11, 2019

Senior editor Nicolás Jiménez went to Miami Cigar headquarters to chat with Nestor Miranda and Jason Wood about the new Don Lino Africa, their relationship ...

Editors’ Roundtable – Cain Daytona cigars and Casillero del Diablo Chilean wine

October 9, 2019

Editors’ Roundtable The team talks wine after a Casillero del Diablo tasting, smokes Cain Daytona Coronas, and trashes a ridiculously gross Miami snack before contemplating ...

AJ Fernandez Bellas Artes Maduro

August 26, 2019

AJ Fernandez Bellas Artes Owner: AJ Fernandez Bellas Artes, which is Spanish for beautiful arts or fine arts, is an interesting name for a cigar brand. ...

Editors’ Roundtable – Joya De Nicaragua Antaño cigars, traveling to Mexico City, Spiderman

August 23, 2019

Erik, Ivan and Nick gather around the mics to smoke joya de Nicaragua Antaño CT cigars, Erik’s trip to the Maker’s Mark distillery in Kentucky, ...

Skip Martin on RoMa Craft’s approach to cigar making, the FDA, life in Estelí

August 22, 2019

Skip Martin of RoMa Craft dropped by Cigar Snob HQ for a podcast interview about his company, how he developed his identity as a blender, ...

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