Interviews

In our latest video, we had the opportunity to sit down with James Brown, a key figure at the Black Trading Company, a renowned cigar manufacturer known for producing around...

Published January 2024

Cigar Rights of the World interview. In January of this world, a new grassroots organization saw the light, Cigar Right of the World. A grassroots movement to protect the rights...

Published June 2021

Interview with Heiko Poerz, the owner and designer of HENK, a luxury design company with a large range of cigar accessories. And even cigars, which made it to our Top...

Published January 2021

Interview with Abe Flores. Last week, we had the pleasure to interview Abe Flores. Flores is the co-owner of the Blue Star Cigar Factory in Tamboril, Dominican Republic. And the...

Published September 2020

Interview with Jose Blanco. Last month, we had the pleasure to interview Jose Blanco. The former director of sales for Grupo Leon Jimenes, former blender and director of sales for...

Published August 2020

An interview with Mike Choi. In the world of Cuban cigars, Mike Choi is a known name. He’s a walking encyclopedia when it comes to Habanos. He was the UK...

Published November 2019

An interview with Ermen Soares from Primazia Decorama. Since our founding, we have published quite some news articles about Angola. Primazia Decorama is the distribution vehicle of Ermen Soares, who...

Published August 2019

Cigar Rights of Europe interview. Legislation in Europe is getting more strict. So strict that even distributors like Cubacigar Benelux file lawsuits against governments. And in a protest against nanny...

Published July 2019

An interview with Bobby Newman. Recently, we had the opportunity to interview Bobby Newman and Cristal Blackwell Lastra from J.C. Newman. They were visiting Singapore for the TFWA Asia Pacific...

Published June 2019

Tony Hoevenaars is the Managing Director of Cubacigar Benelux. Cubacigar Benelux is the distributor of Cuban cigars in The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. And recently, they filed a lawsuit versus...

Published May 2019

Interview with Nick Hammond. Years ago, during a cigar event, we met Nick Hammond. Hammond was at the event as a reporter for Cigar Journal and we were part of...

Published April 2019

Last night we met up with the Singaporean designer Nuzli Hakiim (31) at one of the finest cigar friendly places in Singapore, Grand Cafe Cheval. On the outdoor patio, in...

Published November 2018