Interviews
This year at the AITS Ignite show, one of the honored guests was Juan Martinez from Joya de Nicaragua. During the conference, we had the opportunity to spend some time...
Published August 2024
Originally reserved as diplomatic gifts, Trinidad cigars gained global recognition after its 1998 public debut, notably with the iconic Trinidad Fundadores blend crafted by Master Blender Raul Valladares. This pivotal...
Published June 2024
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
