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Cam_91Cam_91 Posts: 1,757 ✭✭✭✭✭

Insightful and informative third-party content relating to all things tobacco.

Examples: interviews with a blender, factory tours, explaining the aging process, tobacco history, etc…

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  • VisionVision Posts: 7,764 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Smoke it…..

  • Cam_91Cam_91 Posts: 1,757 ✭✭✭✭✭

    CAO master blender Rick Rodriguez’s personal account of his journey into the world of cigars. Great watch.

    https://youtu.be/MwFe33sEu0U

  • Bob_LukenBob_Luken Posts: 10,004 ✭✭✭✭✭

  • Cam_91Cam_91 Posts: 1,757 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nobody cares for the what, when, why, how?? Or am I missing something

  • Bob_LukenBob_Luken Posts: 10,004 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Cam_91 said:
    Nobody cares for the what, when, why, how?? Or am I missing something

  • Cam_91Cam_91 Posts: 1,757 ✭✭✭✭✭

  • Bob_LukenBob_Luken Posts: 10,004 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm just messin with you. Actually, I watched the whole video. You keep posting interesting cigar videos on here and I'll see what you got. I'll try to add some content myself if I find something interesting.

  • peter4jcpeter4jc Posts: 15,316 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Good video. I don't smoke a lot of CAO's but it was cool to hear his story.

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  • Cam_91Cam_91 Posts: 1,757 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I’ll post whatever’s worth watching. Trying to find something about James and Angela Brown of BLTC. They have a great story as well.

  • Amos_UmwhatAmos_Umwhat Posts: 8,405 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Cam_91 said:
    CAO master blender Rick Rodriguez’s personal account of his journey into the world of cigars. Great watch.

    https://youtu.be/MwFe33sEu0U

    Loved it.

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  • Cam_91Cam_91 Posts: 1,757 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Jon Huber (Crowned Heads Cigars) interview with Small Batch at PCA 2021

    https://youtu.be/yndRffARp3w

  • Cam_91Cam_91 Posts: 1,757 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Padron Cigars - Jose Orlando Padron - Privada Icon Series [5 min 30 sec]

    In the latest installment of Privada Icon Series we discuss Jose Orlando Padron. Don Orlando is the founder of Padron Cigars. Padron cigars has become synonamous with the best. In this video we discover what made the Padron story so powerful.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoGEfWX6yDU
  • Amos_UmwhatAmos_Umwhat Posts: 8,405 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Interesting. I'd always wondered what the significance of the hammer was.

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  • Trentthomas90Trentthomas90 Posts: 30 ✭✭✭

    It was a good watch if you have the time. Knew nothing about cigars really and this helped me understand the whole process.

    https://youtu.be/_mGFeOwjfbs

  • Cam_91Cam_91 Posts: 1,757 ✭✭✭✭✭


    https://youtu.be/XMo-RUKTCZ4

    Nick Melillo on the thought process of the JR 50th El Gueguense.

    “…what we’re trying to do is [balance]. Again, we start at the blend, the cigar… I don’t want people to get the feeling that we’re leaning too far on just the marketing style, we start with the cigar, but then we want to compliment that blend with artwork and packaging worthy of a special blend.”

    Really appreciate when a brand has their consumer in mind. Instead of re-branding an existing blend/vitola for marketing purposes and calling it a day.

  • VegasFrankVegasFrank Posts: 16,587 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What's the special artwork? Looks like a regular El gueguense band and a regular Jr band.

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  • Cam_91Cam_91 Posts: 1,757 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @VegasFrank said:
    What's the special artwork? Looks like a regular El gueguense band and a regular Jr band.

  • VegasFrankVegasFrank Posts: 16,587 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice box

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  • Trentthomas90Trentthomas90 Posts: 30 ✭✭✭

    Thought this short video was helpful for me just to get an overview of general taste per country.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1a6UamZlO0

  • YaksterYakster Posts: 25,528 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Good video.

    I picked up this Puro Pack before it was discontinued which helps too as you smoke one binder/wrapper/filler leaf to get a sense of it's contribution.

    https://www.cigar.com/p/tobacco-taster-puro-pack-sampler/2018154/

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  • ShawnOLShawnOL Posts: 8,284 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I wish I had seen that when I was a noob. Would have helped me.

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  • Trentthomas90Trentthomas90 Posts: 30 ✭✭✭

    @ShawnOL said:
    I wish I had seen that when I was a noob. Would have helped me.

    @Rdp77 gave the tip to keep track of the combinations so I can have an easier time finding more things I'd prolly like! Now Im doing my due diligence to understand em better

  • deadmandeadman Posts: 8,804 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Trentthomas90 said:

    @ShawnOL said:
    I wish I had seen that when I was a noob. Would have helped me.

    @Rdp77 gave the tip to keep track of the combinations so I can have an easier time finding more things I'd prolly like! Now Im doing my due diligence to understand em better

    Note blenders and factory also

  • Rdp77Rdp77 Posts: 6,057 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @deadman said:

    @Trentthomas90 said:

    @ShawnOL said:
    I wish I had seen that when I was a noob. Would have helped me.

    @Rdp77 gave the tip to keep track of the combinations so I can have an easier time finding more things I'd prolly like! Now Im doing my due diligence to understand em better

    Note blenders and factory also

    Absolutely. That’s usually the way I try to explain it to people. First figure out the types of tobacco. Then figure out which blenders you prefer and then what factories they use.

  • Cam_91Cam_91 Posts: 1,757 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Some beautiful prints in here, would be nice for the smoking area

    https://rpartgallery.com/

  • Cam_91Cam_91 Posts: 1,757 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Eduardo Fernandez of Casa Fernandez (Aganorsa S.A. sourced)

    Speaking on:
    -entry into the tobacco business
    -importance of vertical integration
    -caring for leaves, rushing the process
    -collaborating

    https://youtu.be/mMVooxYgTNI

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