#ELOsoFumarTakes

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes back two-time and consecutive Top 3 recipients for our Top Ten Cigars of the Year - Reinier Lorenzo of HVC Cigars. For the #111thTake we look back at the road it took him to get here, with a turbulent few months in the cigar industry as a whole and what's going on today, how does this affect HVC's plans for the future. We also have a little fun with his name and the process and approach to blending he takes.  And speaking of time we dive into the past with Lorenzo's latest project - HVC 500 Years Anniversary. Enjoy!

 

http://hvccigars.com/#/

Havana celebrates 500 Years since foundation: https://whynotcuba.com/havana-celebrates-its-500th-birthday-in-2019-here-is-what-to-expect/

HVC 500th Anniversary: https://cigar-coop.com/2019/09/cigar-news-hvc-500th-anniversary-cigar-announced.html

 

#Take of the #Take: "Wash your hands and stay smokey" - Reinier Lorenzo

 

 

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes Claudio Sgroi of Mombacho Cigars to sit down for #Take110. Sgroi and Mombacho have taken on some incredible projects in the last couple of years. They first gave us the revolutionary Casa Favilli - featuring a Nicaraguan-grown Connecticut Broadleaf. At the 2019 PCA (nee IPCPR) Trade Show, Sgroi announced the unprecedented collaboration with Diplomatico Rum, the infamous Venezuelan Spirit Company. We also look back at some of the decisions that put Sgroi and Mombacho on this course of creativity, innovation, while still holding true to tradition. Enjoy!

 

https://www.mombachocigars.com/

Casa Favilli: https://tobaccobusiness.com/casa-favilli-cigar-factor-named-top-attraction-in-granada/

2019 IPCPR Coverage of Mombacho: https://cigar-coop.com/2019/07/ipcpr-2019-spotlight-mombacho-cigars-s-a.html

Carita Feliz Kinder Association: http://www.caritafelizkinder.org/

I Love Venezuela Foundation: https://www.ilovevenezuela.org/ 

Diplomatico Rum:http://rondiplomatico.com/age-filter/?r=http%3A%2F%2Frondiplomatico.com%2F

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes back Skip Martin for our #109thTake. It may seem like yesterday since we sat down with Skip, but the changes that have come through the industry have been seismic. Martin always brings his 'A' Game and 2020 is a big year for RoMa Craft Tobac, celebrating 10 years. Additionally, we chatted BAKA, and Industry History and legislative updates. Martin teaches me some Spanish and we chat cooking in our Curveball segment.  And we have a surprise visit from the birthday boy himself, Mike Rosales! Enjoy!

 

https://romacrafttobac.com/

Learn more about House Bill HR 2339: https://cigar-coop.com/2020/02/cigar-news-comprehensive-anti-tobacco-bill-hr-2339-bill-passes-house.html

 

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes current #1 Cigar of the Year maker, Rafael Nodal to sit down for #Take108. Our guest's journey is more than just cigar creation, it started with humble beginnings, multiple harrowing moves, and a daring business endeavor. We seek to discover what keeps this man going and what inspires the creativity that created one of the world's most sought after cigars.  

 

https://www.cigaraficionado.com/top25cigar/aging-room-quattro-nicaragua-maestro-2019

https://www.altadisusa.com/

https://www.carnegiehall.org/

 

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes is pleased to welcome Drew Newman of J.C. Newman Cigar Company to sit down for our #107thTake. Four generations in and 125 years of excellence have been given to us by the incredible Newman family. We'll pick the brain of the latest generation of this storied family to join the cigar industry and what it means to take the company to new heights. All of this while culminating over a century of history in its finest hour yet.

 

https://www.jcnewman.com/

https://www.jcnewman.com/the-american-cigar/

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes back Tripp Waldrop (in his record fifth appearance) and Denis Tsvang of Cigar Federation for version 4.0 of our pairing collaboration for our #106thTake. It is live blind cigar reviews, it is a pairings show, but it's done all with an #ELOsoFumarTakes twist. On this #Take, we tackle some shenanigans along with some of the industry's most serious questions that have all come down in the last few weeks. Enjoy!

 

Cigar Federation Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/cigarfederation/videos/?ref=page_internal

Four Corners Brewing Company: https://fcbrewing.com/

Ninkasi Brewing Company: https://ninkasibrewing.com/

Collective Arts Brewing: https://collectiveartsbrewing.com/

 

 

Developing Palates 2020 TPE Recap: https://developingpalates.podbean.com/e/developing-palates-tpe20-recap/

Cigar Coop’s Story on Warning Labels decision: https://cigar-coop.com/2020/02/cigar-news-court-rules-against-fda-on-warning-labels-for-premium-cigars.html

 

Bear Nails the Blind Tasting! – (3:17:00)

 

 

 

 

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes Oliver Nivaud of United Cigar Group to sit down for #Take105. Oliver and I are kindred spirits. We'll see how far this rabbit hole goes as we (a la Sound of Music) discuss a few of our favorite things. Tacos. Baseball(ism). Cigars.  That's what Nivaud and Bear do.  Plus, Oliver updates on all things United Cigars, including some breaking insights into PCA, latest and upcoming projects.  Enjoy!

 

https://unitedcigargroup.com/

https://tobaccoplusexpo.com/

https://premiumcigars.org/

https://www.baseballism.com/

https://www.fuzzystacoshop.com/

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes the return of Jeff Borysiewicz for our #104thTake. Jeff has many ventures within our beloved industry, but he serves as the unofficial beacon for the pulse for everyone from the consumer to the manufacturer simply because of the many hats he wears. This week we tap into his thoughts on Tobacco 21 to the fallout with The Big Four announcing that they will not attend PCA. It's an editorial-filled take, Enjoy!

 

http://floridasungrown.com/

https://www.coronacigar.com/

https://premiumcigars.org/

https://www.youtube.com/user/CoronaCigarCo

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes in the Head of National Sales for Plasencia Cigars - Javi Carranza. Plasencia is a truly historic name in the industry, but their legacy, until recently, has been mostly behind the scenes. For decades, Plasencia was and continues to be the manufacturer of some of the world's finest cigars with one thing missing the labels and boxes. The name: Plasencia. However, in recent years Plasencia has launched, with incredible success, their own lines of cigars. Javi has been at the helm guiding the ship and leading Plasencia into a new era. Enjoy!

 

 

Plasencia Cigars: https://www.plasenciacigars.com/

Ed Reed Foundation: https://www.edreedfoundation.org/

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes Founder, Publisher, Editor of Cigar Press Magazine, Thor Nielsen, to sit down for our #Take102. It's been a week(s) of big news in the cigar industry, so you'll definitely want to catch Thor's take on the latest news, but we'll also take it back to the beginning of Cigar Press Magazine. How did Cigar Press get here?  It's an epic sit down! Enjoy!

 

https://www.cigarpress.com/

 

Lord Gar by Chuck BB: http://www.chuckbb.com/

Kim Jackson, Cigar Band Art: http://kjackart.com/

Interview with Kim Jackson here:  https://youtu.be/PFF-lDdw-Fw