The holy trinity of a cigar is its filler, binder and wrapper. All parts of a cigar work together to create handmade art that cigar smokers love. Hear how master blenders combine tobacco and techniques to make premium cigars taste so good.

Guest: Altadis Cigars’ National Education Manager and Smoke Tester, Travis Pappenheim

Boveda Box Hosts: Rob Gagner and Nate Beck

More with cigar smokers, Travis, Rob and Nate here:

1. What contributes to cigar flavors and tastes?? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cErxW...

2. How Cigar Flavor Stimulates Memory https://youtu.be/ZgY7PtTlMu4

3. How to Taste Cigars—Using What's in Your House! https://youtu.be/_Tzvh_XcasQ

4. Should You Smell Your Cigar? https://youtu.be/hflfQBLokXQ

5. Going to a Cigar Lounge—What to Talk About https://youtu.be/AZFmCPlNF48

Learning How to Taste Cigars at a Higher Level https://youtu.be/qTmd4tzi_x4

Cigar talk highlights:

00:00 Cold open

00:03 How much of a cigar’s flavor comes from its the wrapper?

00:58 How do master blenders pick what tobacco to use in a cigar?

03:32 There’s a tobacco stem in my cigar—here’s why

04:06 What’s an entubado cigar and why you need to try one!

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