Secrets behind making cigars revealed! Join us on the lanai at Robert Caldwell’s private home for a real talk with the founder of Caldwell Cigar Company. Hear from the character behind Blind Man’s Bluff, Long Live the King and Anastasia cigars. Recorded in Miami with Boveda’s cigar podcast host Rob Gagner.

Launched in 2014, the brand creates sticks using well-aged rare tobaccos. In the industry, Robert is known for collaborating with other cigar makers to blend tobacco for small-batch lines, including Lost & Found.

The cigar talk with Robert Caldwell continues! Tune into Box Press in two weeks to catch Rob and Robert playing PIG on the cigar maker’s home basketball half-court.

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Hear where Robert Caldwell gets his shirts and other pressing cigar intel:

00:00 Cold open
00:50 Top 3 vacation destinations
02:58 Top places to live if you can work from home
06:41 You know you’re from Miami if you know what “Shiny Shit” Syndrome is
09:27 Book recommendation: Sixty Miles of Border: An American Lawman Battles Drugs on the Mexican Border by Terry Kirkpatrick
12:00 Are traditional cigar brands passé? Do today’s cigar smokers only crave boutique or brand new cigars?
16:11 Are you a pointless consumer?
24:04 Why do you smoke cigars?
26:35 How do you get cigar smell out of a car?
28:56 What’s on Robert Caldwell’s playlist?
30:34 What are Lost & Found cigars?
33:33 Try eating black licorice while you smoke a cigar
36:25 What’s the one thing most cigar smokers don’t know about cigar making?
39:39 How soon can you smoke a freshly rolled cigar?
40:42 What’s the worst thing about the cigar industry?
41:55 What’s the best thing about cigars?

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Who are they listening to? Ash, a French-Egyptian multi-instrumentalist, live artist and producer famous for evocative live sessions in far flung locations.

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