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Stories from the Breaking Cigars table
Write-ups of our long interviews with people who make and sell cigars. Each one has the best quotes and links to the full episode.
Episode 012 · Interview
Ernesto Padilla on his father, Havana and building Padilla Cigars
Ernesto Padilla founded Padilla Cigars in Miami. On Episode 012 he told us about his father, a Cuban poet jailed by the regime. He also gave plain advice on sizes, prices and maduro.
Episode 010 · Interview
Tim Swanson of Cigars Daily on deleting every video and starting again
Tim Swanson runs Cigars Daily, a cigar channel with over 350,000 YouTube subscribers. On Episode 010 he told us how a pastor became a cigar shop clerk. He also explained why he once deleted every video on his channel.
Episode 008 · Interview
Brian Desind of Privada Cigar Club on the unboxing that brought 50 members
Brian Desind founded Privada Cigar Club, a monthly cigar subscription. On Episode 008 he told us how one unboxing video brought 50 members overnight. He also explained how he ages cigars, and what shops get wrong.