El Septimo Cigars: Marrying Tradition with Innovation

El Septimo Cigars: Marrying Tradition with Innovation

The words El Septimo, translated from Spanish to English, mean “The Seventh.” When we consider what a freighted numeral 7 is, so imbued with mystery and meaning across cultures, we can see how it truly amounts to a marketer’s dream. To some people, the number 7...
A Wordsmith’s Fever Dream

A Wordsmith’s Fever Dream

Is anything real anymore? I remember years ago when I first started to worry that, in my own lifetime, Artificial Intelligence (AI) would actually replace working writers. It seemed a fantastical dread at first, but then almost overnight it actually started...
Telford’s Pipe & Cigar: Tobacco in Our Veins

Telford’s Pipe & Cigar: Tobacco in Our Veins

There are tobacco places in this world that draw you in like the smells of freshly baked bread. The power of these places isn’t mythical or supernatural, aside from the ethereal swirling of aromatic smoke, but they have a vibe that is much more easily felt than...
Five Questions: Foundation Cigar Co.’s Nate Williams

Five Questions: Foundation Cigar Co.’s Nate Williams

Five questions with Nate Williams, inside sales & key account manager at Foundation Cigar Company.Tell us about yourself, Nate. When did you start in the industry and when did you start with foundation?Similar to Nick [Melillo], I started young, working retail at...
What We’re Smoking: Kristoff Nicaragua Toro

What We’re Smoking: Kristoff Nicaragua Toro

Cigar: Kristoff NicaraguaSize: ToroSmoke time: 1 hour, 30 minutes Appearance & AromaTwo ornate bands near the cap and foot of the cigar complement the beautiful brown wrapper. The light oil hue on the wrapper causes the bands to “pop.” This Nicaraguan cigar emits...