Powerhouse Cigar Roundtable | Litto & Tony Gomez | LFD Cigars | Box Press Ep. 126

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It's like having a smoke in a cigar lounge WITH 5 CIGAR NOTABLES. Light up you best celebratory cigar (perhaps La Flor Dominicana Andalusian Bull, rated #1 cigar of 2016 by Cigar Aficionado, BTW?) for this virtual smoke sesh featuring:

- Cigar Aficionado Hall of Famer Litto Gomez, Co-owner of La Flor Dominicana (LFD)

- Tony Gomez, LFD Vice President

- Sean Knutsen, Boveda CEO

- Tim Swail, Boveda Executive VP of Sales

- Drew Emmer, Guru of Strategic Relationships

One of the top premium cigar brands, LFD creates some of the strongest smoking profiles and full-flavored Dominican cigars around. LFD is known for its consistency thanks to the cigar maker's vertical integration—from farming its own tobacco to producing its own cigars in its own factory. LFD's highly skilled artisanal cigar rollers produce distinctive cigar shapes and limited-edition designs.

Recorded at PCA 2024, the preeminent event for premium cigar and pipe industry.

00:00 This is Box Press

08:28 What's it like to be Litto Gomez's son?

13:00 Creating a successful cigar business from nothing

20:31 Litto Gomez knew nothing about cigars when he started in the cigar business

20:54 Versace silk shirts, gold chains and Dominican cigars

24:59 Litto and Ines Gomez cold called cigar stores

29:31 The cigar brand that didn't grow during the 1990s cigar boom

32:40 You'll know you made it when you don't pay the bill

35:06 A cigar maker is only as good as your last cigar

37:58 $100 cigar—what a cigar should cost

38:23 LFD Cameroon Cabinet #3

42:09 Creating the world's first cigar NFT and Alex Martinez of Mane Street Cigars

46:42 The Cigar Merchant in Atlanta was an early adopter of LFD cigars

50:53 Tony surprised Litto Gomez with a 70th birthday party on the eve of the 2024 PCA Show

56:58 Litto Gomez made his own vacuum chamber

1:00 Litto Gomez talks about his dad's factory accident

1:08 Tale of two different perspectives on life

1:14 LFD cigars and Boveda 2-way humidity control

What is Boveda? Legendary cigars brands like LFD protect their blends with Boveda 2-way humidity control—that brown pack that you find in the box with your cigars. Boveda preserves the flavor and character of premium cigars by keeping them at ideal humidity. At home, continue to use Boveda in your humidor to keep cigars well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor and a perfect smoke from every cigar.

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