Deep Cuts Live
DEEP CUTS LIVE is a series featuring candid conversations and interviews with entrepreneurs and innovators.
Episodes
Season 6 of Deep Cuts Live kicks off with a deep dive into the world of ADVentura Cigars. Host Antoine Reid sits down with Marcel and Nicole Knobel and Henderson Ventura to explore the origins of the brand, the roots of its bold pirate theme, and the philosophy behind building a modern premium cigar company.
In this episode, the team breaks down their latest release, La Llorona, shares insight into a new tasting program currently i...
In this episode of Deep Cuts Live, I’m joined by Teresa Wessling, a seasoned tobacconist at Georgetown Tobacco, one of the longest-running specialty tobacco stores in Washington, D.C. We dive into what it truly means to be a modern tobacconist—balancing tradition, education, customer experience, and retail best practices in a highly regulated and fast-evolving market.
Teresa shares firsthand insight into building long-term custome...
In this episode of Deep Cuts Live, I sit down with Jason Wood, the founder of Outcast Cigars and a key figure behind Miami Cigar Co., to talk entrepreneurship, brand building, and what it really takes to carve out space in today’s premium cigar market. We go beyond the blends and the bands to explore Jason’s journey—from navigating distribution and retail relationships to building a brand identity that resonates with modern cigar s...
An all-new Deep Cuts Live with host Antoine Reid. Episode 158 with special guest Mike Palmer, national sales manager for Powstanie Cigars.
An all-new episode of Deep Cuts Live with host Antoine Reid. Episode 157 with special guest Ra'ed W. Saqfelhait, co-founder of The Leaf Master Tobacco Trading, LLC.
An all-new episode of Deep Cuts Live with host Antoine Reid. Episode 156 features special guests Sandy Cobas and Giselle Herrera from El Titan de Bronze. This mother and daughter duo run one of the most popular cigar factories in Miami, Florida's Little Havana neighborhood. Learn how El Ttian de Bronze got its start, Sandy's rise in the industry, and why several leading cigar brands including Cohiba, Warped, and Drew Estate have so...
An all-new Deep Cuts Live with host Antoine Reid. Episode 115 with special guest John Hakim, Scandinavian Tobacco Group's brand manager for La Gloria Cubana, Partagas, and El Titan De Bronze's Redemption.
An interview with Billy & Gus Fakih, owners of Artesano Del Tobacco, on their highly-rated premium cigar brands Viva La Vida and El Pulpo and their experiences in the premium cigar industry.
An all-new episode of Deep Cuts Live with host Antoine Reid. Episode 153, Enrique Sanchez, founder of Global Premium Cigars.
An all-new Deep Cuts Live with host Antoine Reid. Episode 152 with special guests Fouad & Romy Kashouty, owners of Hiram & Solomon Cigars.
An all-new Deep Cuts Live with host Antoine Reid. Episode 151 with special guest Rob Maneson, (now former) president of the U.S. and Americas at League of Fat Bastards Cigars.
An all-new episode of Deep Cuts Live with host Antoine Reid. Episode 150, Les Mann, vice president of sales at S.T. Dupont USA.
An interview with Anto Mahroukian, president of JM Tobacco. Hear the origin story of JM Tobacco and its quest to create quality cigars offered at an affordable price point despite the rise in expensive premium cigars.
An interview with Eladio and Emmanuel Diaz, master blender and commercial director for Tabacalera Diaz Cabrera. Learn about the impressive career of Eladio Diaz, a leading blender from the Dominican Republic, and how he's taking his blending skills to a new level by building a family-owned brand.
An interview with Justo Eiroa, president of JRE Tobacco. Justo talks about Aladino Cigars and his experience working with his father, Julio Eiroa. Learn how Justo has built his family's premium cigar brand and the steps he's taking to ensure his company gives back to Honduras.
An interview with Juan Martinez, executive president of Joya de Nicaragua. Juan shares the story of one of Nicaragua's leading premium cigar makers and brands, Joya de Nicaragua, and gives us a blender's take on what makes Nicaraguan-grown tobacco so special.
Eddy Guerra, head of U.S. brand marketing at Oettinger Davidoff AG, joins in for episode 145 of Deep Cuts Live with host Antoine Reid! This episode covers marketing and branding tips for luxury and small businesses and provides insights into some of Davidoff Cigars's latest releases, the AVO Experience, a collaboration with DJ D-Nice, and the return of the Davidoff Maduro.
La Aurora is the oldest cigar factory in the Dominican Republic, but does its reputation make it an easy sell in the U.S.? In Episode 144 of Deep Cuts Live with host Antoine Reid, hear from two men who are part of La Aurora's U.S. sales team. Learn about the legacy of this Dominican Republic cigar brand, the visionary and entrepreneur who leads the company today, and why this premium cigar brand should be on your radar and in your ...
In episode 143 of Deep Cuts Live, host Antoine Reid has a conversation with Juan Lugo, founder of Don Doroteo Cigars. Juan comes from a four-generation tobacco growing family, though he did not immediately get into the tobacco business right away. Instead, he served in the military and worked in Silicon Valley where he learned a lot about what it takes to make a startup successful. Taking what he had learned in the past, Juan set o...
It's Deep Cuts Live's first ever tip show! Tune in for 30 minutes of viewer's questions about premium cigars. This show covers a number of commonly asked questions from cigar smokers including how to choose a cigar, the best budget cigars, how a cigar's shape affects how a cigar smokes, when to ash, and if price reflects quality in a cigar.
Guests include: Allen Sanabria (Family x Loyalty), Luciano Meirelles (Luciano Cigars), Brand...
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