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Know why tobacco grows well in Connecticut? Or what revitalized Nicaraguan cigars? Or why a layer of sand on top of clay makes a great foundation for a tobacco plant? Learn cigar facts, how to pronounce Foundation's award-winning El Güegüense Cigar and more. Go deeper into the history of the cigar Motherland of Nicaragua with Foundation Cigars Founder/Owner, Nick Melillo and Boveda's Drew Emmer.What is Boveda? Premium cigars brands 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 perfect smoke from every cigar. Get more cigar tips and news from Boveda emails: https://hubs.la/Q01BLsBF0Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bovedausa/ X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/BovedaInc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bovedainc/?..00:00 This is Box Press01:09 Creating the first All-Nicaraguan blend—El Güegüense cigar01:45 Smoking a Foundation Olmec Cigar03:09 Do you put a cigar in the blue flame of a lighter?04:09 Are you supposed to puff on a cigar a lot? 04:25 Low humidity changes how a cigar smokes, burns and tastes05:43 Nick Melillo worked at a cigar shop through college07:41 How Nick Melillo met, started blending tobacco and making cigars with Jonathan Drew, Drew Estate Cigars18:37 How do you say El Güegüense cigar?19:54 Are Nicaraguan cigars good?23:35 Why is tobacco grown in Connecticut?25:31 What's does the Foundation Cigar logo mean?28:30 What cigars does Nick Melillo smoke most out from his own brand?30:19 Olmec Cigar honors the first cigar smokers32:07 Foundation packaging complements the tobacco blends33:01 How can tobacco shops get new customers? 34:06 How to make you first cigar experience a good one34:56 Joe Rogan and Foundation Cigars' Joe Rogan Special Cigar Blend35:25 Cigar smoking brings people togetherLearn more about:Nicaragua's El Güegüense here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UtXF9uRB-sOlmec civilization: https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/olmec-civilization/