Box Press

Prep yourself: Your mouth will water during this Box Press episode with Jake Wyatt Cigars and https://bovedainc.com/tobacco/ (Boveda’s) Rob Gagner at 2021 Tobacco Plus Expo in Las Vegas. The company’s gourmet cigar lines are artisanal tobacco blends, say Jake Wyatt founders, Neil Garcia and Gerard Abajian.  Friends Neil and Gerard launched Jake Wyatt in 2020. Named after their two sons, the boutique cigar brand offers five gourmet lines of cigar blends you won’t find anywhere else. Looking for a new cigar to linger on your palate? Nab a Jake Wyatt sample box at your brick-and mortar cigar shop.  This cigar podcast delves into the men behind the business and includes: Where’s a good steak place in SoCal where you can smoke cigars? (12:22) How Neil Garcia transitioned from playing pro baseball to launching a cigar business. (13:01) How to stay friends with your business partner. (16:34) What’s a gourmet cigar? (25:00) Is your cigar palate consistent or varied? (25:34) Why 22 cigars in Jake Wyatt boxes