Episode 120

Get Spiritual with Apostate Cigars, Brandon Oveson | Box Press Ep. 120

Are Apostate Cigars God's gift to cigar smokers? Prepare to be converted by this boutique cigar maker whose blends are based on the symbolism of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Founded by former LSD members, Brandon Oveson and Kendrick Woolstenhulme, Apostate Cigars are blended at Jochy Blanco's Tabacalera Palma cigar factory in the Dominican Republic.

Boveda's Drew Emmer interviewed Brandon to delve into these D.R. cigars created for flavor, not strength.

What is Boveda? Large and small 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.

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00:00 Never risk your cigars, use Boveda

00:30 This is Box Press

01:16 Apostate's Deseret cigar

01:58 Cigar makers met at Beehive Cigars in Salt Lake City

02:18 Apostate's Zarahemla cigar AKA that Z cigar

02:51 Jochy Blanco cigars

03:34 Utah cigar brand reference to Mormon mythology

09:59 Why a Candela shouldn’t just be a St. Patrick’s Day novelty cigar

12:11 Best selling Apostate cigar is the Deseret

13:58 There's no bad cigar—that's not for me, but I know somebody who would love it

16:58 "It's not about the cigar, it's about what the cigar does."

18:17 What were Brandon's cigar go-tos at Beehive Cigars?

20:58 Where's Apostate isn't doing multiple sizes per tobacco blend

21:39 A good draw makes all the difference in the world