Box Press

Featured guest Enrique Seijas, co-owner/co-founder of Matilde Cigars, shares the origin story of the Matilde brand along with how his family's values are deeply rooted within the brand and the cigars themselves. Interview Overview by Rob Gagner, Box Press host. (0:27) How did Matilde start and Enrique's father, Jose Seijas get into the cigar business (3:08) What inspired the Matilde cigar brand? (5:15) What's the story behind the Matilde logo? (6:05) What are the written and unwritten rules of making cigars according the Enrique Seijas? (6:55) What makes Matilde cigars stand out? (8:45) How is the difficult task of hand-rolling cigars done? (10:05) Enrique Seijas talks about: Marriage (12:50) Dominican Republic's family-oriented culture (16:10) His mother (16:50) Enrique weighs in on how people perceive the Matilde cigar brand. (18:00) What is it about cigars that people love? (20:00) What should people know about Matilde? (22:15) What's Matilde's core value? (25:10) Matilde Cigars: http://matildecigars.com