002: On gourmet products

Franca shares her inner-view on the gourmet perspective. Necessity vs. luxury, abundance vs. scarcity, cultural exchanges and experience economy, connecting the sensory world to cigar knowledge, conforming vs. differentiating our palate, elitism, leisure and human rights. What happens if consumers are informed - not only about how fine cigars are produced, not only about their blends, not only about the systems and the values involved with the production of fine cigars - but especially about what enables them to use their own discretion, make educated purchases, and gain an increased level of power as a consumer? What can this consumer power do? You can also learn more about this topic at cigarsense.com.   ---  This podcast is brought to you by Cigar Sense founders and paid members. With the free Cigar Sense membership, you can obtain personalized recommendations of cigars that best suit your unique individual tastes.  In a few simple steps, you can see what your top cigar picks are from the thousands of cigars available on the market.  You can also explore sensory and other cigar attributes as Cigar Sense helps you better understand what you like and dislike in a cigar. Visit cigarsense.com and sign up for free today! ---  Be sure to subscribe to Cigar Sense Podcast so that you don't miss any episode, and while you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate the show? This would make us very happy!