0075 - Rafael Nodal of Tabacalera USA on Aging Room, Trinidad, other cigars + Casa de Montecristo

Rafael Nodal came to prominence among smokers with the Aging Room brand he helped create and popularize. Now, he's Tabacalera USA's head of product capacity. It's a role that puts him in the thick of product development as well as some of the retail and hospitality aspects of the company's expanding cigar empire. Rafael dropped by the office for a chat about his career, the cigar making process, and the myriad responsibilities he has in his current role. Music in this episode: "BossaBossa" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/