PCA 2025 Coverage: Micallef Cigars
James visits the Micallef Cigars booth in New Orleans, and talks with Dan Thompson, President of Micallef Cigars. View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/r-4zI3l1gf0
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40 Clear the Air: A Simply Stogies Podcast After Show
Tim, James, and Nick are back for to talk about one of their favorite cigar guys behind his back! Luscious locks and hand modeling in the cigar industry can be a thing. Let me tell ya about it. The three tell a few fun tales from their interactions at the PCA Trade Show with Dan…
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Episode 137: Dan Thompson of Micallef Cigars
James and Nick welcome Dan Thompson, President of Micallef Cigars, back to the show. Dan talks about the new Micallef Red and the manufacturing and research & development that went into the Red and all of their color series. Dan discusses what’s next and teases something new for the PCA 2025 Trade Show in New…
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35 Clear the Air: A Simply Stogies Podcast After Show
Tim, James, and Nick are back at the microphones to make another attempt to talk behind peoples back. Listen as they discover how hard that is to do when it’s great people like Al and Amanda Micallef of Micallef Cigars. The three talk about the latest episode and dive deeper into things like the “Micallef…
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Episode 132: Al & Amanda Micallef of Micallef Cigars
James and Nick sit down for an in-depth discussion about business and entrepreneurship with Al Micallef, founder of Micallef Cigars, and his daughter and head of marketing, Amanda Micallef. The conversation begins with Al discussing how he had an interest in business from a young age and how he parlayed that into where he is…
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Cigar Review: Micallef Blue
The Micallef Blue is a follow-up release of the Black from last summer. I have smoked a number of Micallef Cigars over the years and I believe that they are severely underrated. I appreciate the business discipline that they follow in keeping a strong relationship with their customer base through communication and releases such as…
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Top 10 Cigars of 2023: Number 7 – Micallef Black Toro
The Micallef Black Toro takes our number 7 spot of Simply Stogies top 10 Cigars of 2023. The Micallef Black first launched at select retailers and received an official launch in July of 2023 and was rolled at Micallef Cigars SA in Nicaragua. It features an Mexican San Andres wrapper over a Ecuadorian Habano binder…
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Cigar Review Rethink: Micallef A
Micallef, there is a lot to unpack with this brand. Full disclosure, I like the Micallef / Gomez Sanchez Family cigars, every one I have smoked I have enjoyed. I have had the chance to chat up their team at the PCA this year. If we are looking at the beginning of an end to…
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Episode 31: Zooming with Andy Yaffee of Micallef Cigars
I sat down, via Zoom, with Andy Yaffe, National Sales Director for Micallef Cigars. Andy tells the story of how his cigar journey began, how he came to in the cigar industry, and the friendships he has made. Andy and I then have a frank discussion on the impact COVID-19 has had on local B&Ms,…
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