I recently interviewed Brian Shapiro, Global Brand Ambassador at Oliva Cigars.
Here are some of the topics we covered:
- Background of Brian Shapiro and Oliva Cigars
- Cigar boom in the 1990s
- First steps Oliva Cigars internationally
- NUB Cigars
- Getting to know Fred Vandermarliere
- Cigar of the Year 2014 Serie V Melanio Figurado
- J. Cortes acquires Oliva Cigars
- Oliva Cigars international growth
- Successful Oliva products
- New products from Oliva Cigars
- Outlook for the next 2-3 years
- Brian Shapiro’s favourite cigar
Click on the link below to watch the full conversation on YouTube. Hope you enjoy the interview 👍