In Episode 17 of The Good Oil Podcast, Cam shares a smoke with “The Cigar Merchant”, Grant Ovenden.
In Episode 17 of The Good Oil Podcast, Cam shares a smoke with the man known as “The Cigar Merchant”, Grant Ovenden.
For more than 30 years, Grant has been importing premium brands and building Canteros into one of New Zealand’s most respected tobacconists.
He talks about the hurdles of running a cigar business in a tightly regulated industry, busts a few myths about smoking and makes the case for why the ritual of a fine cigar still matters in the 21st century.
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