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It takes only a few weeks for a cigar to become dry in adverse conditions, but it takes a few months to restore them. And although dry cigars could be brought back to an acceptable smoking condition, they will probably never be as good as they originally were.
So an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Don’t let a good cigar go bad. Read up on humidors and storage options on this website. [Read more…]
The Top Ten Cuban Cigars? Well look no further, the votes are IN!
If you are lucky enough to get your hands on any of these, find a nice quiet area – or a loud one with friends – and enjoy!
1. Cohiba Esplindidos
2. Cohiba Robusto [Read more…]
There is a lot of talk of whether you need to find a popular label to get a good smoke. Well, here is my take…
Not sure what size is what?
Click on this handy chart!
Did you know you can easily create your own flavored cigars? Just take a few mild smokes (no maduro’s) and put them in a tight sealing container (no need for a humidor for this one). A tupperware bin works great.
Rumor is…Zino Davidoff was best friends with Rothschild family, they both traded wine for cigars every year. Zino named his cigars after the 5 best first growth wines and later named a cigar after Dom Perignon champagne. Davidoff was allowed to raid Rothschilds personnel cellar for cigars, which after 1992 were never made in Cuban again. [Read more…]
The term “blowing a smoke ring” is something of a misnomer and probably the reason many cigar smokers fail when attempting their creation. Most people think they have to exhale to form a ring when, in fact, just the opposite is true. [Read more…]
Let’s be honest – when you walk into a well-stocked humidor, it may feel a little bit like Tennyson’s “Charge of the Light Brigade’ – cigars to the left of you, cigars to the right of you. Dozens of brands [Read more…]
This is a surprisingly common question I get but it is an almost impossible answer. My friend Tommy laughs when I can make a smoke last as long as the “recommended smoke time.”
In a nutshell, the bigger they are the longer they smoke (like you had to go to a Cigar site to figure that out, huh?). Ok, ok, here are few benchmarks…
Presidente (8” – 10”) – about 1 to 1 ½ hours.
Double Corona, Churchill, Lonsdale (7 ½” – 8”) – about 45 minutes to an hour.
Corona Grandes, Corona Extra, Rubusto, Belicoso, Pyramid (5”-7”) – about 30 – 45 minutes.
Petite Corona, Culebra, Ascot – under 30 minutes.
You may have seen or heard two different terms when describing Cuban Cigars. “Made in Cuba” and “Made in Havana.”
The two words are interchangeable and in either case come from the island of Cuba. The term “Made in Havana” is largely due to the fact that most Cuban cigars are made in or around Havana.
Besides, it sounds way better than “Made in Wells, NV.”
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