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You wouldn’t think a cartoon character would be the inspiration of cigar line, but that is exactly where Punch got its name around 1840.
The name Punch was taken from an English humor magazine (and a very popular puppet show)
The character “Punch” smoked and stogie and repeatedly hit everyone with his club. You may vaguely recall the names “Punch and Judy” as they were seldem apart.
The sum and total of cigar knowledge, lore, etiquette and practical advice could fill dozens and dozens of books. True cigar aficionados aren’t born; they’re bred with a body of knowledge that is the product of their experience.
But if you had to extract the essentials, it would look something like this: [Read more…]
Here’s the skinny on using a simple, single-blade cutter:
A cigar has two ends – the Foot (already cut) and the Head (sealed and uncut). You will be cutting the head. [Read more…]
Mold!
Horrors! You open your humidor to grab and smoke and what do you find? Mold! To break the “mold-cycle,” you’ll need to get all potentially contaminated cigars out of your “regular” system while you clean it out.
While you’re cleaning your humidor, you’ll have to find temporary quarters for your cigars. First, wipe off the contaminated cigars with a clean paper towel, slightly moistened with distilled water. (Be careful – you don’t want to get the cigars any soggier than they already are!) Separate the cigars you know were contaminated from the others. Smoke them as soon as possible. [Read more…]
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The Rising X is the one Opus X that is not aged . It was made for Hurricane Katrina and was called the Katrina Cigar that’s why it is shaped as a perfecto and a pigtail to give it that rising look.
Every art, science, game and hobby has its vocabulary. You know – the cool words that make you sound in the know and part of the scene. [Read more…]
OK, hopefully by now you have some idea of how to pick out, light and blow smoke rings with the best of them. Picking out the right drink to go with a cigar can be challenging in its own right and is also a double edge sword. If you have the wrong combination, the best cigar may taste horrible (or no taste at all) and your fine after dinner drink may taste like you wished you spent .25 a ounce instead of $25. [Read more…]
Cigar Secrets was created to give both new and experienced Cigar Smokers a place to find information as well as chat about their latest cigar finds. [Read more…]
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