For Everything Cigars
Cigar makers know better than anyone that without a healthy planet, the tobacco crops that their businesses rely upon will fail to flourish. Here is how four of the greatest cigar manufacturers...
The art of producing premium long-filler cigars is one of those traditional forms that is just as consumable as it is elegant. This creativity comes in many forms, which...
The great state of Connecticut has played host to some real superstars over the years, hasn’t it? Yale University, ESPN, Newman’s Own, color televisions, the first marketed hamburger, Polaroid cameras,...
Booze and stogies go together like Japanese monkeys and hot springs. Even when separated, each is pretty awesome on its own. But put the two together and–zingo!–you’ve got one hell...
Remember when you were a kid, and Grandpa had that glass canning jar on the top of his desk, where a few stogies sat waiting patiently? Boy, aren’t we glad...
Darkness and light. For us cigar smokers, it’s more than just about a fistful of Oreo cookies, yin-yang symbols, and cliche Star Wars lines. In the world of boutique cigars,...
A few years back, I spent an entire weekend with famed Porsche builder and automotive celebrity Magnus Walker at the annual Ohio Concourse d’Elegance historic automobile event. While at the...
When it comes to cigar debates, few are as heated as the one over whether shaded tobacco is smoother than the sun-grown stuff. Everyone experiences a cigar differently, but the...
The United States ban on virtually all imports from Cuba shuttered a staggering number of businesses. However, this broadly implemented embargo opened just as many doors as it closed, providing...
When one thinks of summer refreshments, a full-bodied cigar is probably not at the top of the list of considerations. Sweating profusely while puffing on a wadded-up clump of nicotine-rich...
Online articles about what to do this summer, and ways in which one can enhance their summer vacation shenanigans are hotter than the hinges of Hades’ belt buckle right now. ...
Adore, despise, or remain indifferent over them, it’s hard to imagine a world without Dominican cigars. Some of the highest-rated and best-selling premium cigar blends in history have rolled...
With summer’s inevitable onslaught upon us, thoughts turns toward the lighter things in life: tiki cocktails by the pool, sunshade awnings over the back patio, and gossamer attire all strike...
Pepper spice and cigar strength are surprisingly similar. They both have the power to mask attributes that our olfactory senses would normally be able to detect and cause a lot...
Somebody once told us that hand-rolling a cigar was like massaging the back of someone who you care for deeply. Too gentle of a touch and the whole experience falls...
Cigar appreciation is a fantastic hobby. You don’t really have to know anything about cigars to know how to smoke one and how to enjoy one. Of course, if you’re...
Cigar stores can be a little overwhelming. Especially for those less knowledgeable or new to the hobby, walking into a cigar store presents you with sometimes thousands of choices.
