cigars - 69 posts found << < 1 2 3 4 > >>
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The All Popular Hand Rolled Cigars |
| 2/17/2009 4:17:06 PM |
For craftsmanship, flavor and bouquet, you can't beat hand rolled cigars. While these items are typically more expensive than their mass produced competitors, you can purchase hand rolled cigars that are affordable enough to smoke every day. In this article, we'll find out why selective cigar smokers gladly spend more money for stogies that are rolled by hand.
The most... Read More |
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A tale about Honduras Cigars |
| 1/30/2009 6:16:58 PM |
 Tastes significantly matter for cigar as it matters for wine. It is all right if have already found cigar own choice and taste. But, it does not mean that you could not check out other brands. Huge popularity of cigar has flourished a many companies and also formed numerous stories all along. Cuban cigar is one of the most famous brands but controversy and ban has bigger... Read More |
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Keeping promises on two fine boutique cigars |
| 1/23/2009 11:52:31 AM |
 A while back I promised two fine cigar makers that I'd review their cigars in this forum, and since I'm way overdue, I finally wanted to make good on them.
Last year I received a sampler package of Kinky Friedman Cigars, which included all five of his selections: The Governor (5¾" x 60), Kinkycristo (6¼" x 54 Torpedo), The Willie (6" x 48), Texas Jewboy... Read More |
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Cigars From Everywhere: A Look at the Best Cigars From Two Nations |
| 1/19/2009 11:37:28 AM |
The best cigars in the world, if you're just looking at rankings, tend to come from only a few countries, most of them Latin American: Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, and those banned-in-America Cuban cigars that everyone talks about. However, excellent tobacco is grown all over the world—some regions that you might not immediately think of include... Read More |
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The New Revival Of Interest In Cigars |
| 12/21/2008 2:09:13 PM |
 Staring in the mid 1990's a number of cultural phenomena caused an explosion of the popularity of cigars in the United States. Lavish dinner events were being held in nearly every consequential metropolitan area in the United States. Attendees included celebrities, radio and talk show hosts, politicians, and even a surprisingly large number of women! As we moved into the... Read More |
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How To Buy A Humidor - Store Your Cigars the Right Way |
| 11/29/2008 8:06:47 AM |
If You Love Cigars, You Need a Humidor
Even if you’ve only recently started enjoying fine cigars, you should buy a quality humidor before your collection grows further. The cigar box that came with your cigars is fine for shipping, but it won’t keep them in prime condition over the long term. As you well know, some cigars need to be kept for 6 or 7 years before they reach... Read More |
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A night of good Port and fine cigars |
| 11/21/2008 6:38:53 PM |
 This past Wednesday night I attended a Port wine and cigar tasting party sponsored by Gary's Wine & Marketplace in Wayne, N.J. (No relation to moi.) Held at Jamie's Restaurant in Clifton, NJ, Gary's supplied the Ports, and the cigars were provided by Tony Santana of The Cigar Vault in Nutley, NJ. Tony, who is of Cuban descent, also markets his own Santana line of... Read More |
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The Politics of Cigars Don't Box Me in! |
| 11/2/2008 11:38:19 AM |
 Cigars have long been a part of the iconography of American politics. On the negative side, early-twentieth-century newspaper cartoons symbolized the greed of villainous "party bosses" and robber barons by showing fat men lighting their stogies with one-hundred dollar bills. On a more positive note, cigar boxes were also used to advertise for various campaigns -... Read More |
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Interesting Opinions On Cigars From Recent Survey |
| 10/14/2008 9:37:31 AM |
 According to a recent survey by the ASC (alt.smokers.cigars) the following results were obtained from a recent online survey of cigar smokers:
86% of cigar smokers report that they do not inhale.
The average number of cigars smoked per week is 6.74 at and average price of $4.34
The best individual cigars were the Romeo y Julieta Churchill(Cuba) with 8 votes, the Cohiba... Read More |
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Reviving dry cigars kept in a factory cigar box |
| 10/10/2008 5:37:23 PM |
I was going through a list of past "advice" columns this morning when I found this lil' nugget. I updated it a bit and hope you find it useful:
If you store your cigars in their factory boxes and they're starting to dry out, here's a really good way to revive them. Note that if the cigars are very dry they will be difficult to revive satisfactorily. The key is, if... Read More |
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What Drinks Go Best with Cigars |
| 10/1/2008 1:39:38 PM |
 The signs are everywhere: more and more Americans are interested again in the idea of using their homes to entertain friends and associates.
An Amazon search for books on "entertaining" calls up over 468,000 hits, while?if you search "party ideas" on Google?you get nineteen million. Whereas entertaining seemed to disappear from the culture''s radar... Read More |
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Clipping Figurado-shaped cigars |
| 9/29/2008 9:59:36 PM |
 For some new cigar smokers, their first experience with "Torpedo," "Belicoso," "Pyramid," "Double Perfecto," and other tapered head cigars can be a little confusing. Do you clip it? Punch it? Bite it?
Generally referred to as "Figurados," one thing these attractive-looking cigars have in common is a tapered head, or a head... Read More |
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Why age your cigars after they arrive? |
| 9/27/2008 1:58:51 PM |
 Here's an "age old" question for you (perhaps "age new" question would be a better term for the purposes of this post). I have often been asked why aging your cigars after purchasing them, whether it be at a neighborhood cigar store or by mail, is a common practice. One particular reader recently brought up the following good point:
"When I buy... Read More |
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Famous Modern Male Icons Who Enjoy Cigars |
| 9/27/2008 9:51:42 AM |
 After years of decline, smoking cigars abruptly returned to popularity in America in the 1990s, with cigars bars and shops springing up even in smaller towns and cities. Some of America''s great male icons of sports and entertainment were quick to pick up the habit, while others had been closet cigar smokers for years.
Jack Nicholson
The three-time Oscar-winning star (1936-)... Read More |
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Famous Smoke Shop to host 601 Cigars In-Store Event and Cigar Dinner |
| 9/26/2008 9:29:39 AM |
 On Saturday, October 11th, Famous Smoke Shop will host two very special cigar events with Erik Espinosa and Patrick Vivalo of E/O Brands, makers of 601 cigars, Cubao cigars, and Mi Barrio cigars, among others blended exclusively by Don José Pepin Garcia. It all starts at 12:00 PM in the Famous Smoke Shop Retail Store in Easton, PA where the shop will be offering the... Read More |
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Cigars Giving Cigars as a Gift |
| 9/11/2008 6:33:32 PM |
 Is there a cigar aficionado on your gift list? Wondering how to choose decent quality cigars for a friend or loved one? Even if you know nothing about quality cigars or choosing a good cigar, just learning a few basics can help you sniff out (sometimes literally) a good cigar to give to a friend.
Fortunately, quality cigars have now entered the mainstream. Once the symbol... Read More |
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Buy American made cigars at your Online Cigar Store |
| 8/22/2008 6:11:31 PM |
 American cigars are just as popular in the United States as Cuban cigars are around the world. Cuban cigars are very popular in the United States, but since the ban is currently in place, most people usually go for the local brands. However, their is a huge difference between Cuban cigars and American cigars. Cuban cigars simply put, are the best Cigars in the world.
If you... Read More |
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Winston Churchill cigars range lights up |
| 8/20/2008 5:45:47 PM |
 The grandson of Winston Churchill, the former prime minister and arguably the world’s most recognisable smoker, has launched a range of quality cigars bearing his grandfather’s name.
The 67-year-old former journalist and Conservative MP, also called Winston Churchill, has spent the past eight years and gaining exclusive worldwide patents for the range of exclusive quality... Read More |
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Popular culture of smoking Cigars |
| 8/6/2008 4:51:14 PM |
 Major U.S. print media portray cigars favorably; despite widespread coverage of the health effects of cigars smoking, they generally frame cigar use as a lucrative business or a trendy habit, rather than as a health risk. Rich people are often caricatured as wearing top hats and tails and smoking cigars. In the United States a poor-quality cigar is sometimes called a... Read More |
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Quality Cigars ; La Gloria Cubana Serie R Belicoso |
| 5/10/2008 8:55:59 AM |
 Each sampler is wrapped in attractive cigar-themed wrapping paper. Packed in dark mahogany, cabinet-style boxes replete with gold inlay logos and lettering, Serie R quality cigars deliver their extra-bold bouquet as soon as the box is opened. Their full-bodied flavor comes from a special blend of long Dominican and Nicaraguan filler, superb Nicaraguan binder and a... Read More |
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