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When you are a cigar lover, whether an aficionado or a recent devotee, you will begin amassing a collection of your favorite cigars. That presents the dilemma of storing your cigars and keeping them in good shape for future smoking. Enter the humidor.A humidor is a box, lined with a special kind of wood, usually Spanish Cedar, and designed to seal in a way that maintains an interior environment ideal for preserving and protecting your wonderful cigar collection. In order for the tobacco tha …

If you’re a knowledgeable cigar smoker or a novice you’ve probably heard of flavored cigars. And you might be thinking to yourself “Flavored cigars? Now wait a minute!” But before you count them, maybe learn more about the flavor infused cigars we think you need to try.We’re not talking about the manufactured flavored smokes you may know. Sweetened classics like White Owl and Swisher Sweets offer enjoyment and have been around seemingly forever. You may recall your father or even your grandfathe …

The job of your humidor is to maintain the proper temperature and relative humidity necessary for preserving your cigars. Maintaining the perfect cigar humidor humidity is crucial to keeping your stogies smokable but preventing mold from building up and ruining your perfect smoke. Your humidor’s environment also prevents pests and degradation from taking their toll on your precious cargo.So what is the proper humidification and how can you maintain it? Here we will tell you. Follow our tips and …

If you are a cigar enthusiast, there will come a time when you need to travel whether it’s for business or a holiday. In such an instance, it’s understandable that you want to take your cigars with you! What better way to unwind after a business meeting, or on the beach than with a stogie?But traveling with cigars can be complicated and in this article, I answer two important questions - can you bring cigars on a plane, and are cigar lighters allowed on planes? This includes observing TSA regula …

You’ve got a fat stack of cigars fresh in, but you haven’t got a humidor and you don’t want to smoke them quickly. What do you do? You panic a little as you are not sure how long do cigars last without a humidor and you worry they will go to waste. The bad news is, is that cigars typically last for only two days out of the wrapper and without humidor storage. There are ways to improve this as I explain below, but if you intend to buy a large quantity of cigars, you should consider investing …

If you want the best smoking experience from your cigars then you HAVE to know how to light them properly! This starts with the right equipment and I recommend the trust torch lighter. Torch lighters have a more powerful flame and allow you greater control when lighting your stogie.With the correct tool, you then need to know how to use it and in this guide, I explain how to light a cigar with a torch lighter so you can become a lighting master and get maximum flavor from your cigars every time. …

Electric humidors offer improved temperature and humidity control and are far more precise than non-electric devices. You can set the thermostat and humidifier exactly as you want and monitor the climate without additional tools.But how do you get started with an electric humidor and what is the first thing you need to do? Before anything else, seasoning your humidor is essential. As you will see below, this is important for conditioning and giving your cigars an optimum climate for their storag …

It surprises me how many people fall short at the last hurdle before enjoying their cigars. They’ve gone to the effort of investing in a humidor, and have a stock of quality stogies, but when it comes to savoring the flavor and enjoying a smoke, they don’t light up properly!Now, some of you may think this is just cigar snobbery, but I want to show you how using the correct tools to light your stogies is important. Therefore, below, I answer the question, can you light a cigar with a regular ligh …

There are many celebratory occasions that call for a good cigar but none is more celebratory, in our humble opinion, than ringing in the new year. Enjoying a good stogie as a new year filled with promise comes into view isn’t just about being festive. The pleasure of the ritual involved in smoking your cigar is derived from the pause that lets you reflect a bit-on the day,, the year and your plans for the year to come.Our 12 Best Cigars to Ring In The New YearGiven all that your celebratory ciga …

If you have a cigar lover on your gift list then you are very fortunate! There are so many accessories and cigar-related gifts designed to take their pleasurable pastime to a blissful new level. And isn’t that what holiday gift-giving is all about? Here we offer our tried and true suggestions that are sure to please even the most established cigar aficionado. Without further adieu, here is our 2023 Cigar Holiday Gift Guide for Cigar Lovers.2023 Holiday Gift GuideNo matter the arsenal of accessor …