Fighting the Beetles: Protecting Your Cigars from Infestation

Your cigar box may be at risk of a secret predator.  Many cigar aficionados have been shocked and repulsed at finding their treasured cigars infested with Lasioderma Serricorne, also known as tobacco beetles.  This dreaded beetle feeds on your precious cigars.  They don’t care if your cigars are drugstore mass-market brands, or imported beauties. What is [...]

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How to Blow Smoke Rings with Your Cigar

Do you yearn to blow smoke rings with your cigar like a pro?  Stogie aficionados often speak of the ceremony-like deliberateness of smoking a good cigar.  Blowing smoke rings is the mark of a smoker who enjoys the smooth and relaxing effects of smoking.  But how do you blow a good smoke ring?  Some argue [...]

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Drugstore Cigars: A Good Buy?

The sheer diversity of cigars can be confusing for new smokers.  Many new smokers want to know:  is it OK to buy cigars from their local drugstore or chain store?  What is the quality of these cigars?  Can you expect to get good flavor from these cigars? While of course, it’s perfectly OK to purchase these [...]

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Check the Ashtray: Using Ashes to Determine the Quality of Your Cigar

How to tell if your cigar is of the highest quality?  Check the ashtray—the ashes left behind can speak volumes about the quality of your cigar.  Here a few simple tips to determining the quality of your cigar. First, note how fast your cigar burns.  A cigar that seems to burn too quickly or disposes ashes [...]

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Ship Cuban Cigars To US

There is a big question as to whether you can ship Cuban cigars to US (United States).  There are a variety of answers, depending on the exact question.  In a sense, the answer is yes because there are Cuban cigars in the US.  But in a sense, the answer is no because you can’t just [...]

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