601 Serie Black Robusto Cigar Review

Handmade in Nicaragua, the 601 Serie Black is a medium to full bodied blend of Nicaraguan fillers that is finished with a spicy Connecticut wrapper.

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Padilla Miami Churchill Cigar Review

Padilla Miami is a very limited production boutique blend that has received high marks from Cigar Aficionado. Ernesto Padilla is among the top ten blenders in the cigar business.

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Victor Sinclair 10th Aniversario Churchil Cigar Review

Victor Sinclair 10th Aniversario is full-bodied and full-flavored utilizing tobacco that creates robust notes of spice, which carry into a very long finish.

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Romeo y Julieta 1875 Deluxe No 2 Cigar Review

The renowned Romeo y Julieta is one of the world’s best selling brands. This Dominican version is medium bodied with a smooth and crisp aroma.

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Punch Gran Puro Pico Bonito Cigar Review

Punch Gran Puro is all-Honduran with an extra-dark, extra-bold Havana-seed wrapper developed exclusively for this cigar in the rich San Agustin Valley of Honduras.

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How to Choose a Cigar

January 7, 2009

 

Since cigars have gained a resurgence in popularity, the market has been flooded. Older, more prominent family brands now share their shelf space with newer brands hoping to lure away smokers from some of the more established favorites. With so many choices it may seem daunting and yet it does not have to be. So, [...]

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Cigar Size Guide

January 7, 2009

 

If you smoke a cigar too fast, it will overheat. Overheating is not good. You can quickly ruin a cigar by overheating it. The tobacco that has not yet burned will release fumes as the overheated smoke passes and then the flavor characteristics of the cigar changes, normally for the worse. This is very true with [...]

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Maker’s Mark Donates Cigars To Troops

January 2, 2009

Cigar companies from across the industry have been donating cigars to the American troops stationed overseas since combat operations in the Middle East began. This month, Maker’s Mark Cigars joined the effort, creating a special Maker’s Mark cigar for U.S. troops and spearheading an effort to get more cigars into their hands.
“We have actively donated [...]

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New Cigar Inn Opens in Manhattan

January 2, 2009

The new Cigar Inn in Manhattan officially opened for business on December 2 as owners (and brothers) Billy, Gus and Bass Fakih cut the ribbon to the shop, welcoming in a crowd of about 50 patrons and friends. The upscale cigar store, located on Second Avenue between East 53rd and 54th streets, contains the world’s [...]

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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Smoking Tent

December 22, 2008

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s beloved “smoking tent,” which sits in the center of a damp and mostly shaded inner courtyard in the Capitol, won’t be subject to new anti-smoking rules approved by the Legislature and signed by the governor.

Since he can’t smoke cigars inside his office, Schwarzenegger erected the tent outside, decorated it in an African [...]

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How To Smoke a Cigar

December 22, 2008

TIME
To really appreciate your cigar, smoke slowly and not draw too frequently, which will heat it and spoil the taste. You should take about a puff a minute. To smoke a corona should take about one half hour, and the bigger cigars such as a Churchill or a Double Corona can take more than an [...]

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Cigar Insider sees CAO’s Vision as “OUTSTANDING”

December 22, 2008

CAO, one of the world’s foremost premium cigar manufacturers, was awarded a ‘90’ rating (“Outstanding”) for its latest release – CAO Vision – in the March 27 edition of Cigar Insider.

Cigar Insider is the bi-monthly newsletter published by Cigar Aficionado magazine, widely recognized as the ultimate authority of the premium cigar industry. The first Dominican-made [...]

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New York Governor Proposes Cigar Tax Hike

December 22, 2008

Facing a projected $12.5 billion budget shortfall, New York Gov. David Paterson offered a $121.1 billion dollar spending plan Tuesday that proposes many new taxes, includes raising the state cigar tax.
If the proposed budget were to be approved, New York cigar smokers would be forced to pay 50 cents per cigar. The current tax is [...]

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