Help, I am a Certified Cigar Nut It’s amazing how you’ve progressed from a cigar newbie, to a budding aficionado, and into a veteran cigar smoker. Now you’ve smoked everything and have even circled back to previous loves you might be asking yourself: “What’s next? Where do I go from here?” Well, honestly I can’t tell [...]

I still consider myself a relatively new cigar smoker. I’ve smoked quite a few sticks, but nothing in comparison to some of the veterans that I interviewed for this post. I reached out to some guys I know in the industry. Fellow bloggers, people that create cigars for a living, and even a brick and [...]

We created this Cigar Size & Shape Chart to be a quick visual reference for cigar smokers. This is by no means a complete list of all cigar shapes and sizes, but it should get you started. We listed the most common sizes with their ring gauge and their length in the Standard system. There [...]

I am a Budding Aficionado! That’s great to hear! You’ve made it past the Part 1: The Honeymoon Phase and you’ve begun to really enjoy cigars. You have smoked your fair share and you’re beginning to learn what you like and dislike. Now you want to learn more about all the different types of cigars out [...]

So you’re just starting to dive into the world of cigars. You’ve talked to a few friends that enjoy smoking. You’ve hung out with them enough to where you’ve gotten over the “smell of cigar smoke”. Now you actually enjoy that sweet aroma of a stogie. Congratulations, you’ve passed the first step of becoming a [...]

I am an Old Hat at Smoking Cigars You’re passed the honeymoon phase, hell you’re passed the 10 year anniversary. You’re an old hat of a cigar smoker that point. You’ve smoked everything under the sun and now you’re circling your back around to all these cigars you’ve had before. Where’s the excitement in that? [...]

Whether you want to become a connoisseur or simply have the ability to pull out more flavors from cigars and spirits, you have to develop your palate. This will come naturally with time and experience. There are, however, some ways to help speed up the process. Just remember this task is never ending. Even the [...]

A Little Background On my 18th birthday my friends decided to throw a birthday party for me at my mom’s house. They even called in some friends that I had met at the local college to come back in town to celebrate. Because I was turning 18 and could legally purchase tobaccoo I decided I [...]

This is an on going debate this time of year, every year, in every cigar forum, and everyone’s twitter feed. I realize that some people live where it gets really cold, and they can’t smoke inside. So obviously they have it worse than most others. However, there are still options available to everyone. Luckily, I’ve [...]

As an avid fan of cigars and the culture that surrounds them, and as someone who worked in Washington D.C. in a former life, I am deeply troubled by legislation and laws that have been put in place by the current administration. In June of 2009, President Obama signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco [...]