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Cigar Anatomy
You don’t necessarily need to be able to dissect your cigar in order to enjoy it. However, a bit of knowledge about the anatomy of your cigar might give you a better appreciation for it, and could enhance your overall cigar smoking experience.
Cap
The cap is an essential component of the cigar, holding everything together. Made from a loose piece of tobacco, the cap is attached to the top of the cigar using natural glue to secure the wrapper and ensure that it does not unravel. This is the portion of the cigar that you cut before the fun of smoking it commences. It’s a good idea to cap about 2 millimetres off your cigar but.... Click here to read more
How Far Down Should You Smoke A Cigar?
Quite often a hotly debated topic when it comes to smoking cigars, we delve into the age-old question, “how far down should you smoke a cigar?”
Unwritten RulesMany cigar smokers have their own ideas of when you should stop smoking a cigar. Some of the most common assumptions about cigar smoking are that you should stop smoking your stogie when it hits the cigar band, whereas others say you should let your cigar burn out naturally once you reach three finger-widths left.
There are many different unwritten rules when it comes to your fine cigar; we have even heard from some aficionados that you shouldn’t smoke more than half of the cigar, which .... Click here to read more
Know Your Rolling Tobacco Accessories
Firstly, tobacco has an incredibly long history across Europe and America. It is well known that the explorer Christopher Columbus brought with him the seeds from which to grow tobacco to America and has since become one of the largest exports from the country. There are many ways from which to consume the product, but it is the accessories to make your life easier that we will focus on here. It is vital to keep your tobacco secure and fresh when you roll your own cigarettes using rolling tobacco.
There is a wide range of accessories to store your rolling tobacco. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes but predominantly come in the form of a pouch. Rolling tobacco pouches .... Click here to read more
What ingredients go into a cigar?
Before you smoke a cigar, you should really know what actually goes into them. When you can answer this question, you can begin assessing the quality of specific cigars with a more analytical and educated viewpoint. Most cigars consist of three elements, the filler tobacco, a binder leaf and the outer wrapper.
For cigar smokers just starting out, it’s critical that you can identify the differences between handmade and machine made cigars. Cigars that are made by hand normally use a ‘long filler’ tobacco, which are leaves that run the whole length of a cigar. They combined manually through the filler, binder and wrapper, creating an interlinked and enjoyable ci.... Click here to read more
Lighters - A Smokers Necessity
An important accessory for a smoker is, of course, a lighter. When you have a great range of different smoking equipment, smoking becomes a much more satisfying experience. A good lighter, case and holder may be the perfect addition to any avid smoker’s collection.A cigarette lighter is a metal or plastic container which contains lighter fluids held under pressure, ready to be ignited when the smoker requires a flame. Given the simple mechanism of the lighter, they are available is a huge range of designs that range from metal decorative cases to very simple plastic ones that are classed as ‘disposable’. Ranging from simple and stylish all the way to the bizarre.... Click here to read more
