Cigar Basics

A cigar has to be lit first before its flavorful smoke can be enjoyed. Before lighting it, however, a cigar usually has to be cut first. Cutting a cigar has evolved into a process that requires a special skill. Given the proper information needed, anybody can learn this special skill. There are several types of […]

Amarillo: A type of shade-grown yellow wrapper leaf. Amatista: A glass jar that containing 50 pieces of cigars. Belicoso: A pyramid-shaped cigar with a rounded taper at the head. Its length is around 5 to 5 ½ inches and its ring gauge is about 50. Bloom (also called plume): A fine white powder that results […]

Lighting a cigar seems very simple but like a lot of things today, it has developed into a specialized skill. Cigar enthusiasts may still enjoy their favorite choice of cigar without having this specialized skill but by exerting a little effort to acquire that skill will allow them to enjoy every cigar to the fullest. […]

A couple of years ago, cigars were not favored by a lot people due to their image that associates them with sweaty politicians and disorderly couch potatoes. In the 19th century, cigars reclaimed their image of elegance and their popularity. There are a lot of smoking clubs, both real and online, nowadays. Cigar reviews usually […]

The important characteristics of cigars include its type, its shape, its size, and its color. The color of cigars depends on the shade of their outer wrapper leaves. There are about a dozen different shades of cigar colors and some of them blend gradually into another. The type of tobacco used in the production of […]

Smoking a cigar seems to be a simple thing to do. Simply smoking a cigar may be easy but smoking it correctly is a very different thing. The first thing that has to be remembered when it comes to smoking cigars is to avoid inhaling. Cigars are definitely not fat cigarettes and their smoke is […]

A cigar is a tightly rolled stick of dried and fermented tobacco that is ignited at one end so that it can be used for smoking. It usually has a diameter of about half an inch and a length of about six inches. Although its description may seem so simple, a cigar becomes complex when […]