Cigar

Wouldn’t it be great if there was such a college class as Premium Cigars 101? I know I would attend.

            As a cigar collector (2000 and counting) …
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Have you ever been to a running of the Kentucky Derby? Talk about high powered horsepower and even more high powered Cigars. Kentucky is known for three things, fast Horses, great …
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I’m sitting in the desert, staring at a red-crescent moon in a jet blue Arab sky…pecking at the laptop, smoking a $2 Arturo Fuente Curly Head, and glad just to …
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The Final Product As soon as the cigar is out of the rollers hands, it can be smoked. But you had better smoke quickly, because after a few days, the …
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When I was a kid about ten or twelve, everyone kept a coffee table lighter and a box of cigarettes in the living room.  Absent a party or some kind …
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You never hear A.J. Fernandez’s name mentioned in the cigar world. But you will. Fernandez is the founder, co-owner, and master blender at Tabacalera Fernandez, a small cigar factory …
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Once the tobacco has finished the initial fermenting and aging process, it is ready to be rolled. Factory rollers work in teams of two. From bale to wrapper takes as …
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From Seed to Seedling

The beginning of every leaf of tobacco used to create a cigar is the seed. The tobacco seed is small – a handful of seeds is …
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Once the fermentation process is finished, the tobacco continues to age. After they are dry, the tobacco leaves are sorted, packed into bales and stored away. Since the tobacco is …
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Let me just say that I am a newbie. Don’t rake me over the coals for this. This is just my interpretation of my new love.

I always come home …
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