Cigar Aficionado

It shouldn’t happen, and it especially shouldn’t happen if you’re a savvy smoker who pays attention to and keeps tracks of the attributes of the cigars you like, but every...

Guillotine, V, punch--there are many ways to prepare a premium cigar for smoking. In a pinch, you can even use scissors or a knife…and if you’re really desperate, your teeth....

When you come across a cigar as fully dressed as the Fuente Anejo, whether you should leave all the wrappings on or take them off is a logical question. The...

For long-term storage of premium cigars, sticking them in a freezer might seem to make some sense. As long as you put them in and leave them there, it’s not...

Rocky Patel is a man with a mission -- to create the finest premium cigars in the world. He started his company more than a decade ago, then survived the...

The most misunderstood of decadent indulgence there is…in my eyes at least. I am a fairly new cigar smoker of a grand 6 years of experience. There is nothing more...

I am not writing this article to tell you about my personal top ten list of cigars, creative ways to light a Cigar, or my first experience with a cigar,...

While relaxing on the plane ride to the warm southern climes of the Caribbean, I reflect on the long cold winter so far and how I am looking forward to...

What is cigar culture? cigar smokers are connoisseurs, similar to wine connoisseurs. We enjoy the good life, and our desire to enjoy various types of cigars (or wine) is just...