Cigar Aficionado

Like flavored cigarettes, flavored cigars are definitely an acquired taste for some. For others, they define the smoking experience. Should you give them a try if you haven’t done so...

All cigar wrappers are oily to some degree, as oil is part of tobacco’s makeup. But some wrappers definitely have a more oily or shiny appearance than others. Some even...

There’s been a lot of discussion on what matters more--temperature or humidity--when storing cigars, and there’s also a lot of bad information on this subject out there. But the bottom...

Premium cigars differ from cigarettes in one big way—cigarettes are wrapped in paper or, as the National Cancer Institute puts it “other substance that does not contain tobacco”, while cigars...

What foods go well with cigars? Maybe the better question is, what doesn’t? Whether you’re putting together a cigar dinner where you puff while eating or planning to enjoy your...

The saying “just about anything goes” definitely is apropos when it comes to pairing cigars with drinks. Try to find a drink that doesn’t go well with a cigar, as...

“Young” cigars are simply what the name suggests; they’re cigars that are not far removed from the manufacturing process. In other words, they’re fairly freshly formed. Typically, cigars are given...

What are wet cigars? The term “wet” when used to describe cigars can mean a couple of different things, neither of which being very desirable. It can apply to young...

Temperatures are rising, flowers and trees are budding out…spring is definitely in the air. The change of season does something to people—maybe it’s the sap rising—that typically results in dusting...