Maintaining the environment within your humidor will require the use of several cigar accessories. You obviously need a thermometer and a hygrometer. You also need an electronic humidifier for larger humidors. However, the solution used in your humidifier is just as important as having the electronic device in the first place. If you only use distilled…
Category: Cigar Guide
Out of the Box: How to Judge a Good Cigar
Cigars fresh out of the box is no guaranteed way to judge a good cigar as they are generally too young to smoke. when smoked without proper ageing. I recommend that cigars are kept in a humidor. While you can keep your cigars in the box they came in from the store, unfortunately they will dry out…
Can a Dried Cigar be Revived?
There has been much discussion and argument over whether cigars can be revived to their normal state once they have dried out. If a cigar has become dry and the wrapper has not cracked and unravelled, then it can be restored. But this must be done slowly and patiently. If the wrapper has actually broken then…
New to Cubans Cigars? We would recommend…
Choosing your first cigar or next cigars is a pleasurable, but possibly daunting task. The new or occasional smoker will probably wish to choose a mild brand at first before graduating to medium to full bodied cigars. The seasoned smoker may wish to select his favourite cigar or sample a different marque in the fascinating…
Popular Cigar Questions and Answers
We have included this section which covers the most popular cigar questions and answers. Q: What is the proper humidity to maintain in a humidor? A: Between 65 and 75 percent humidity (70 being optimum) Q:What is the proper temperature to store cigars? A: Maintaining cigars at 70 degrees will allow for proper ageing without risk…
Caution: The Tobacco Beetle!
Caution: The tobacco beetle! There is no more depressing sight than, when opening a box of your favourite Havana’s, you find the cigars inside riddled with holes. It means that you have suffered an attack by Lasioderma Serricorne, to give it the scientific name, otherwise called the Tobacco Beetle. If you have any questions or comments…
Cigar Band History and Why They are Used
The cigar band was introduced by the Dutchman Gustave Bock, one of the first Europeans to get involved in the Havana cigar industry, somewhat after the introduction of the cigar box and labels, and for the same reason: to distinguish his brand from the many others on the market. The band has another minor function,…
Preparation for Smoking a Handmade Cigar
Preparation for Smoking a Handmade Cigar can provide a great deal of enjoyment and it should not be rushed. Allow yourself time to appreciate the whole experience, from choosing and cutting to lighting and smoking. The pleasurable ritual of smoking a cigar begins with cutting. Most modern experts agree that the best way to cut…
Guide to Setting up Your Humidor Correctly
Use out guide to setting up your humidor correctly. When most people get their new humidor they are anxious to fill it up with their collection of cigars. If you do this without first re-humidifying the wood in your humidor, you will ruin your cigars. Why? The wood is kiln dried Spanish Cedar and has not had…
Choosing your Cigar
Choosing your cigar is not a simply as it sounds. Cigars come in many shapes and sizes and colours. It is often difficult for a neophyte cigar smoker to get a complete understanding of the how these factors affect the taste. The shape of the cigar is perhaps the hardest thing to describe since there…
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