Cigar Grads 4 - Ash Woes

   

   Welcome to this ashy edition of Cigar Graduates. This time I'm covering a behavior of cigar smoking that many of you have probably noticed already. Unusual burns. There are a number of burn patterns that can develop for various reasons but the most common reasons are (1) the cigar was poorly made or (2) the cigar was stored improperly. I have heard may times that a well made and properly stored cigar will burn straight and even. However, you or I can read all we want but nothing tells all like experience. I've smoked hundreds of cigars and can give you a remedy for some of those burn misfits. 

Cigar Grads 3 - Dry Climate Humidity Control.

   By now you've already got your humidor seasoned and working. However, being a humidor owner has its ups and downs. Even though your humidor is stable the moment, there will be occasions where it will mysteriously loose containment or fluctuate. This entry will explain and inform you about why your humidor is doing this and what you can do about it.

Cigar Grads 2 - Keeping a Journal

    Welcome to the second edition of Cigar Graduates. This topic focuses on why it might be good to keep a journal and how it can help you learn your tastes. Let me begin by saying this is by no means an expectation of a cigar enthusiast, it is simply personal choice. Smoking a cigar is purely for enjoyment and it should stay that way, however if you want to learn how to "read" a cigar you might want to stay tuned!

Cigar Grads 1 - Box Pressed Cigars

    Hello and welcome to the first installment of Cigar Graduates. From here on out we will discuss topics that go a bit further than cigar basics. This week is the ever argued subject of box pressed vs round. Do you know the difference? You might as far as knowing how they differ in appearance, but appearance is only part of the difference. Let me start off with explaining square, or box pressed, cigars.