Casual cigar owners often ask themselves: is a humidor really necessary? The answer is: only if you care about the quality and taste of your cigars. After all, for some smokers, the after-dinner cigar is more symbolic than anything – a conspicuous display, perhaps, of taste and leisure, or a social or familial ritual. If, [...]

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Smoking quality cigars requires a hint of attitude, a dash of poise, and a spoonful of consideration. If you are a cigar lover, make sure you follow the etiquette that comes with your passion. You might have never thought about smoking as something that could be done properly, but believe it or not, there is [...]

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Smoking can help boost memory and concentration, say scientists. The discovery offers hope of a nicotine pill that mimics these effects to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Experts are developing drugs that copy the active ingredients in tobacco that stimulate the brain without causing heart disease, cancer, stroke or addiction. The move follows the discovery that nicotine [...]

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Size The size of your humidor depends on how many cigars you want to store and whether you want the humidor to travel. Consider separate humidors for use at home and away. Multiply the length, width and height of humidors to compare cubic inches, as cigar-count measurements may not reflect the actual storage of the [...]

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The sum and total of cigar knowledge, lore, etiquette and practical advice could fill dozens and dozens of books.  True cigar aficionados aren’t born; they’re bred with a body of knowledge that is the product of their experience. But if you had to extract the essentials, it would look something like this: DO… • Neatly [...]

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Cuban cigars originate from the Caribbean, which has a tropical climate very different to Europe. As a natural product, your Havana cigars need to be kept carefully. They are used to being in a warm climate with a relatively high humidity. Therefore they will need to be protected from extremes of temperature and humidity (particularly [...]

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Once you have received your humidor, there are some precautionary steps that should be taken before filling it up with your treasured stogies. If steps are not taken to re-humidify the cedar wood, you may ruin your cigars. The reason is that the cedar lining has not had a chance to reach its equilibrium. This [...]

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