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How To Cut A Cigar

I wanted to get back to basics with this post for the new cigar smokers that join this hobby every day. Cutting is an important part of cigar smoking that if done incorrectly can result in a pain in the ass cigar. There are many ways to cut your cigar. You will have to [...]

Get The Puck!

I have been a believer in RH beads since the first time I used them two years ago. The only issue I had was making space for them in my humidors. The Puck takes care of that problem for me. The Puck was made to utilize RH beads and make them easy to place in [...]

Common Cigar Abbreviations

A while back a member of the CB forum posted this. It is a list of common abbreviations you might see in cigar forums. Feel free to leave a comment if you think any should be added to the list.
898 varn = 898 Varnished
AF = Arturo Fuente
AFAIK - = As far as I [...]

Around The Cigar Blogs

I have been busy as hell the past couple of weeks and have not had much time to post much. Here is some good reading from some other good cigar blogs.
Stogie Review did a review on the 601 Maduro. Brian has a funny little story about showing up to a pipe herf with cigars in hand. The [...]