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What Is Blue Mold?

What Is Blue Mold?

What exactly is blue mold?

May 1, 2017
How To Cut A Cigar With Scissors

How To Cut A Cigar With Scissors

What's the proper method to snip a cigar cap?

April 24, 2017
When Is It Time To Stop Aging A Cigar?

When Is It Time To Stop Aging A Cigar?

When aging cigars, how long is too long?

April 17, 2017
Is It OK To Mix Cigar Brands In My Humidor?

Is It OK To Mix Cigar Brands In My Humidor?

Is it all right for cigars to comingle in my humidor?

April 10, 2017
Why Do Cigars Sometimes Make My Mouth Dry?

Why Do Cigars Sometimes Make My Mouth Dry?

When I smoke a cigar, sometimes it makes my mouth terribly dry. Why is that?

April 3, 2017
How Can I Tell If A Cigar Retailer Is Good Or Not?

How Can I Tell If A Cigar Retailer Is Good Or Not?

How do I make sure I am buying cigars from the right place?

March 27, 2017
How To Light A Cigar With A Butane Lighter

How To Light A Cigar With A Butane Lighter

Is there a special lighting method with butane lighters?

March 20, 2017
How Do Cigarmakers Create Box-Pressed Cigars?

How Do Cigarmakers Create Box-Pressed Cigars?

Box-pressing originated in Cuba and is still practiced there, but many non-Cuban brands have adopted the technique.

March 13, 2017
How Often Should I Ash A Cigar?

How Often Should I Ash A Cigar?

I tend to ash often and noticed that my cigars often burn unevenly. Could this be related to how often I ash?

March 6, 2017

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