Emotional Taste Perception. Sounds intriguing doesn’t it?  Whether you are a novice or a veteran cigar smoker you have run into this topic either accidentally or on purpose. Emotional Taste Perception basically means your environment or emotions can alter your percepti...

I know I’ve written about this topic before, but as I was driving home today I realized I missed a valuable point. One time several years ago I was attending one of my aforementioned Chattanooga Tweetup events in Chattanooga, TN. On the last night of the event we got t...

I’ve been trying to keep up in the latest media on what’s been going on with the premium tobacco industry and the USFDA. There’s not much news unfortunately because there is a small percentage of premium cigar smokers vs. cigarette smokers. Drew Newman, fourth generati...

I’ve been fortunate enough, as many of you have, to attend many cigar events from diffferent parts of the country. Some I thought were better than other, but are some events worth it? And why? I was reading an article written by Tobacco Business Magazine back in May/Ju...

Some of us have a go-to drink for the holidays, others don’t. Aside from egg nog at Christmas and mulled wine at Thanksgiving, there’s just something special about being in the cold either indoors or outdoors and having a warm glass of your favorite beverage. For me, i...

Well now that is an interesting question. How can we, the male population, make a cigar bar/lounge/tobacco shop more female friendly? We read article after article basked on interview questions from female cigar smokers that they wish the lounges were more catered for...