Over the past century or so, premium cigars have evolved into different shapes and sizes (or vitolas). There is also a much larger...

In the spirit of holiday gift giving for a divorced man, I decided to buy something for myself; the Audew JC-48A Thermoelectric Humidor....

There has been a question that has been puzzling me for the past week or so and it has to do with a cigar’s ring gauge. If you smoke...

Most of the time when I’m trying to catch up on the latest cigar news, I find myself wondering how can something so simple, become so...

I don’t know about you, but I’m getting annoyed by the amount of conflicting information I’m receiving all over the internet. You can...

There are pros and cons for both active and passive humidification systems. Before we delve into which system is better, it’s important...

These past few months have been a nightmare with lockdowns, curfews, an irrational economic frenzy of stockpiling paper products and...

Do you believe in cigar ratings? Does your opinion change based on cigar ratings? This is a huge topic of debate because of our favorite...

During our last Cigar Tipsters Episode Mark Jr. and I discussed the topic of the PCA Trade Show and how some of the biggest names in...

Some say it’s based on the number of cigars a company produces and the exclusive choices of cigars to choose from. Others say it’s how...

Emotional Taste Perception. Sounds intriguing doesn’t it? Whether you are a novice or a veteran cigar smoker you have run into this...

The Don Pepin Garcia Cuban classic was the first blend developed in the Garcia Factory in Esteli Nicaragua. It uses all Nicaraguan...

“Yes, if it costs more it means it’s a better cigar right?....WROnG!”. You’ve read this online before and heard this argument a million...

Marco Rubio is a (R) Junior U.S. Senator from FL, whom you may remember ran in the 2016 Republican Primaries for President of the United...

I hope this helps explain the fundamentals of cigar tasting.

Below is a compiled list of my own thoughts, and stereotypical misconceptions about the premium tobacco world. My goal is not to sound...

This concern of US/Cuban relations has been on the minds of the U.S. cigar smoking community for generations. It has been debated and...

My name is Ben and although I currently live in Southern Maine, I moved from Knoxville TN where I grew up. I am a University of TN...

I was reading a couple of articles last night and I discovered an interesting article. Among all the political downfall and societal...

You were told by someone, who knew someone, to go into the cigar shop and buy a cigar for some friends. You have never shopped for cigars...