March 14th, 2010 by Ned Marks
My uncle always bragged to us about his Rolex watch. He showed it off, wore it constantly, and found ways to bring it up in conversations….speaking of stem cell research, the other day I was winding my Rolex…..
We figured he was just excited: the watch on his wrist was worth more than an arm and a leg. But, upon his death, when his watch was handed down to one of my cousins, we came to find that his Rolex was fake….and he knew it all along.
Our society is full of these kinds of things, things that are fake. There are fake watches, fake breasts, and, unbeknownst to the male gender, fake orgasms. Not immune to this counterfeiting are cigars, particularly Cuban cigars.
Though Cuban cigars have been illegal in the US since a trade embargo was signed by JFK in the 1960′s, they still seem to surface every…
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March 9th, 2010 by Ned Marks
Like a fine glass of wine, a cigar also tastes fine. Cigars are subject to taste as is wine. Cigars have companies that try to copy them just like cigars. When you find something that meets your taste, you will wan to continue to have that taste. That does not mean you cannot taste others, but some connoisseurs are stuck famous cigars that they will only smoke.
Some of the famous cigars that top the list when people are asked about what cigar they prefer are by far disturbing to some:
Trinidad
Romeo Y Julieta
Bolivar
Cohiba
H. Upman
Montecristo
Ramon Allones
Cuban cigars are famous cigars and still make their way into the country, but they are contraband. The only reason they are famous is because of the controversy. Because it was banned, everyone labels them as famous cigars and ignore the rest. Because of the embargo against the…
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March 4th, 2010 by Ned Marks
Cuban cigars still hold the market as a premium cigar even after the embargo was placed on the product. People still look for this cigar and usually end up with a fraudulent cigar instead of the real thing. The Habanas still hold onto people as a connoisseur of these premium cigars. Even when prices top the list, people still buy these cigars at any cost. Why do people do this? They do it for the taste and have not experienced all the other premium cigars offered locally. These cigars offer quality flavor and draw just as the Cuban cigar does.
Knowing that these cigars are considered contraband, many people or cigar smokers do not care. They look for the cigars everywhere and some probably have their own connections to the popular cigar. Although we try to find the Cuban cigars because they are premium cigars, we forget that some people…
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June 11th, 2009 by Ned Marks
There are different standards of quality in when you are looking at cigars. The best rated cigar is not always the most expensive, and the best price cigar is not just a throw away thought. You can find that some of the cheaper cigars are in fact the best by far. What you will need to do in order to find out what cigar is right for you is to ask the opinion of friends, family, and try a few different brands yourself.
The Mild, Medium, And Full Body Cigars
Most of the time, the best price cigar will be the one that you are familiar with as tasting less than perfect. Well, this is not always the case. Instead of the thinking about the price first, you will want to think about the experience. What matters most is the type of cigar that you prefer. You can get…
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June 9th, 2009 by Ned Marks
If you have ever wondered why cigars are stored in a humidor than I am here to help. Any tobacconist worth his salt will have a cigar store humidor. The size and quality of each cigar store humidor will vary, but the overall purpose and function is the same. There is no other reason to have a cigar store humidor than to provide the customer with the highest quality smoke and best cigar that money can buy.
How A Cigar Store Humidor Works
A humidor does not necessarily have to be like the cigar store humidors we think of. A humidor is simply any box or room that has a consistent humidity. Certain boxes function very well for this purpose. Small wooden or acrylic glass boxes can be used to store several dozen cigars, but generally speaking in order to store more than that you will need a cigar store…
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June 7th, 2009 by Ned Marks
There are several reasons why you would not want to shop at an online cigar store. While an online cigar store can be a great shopping experience, I have found that purchasing locally offers many advantages you just can not find on the internet.
Advantages To Not Purchasing At An Online Cigar Store
While most online cigar stores are reputable, there are plenty out there that are not. You can never tell how long the cigars you are purchasing have been sitting around and whether or not the have been aged and stored properly. This brings us to the first big advantage for using a local store. More will have a cigar store humidor that you can walk into to take a look at there cigars. These offer you the chance to get a really good look at the cigars you are buying. Unlike an online cigar store, you can…
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June 5th, 2009 by Ned Marks
There are many good reasons to use an online cigar shop, and just as many bad ones. This article is going to take a look at the pros and cons of using an online cigar shop. I am not going to take a look at individual online cigar shops but rather take a look at the industry as whole and weigh the various reasons as to why someone would or would not want to use and online cigar shop.
Pros For Using An Online Cigar Shop
The first and most obvious choice for choosing an online cigar store is price. You can shop around and compare like models of cigars against other stores to get the best price. By shopping this way you can assure yourself that you are getting the best possible deal. It is really difficult to do this by going from store to store.
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