Cigar Aficionado

What is cigar culture? cigar smokers are connoisseurs, similar to wine connoisseurs. We enjoy the good life, and our desire to enjoy various types of cigars (or wine) is just...

The rain had stopped and I was finally outside after a long day of nothing but the radio and mom. The year was 1941 and it seemed like a time...

Smoking cigars today may be a very un-politically correct subject, and perhaps cigars may be an un-politically correct gift... but I'm a quality cigar smoker - and I'm proud of...

Any cigar smoker has, at one time or another, been asked why they smoke cigars. Most of us come up with our own little excuses, usually just to pass the...

Mark Twain once wrote, “The Cigar is the urban man's campfire”. In the old west, the campfire was the place where the community could come after a long day on...

A wisp of fragrance transported me 30 years and 3000 miles to the backyard of my childhood where my brother, sister, mother and I would sit on our swing looking...

There may be no greater bond than sitting down to unwind and enjoy the terrific company amongst friends, family, and work associates. And the best way to enhance that bond...

Looking into the cigar smoke, I notice the subtle motion. As the movement slows, it draws my attention closer. I cannot explain the poetry of this moment. It is complex...

Wouldn't it be great if there was such a college class as Premium Cigars 101? I know I would attend. As a cigar collector (2000 and counting) and a smoker...