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The Essentials Guide - Executive Summary
This is Part One of a Four Part series on The Essentials Guide
Today I will give you a top-down essentials guide to w...
BLOG: Let's get something straight real quick
The most common cigar asked for in our shop or via email is a "Churchill" - please take note, a Churchill is not a sp...
BLOG: Cuban Cigar Alternatives
After the 2019-2022 COVID-19 Pandemic, it would be remiss if I didn't notice the return of many expats to New Zealand...
I've had a cigar before but didn't like it
Please let me start with why cigars are a luxury In New Zealand and should be treasured and enjoyed... we simply do n...
How to deal with the Nic Hit
This can happen to anyone enjoying a cigar - even a seasoned aficionado will sometimes forget the basics or pick a ci...
BLOG: Best Cigar Smoking Tips for Beginners and Aficionados
The Cigar Merchant' shares his Best Cigar Smoking Tips
First and foremost my fellow aficionados - in New Zealand ciga...
The Most Important Cigar Tool?
Everyone has a drawer full of knives- a knife for every purpose- a bread knife, a chef's knife, paring knife, maybe a...
Cigar Basics - Cutting Your Cigar
A bad cut will ruin even the best cigar, so it is important to cut your cigar correctly to avoid disappointment later...
How to avoid feeling Sick or Dizzy from a Strong Cigar
It happens to the best of us, either we didn't eat enough before hand or just don't have the right sugar levels befor...
Cigar Basics - Selecting Your Cigar
More Than a Hobby- a great Cigar is the start of your Passion
Purchasing a cigar can seem very daunting given the vas...
Tobacco Beetles - What to Do
Protecting your investment in your favourite passion
What is the Tobacco Beetle?
Well, it's official title is "Lasiod...
Cigar 101: How to store your cigars
FIRST THINGS FIRST.
In order to know how to best store cigars we need to know what the optimum storage values are, f...