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The Tradition of Barber Pole Cigars
Simply looking and admiring a Barber Pole Cigar; you don't immediately contemplate how much extra skill is required t...
Relighting Your Cigar - Should You? Can You?
Today Grant "The Cigar Merchant" Ovenden discusses the possibilities of relighting a Premium Cigar after it has gone ...
Do Different Tobacco Types have Specific Flavour Profiles?
Thanks to Pete for suggesting this great BLOG topic - it proved to be quite a challenge!
Every different cigar line ...
Understanding Cigar Sizes and Smoking Times
Let me start that Cigar Sizes vs Smoking Times is a very subjective discussion; every person enjoys a cigar at differ...
BLOG: Simply put, not the same!
Grant "The Cigar Merchant" Ovenden discusses the subject of Cuban Cigars vs Non-Cuban Cigars (Premium Cigars).
Tupperdors - Everything You Need To Know
Tupperdors - what are they?
Simply put, many years ago an aficionado ran out of space in their humidor and grabbed a ...
Cigar Basics - Cutting Your Cigar
Learn from The Cigar Merchant how to cut your cigar like a seasoned aficionado!
The Essentials Guide - Executive Summary
The Essentials Guide - Executive Summary
Today I will give you a top-down essentials guide to what you need to enjoy ...
BLOG: Wrapper vs Binder vs Filler
The Cigar Merchant of New Zealand shares his thoughts on the makeup of a cigar when it comes to wrapper vs binder vs ...
Rethinking Humidity and Cigar Storage
Well for the last 30 years I've always followed the 70/70 rule (70F or 21C and 70% humidity) - however (thankfully) a...
BLOG: Mould vs Plume or Bloom
Observations & pre-amble...
In the research and writing of this very very touchy subject it would be my humble be...
Anatomy of a Cigar
Today we will look at the anatomy of a cigar, what makes it so special and why.
Over the past three decades it is fai...