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EDUBLOG: Is Weather Playing Havoc With Your Cigars?
When the cold winter weather hits and your heat pump kicks in, this can have a detrimental effect on all but the most...
BLOG: Protecting the Cherry
Last week I watched a Luxury goods website's VLOG (video BLOG) on the "right way to smoke a cigar" - what bemused me ...
The Great Cellophane Debate...
Any aficionado will know that some cigars come with a cellophane wrapper and this has created one of the longest deba...
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 is nice to see the return of many expats & tourists to New Zealand; who...
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...
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...
Cigars Basics: 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...
BLOG: Cigar Storage 101
As we approach another hot summer across New Zealand, I thought a quick BLOG-TIP on storing your cigars is in good or...
Pro Tip- Buy Quality Cigars
I want to be sure you understand the difference between a machine made and a hand made cigar, and the pros and cons o...
BLOG: My First Cigar
MY FIRST CIGARCopyright (C), 1893, by The S. Brainard's Sons Co.Words and Music by M. Le Roy.'Twas on a quiet afterno...