Halloween is a time of fun and superstition; a celebration of life and death falling on the eve of the day honoring dead ancestors, saints and martyrs. From the Gaelic festival of Samhain, when people wore costumes and lighted bonfires to ward off roaming spirits, the present-day Halloween has evolved. Today, it features child-friendly trick-or-treating […]
October 21 is Apple Day, a celebration that started in 1904 to help increase apple sales and promote awareness of and interest in apples and apple-related products. Throughout October, the apple industry holds promotional campaigns to remind people about the goodness and benefits of one of America’s most beloved fruits. Apples in American Culture Although […]
Patricia Bays Haroski registered “National Boss’s Day” with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 1958. Working as a secretary for her father at the State Farm Insurance Company in Deerfield, Illinois, Haroski chose October 16th, as the holiday’s official calendar date. Haroski’s efforts were rewarded when in 1962, Illinois Governor Otto Kerner officially proclaimed Boss’s […]
A cigar is essentially a cylinder of dried and fermented tobacco, rolled in a variety of sizes and wrapped in a tobacco leaf for smoking. Cigars are bigger than the typical cigarette and take longer to smoke. Aficionados consider cigars the finest and best way to enjoy tobacco. Cigars come in various sizes and shapes. […]
With Obama starting to lift some of Cuba’s embargo, Cuban cigars may be returning to America sooner than later. Here are a few Cuban cigar favorites to keep an eye out for. H. Upmann was the favorite cigar of the late President John F. Kennedy. These cigars are quite bland at the start, but the […]
For the cigar aficionado, there are some accessories that make smoking a better experience. Various accessories serve different purposes. However, there are two cigar accessories that stand out. Cigar Lighters Lighters are the most important accessory for smokers. Obviously, you cannot smoke a cigar without lighting them up. There are lighters that are specially made […]
The main purpose of a humidor is to provide the exact amount of humidity needed to best maintain a cigar. Humidors vary in size depending on how many cigars need to be kept inside it. What Kind of Humidor Do You Need? The pocket humidor usually holds about three cigars. It is more of a […]
Summer will be wrapping up in a few weeks. While the rest of the world plans for cooler temperatures, us in Arizona are rejoicing as we look forward to non-inferno-level temperatures. We can finally enjoy the outdoors again, hit the golf course without dying, or take a tip in the pool without being fried. Here […]
Tobacco is a huge business. There’s cigarettes, cigars, flavored tobacco, pipes, papers, etc. With so many options, how do you know where to start? Let’s start with the basics; differences between cigarettes and cigars. The first difference is the wrapping. Cigarettes are tobacco leaves wrapped in paper while cigars are tobacco wrapped in a tobacco […]
One thing is for sure; Cuban cigars are at the top of the heap. The secret behind making high-quality Cuban cigars lay in the areas where the leaves are grown and harvested and how it is manufactured. The humidity and heat of Cuba contribute to making the flavor of every leaf intense and full. Beyond […]