What You Might’ve Missed About Your Favorite Cigar Place We’re sure you’ve all noticed that we do things a bit differently here than most cigar shops. This is truly a labor of love for us. Our focus is on how we can best help you enhance your cigar life. Whether …
Read More »What is a Puro Cigar and Which Ones Should I try?
What is a Puro, Anyway? For some of you, this will be a set of reviews and suggestions of puros to sample and explore. For others it will be your first real introduction to the cigar phenomenon known as the puro. Even if you’re relatively new to cigars, you may …
Read More »Smoke Inn’s Cigar of the Month Club
The Best Cigar of the Month Club Around This week we thought we’d do something a little different and tell you about one of the better perks of being a member of the Smoke Inn tribe. That’s the famous Smoke Inn COTM. Many of you will be familiar with the …
Read More »Cigar Producing Regions: Honduras
The Origin Story of Honduran Cigars Technically, Honduran cigars are far older that most people would ever imagine. It’s true that cigars first reached the western world after Columbus was introduced to them by the indigenous Taíno peoples of Hispaniola (Cuba) in the 15th century, but Honduran cigars are far …
Read More »Cigar Producing Regions: Costa Rica
The Origin Story of Costa Rican Cigars Costa Rican cigars find their way into even the most discriminating smoker’s humidors. The Central American nation of Costa Rica sits beneath Nicaragua and just northwest of Panama. It’s proximity to both Cuba and Nicaragua combined with its climate, altitude variations and history …
Read More »Cigar Producing Regions: Nicaragua
The Origin Story of Nicaraguan Cigars The Cuban Revolution of 1959 and subsequent U.S. trade embargo brought dramatic change into the lives of the Cuban people. Tobacco cultivation and cigar production were a generational tradition and an important part of the island’s economy. But tobacco growers and Cuban cigar makers …
Read More »Cigar Producing Regions: The Dominican Republic
Where Cigars Are Made vs. Where Tobacco is Grown. In our “Where Do Cigars Come From” piece we took a broad look at the history of tobacco cultivation and cigar production. The truth is that handcrafting cigars is an art and skill. There are more countries and regions which produce …
Read More »Abe’s View on the 2022 PCA Cigar Event
The PCA Convention & International Trade Show The annual PCA Convention & International Trade Show is the place to be if you want to hear about the latest cigar types and the top cigars 2022 has to offer. This exclusive show, presented by the Premium Cigar Association is only open …
Read More »Dominican Cigars: An Overview
Dominican Cigars With its tropical climate and rich, loamy island soil, The Dominican Republic was always a perfect place for tobacco cultivation and cigar production. But it wasn’t until the 1959 Cuban Revolution and subsequent American embargo that the Dominican cigar industry really took off. With Cuba largely out of …
Read More »Cigars and Noble Pastimes
While Enjoying a Cigar For our last installment in the Cigars With series, we’re going to look at some of our favorite things to do while enjoying a cigar. Cigar smokers as a group are pretty diverse, but there’s definitely some hobbies and pastimes that many of us share. Who …
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