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Cigars and cigar-related accoutrements make great holiday gifts for cigar smokers (obviously). There’s so much to choose from and it’s a great opportunity to show the cigar smoker in your life just how much you appreciate them. With Thanksgiving under our belts and Black Friday and Cyber Monday underway we …

With Veterans Day approaching this coming Friday, we thought a cigar blog touching on military and veteran life would be appropriate. Cigars and tobacco have been a part of military culture for about as long as they’ve been in existence. Many famous presidents, generals and tacticians have been cigar enthusiasts …

Part II – Legacy Cigar Brands In part I of this series, we mentioned the importance of tradition in the cigar making industry. This is one of the threads that is woven throughout the culture. We should never mistake that for the cigar world eschewing innovation and creativity. There’s plenty …

Part I – Legacy Cigar Brands If there’s anything that runs deep in cigar culture, it’s tradition. Fine cigars are one of the few things left in this world that are still made following time-honored traditions. While there is plenty of innovation in cigar manufacturing, what you never see is …

Smoke Inn Microblend Series Cigars One of the things Smoke Inn is known for is the care and attention we put into our exclusive Microblend Series cigars. If you’re already a confirmed Microblend Series fan, then this blog will serve as a review of some of our favorites and give …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …