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To start off with the Dunhill Dominican Diamantes is aged for one year in cedar-lined rooms to produce a mellow, well-rounded smoke. This makes a difference. The more a cigar ages, the more its flavors merge. The next time you are around a cigar roller (and all cigar lovers should be at least once) buy three freshly rolled cigars. Take the time to play my part and take notes on each one as you smoke it. Smoke the first the same day it’s rolled. Smoke another 3-4 days later, and the last after a month in the humidor. From your...

The Kristoff Ligero is excellent—well made, solid construction, great earthy smell, an excellent smoker. Ligero refers to a specific section of a cigar tobacco plant. Ligero (and corona) refers to the top rows of leaves on the plant. The higher up the plant, the more powerful in flavor and nicotine, so this is a strong cigar by definition. The cigar uses a Brazilian maduro wrapper, Cuban seed Dominican binder, and a filler comprised of Cuban seed Dominican and Cuban seed Honduran. The pigtail cap is fun and seems almost a shame to cut off. However, I’m in the smoking business,...

Camacho’s Triple Maduro claims to be strong – it is. Not quite strong enough to wake up married to a waitress missing her front teeth, but definitely strong enough to give you a buzz and having you stumbling around light headed. My preference is for medium to strong cigars, but every so often you have to smoke an ass-kicker like the Triple Maduro to reestablish your manliness. The label’s slug line says, ‘Built Bold’ and ‘It’s a big bold smoke.’ No lie there – finally truth in advertising. The label, black and silver, is a no-nonsense testament to what you...

Traditional hookahs tend to be a messy experience, although a rewarding one. It takes a lot to get a hookah prepared to smoke. Some days you just may not feel like setting up a hookah just to experience it again. Now you can experience it in a stress free manner by using a Fantasia electronic hookah. The world of hookah smoking has been changed by Fantasia. Their e-hookahs are easy to use, disposable and give eight hundred puffs per e-hookah. There is no nicotine, tar or tobacco involved. Imagine smoking a hookah without any hassle and with the choice of...

Dutch Masters cigars have been rolled and wrapped in the United States for over a decade. These machine-rolled cigars come in two varieties; their cigars that are full sized, and the smaller ‘mini Dutch’ that is a cigarillo. Today they are still manufactured in the United States and feature Rembrandt’s painting ‘The Syndics of the Drapers Guild’ from 1662 on the package. They have easily become one of the most preferred cigar brands in America. Even their cigarillos are smooth and offer a mature flavor that burns evenly. Dutch Masters cigarillos are perfect for cigar smokers that want a small...