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Ashton Cabinet Selection premiered in 1985 and was immediately recognized as an excellent cigar.  It gets its rich and complex taste from Dominican fillers aged 4-5 years.  Its Connecticut Shade wrapper is aged an extra year and makes for a dynamic combination. Since making its debut it continues to be made to exacting standards and has lost nothing over the years. The Ashton Cabinet Selection is known for its aging process and comes in a wide range of sizes.  Developed by Arturo Fuente, the construction is excellent and the cigars deliver from first to last puff.  The cigar is a...

I’m often asked about everyday cigars.  The ones that you can light up, enjoy, and not worry about the cost. Face it, we’re not all made of money and generally can’t afford those beautiful 1964 Padrons on a daily basis. A favorite of mine are the Casa de Garcia bundles made by the Tabacalera de Garcia cigar factory in the Dominican Republic. José Seijas will not allow a bad hand-rolled cigar to come out of his factory. When tobacco leaves come into the factory, the tobacco bundles are pulled apart and re-graded. The tobacco that doesn’t meet Tabacalera de Garcia...

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...

Smoking a cigar gives a person a distinguished air. There is much more to it than just having a classy look, however. Cigars such as the Davidoff cigars made from high quality tobacco and crafted with superior care show that you have put thought into your cigar choice. It was not a flippant decision to begin smoking this brand of cigar. No, instead you have taken the time to find a cigar that has been created to offer you one of the best smoking experiences a cigar can give. Creator Zino Davidoff was a visionary for his time. He created...

Cigarillo is a Spanish term used to describe a narrow and short cigar. They differ from cigarettes in that they are wrapped in dark tobacco leaves or a tobacco based paper that is brown. They are smaller than a traditional cigar and larger than a normal sized cigarette. Sometimes they are made sans filters and are not meant to be inhaled, but rather smoked similar to a cigar. The amount of tobacco in a cigarillo is around three grams, and the length can vary from four to three inches. The diameter ranges from five to eight millimeters. Since cigarillos are...