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With more than 50 years of industry know-how, our team at MikesCigars.com have compiled and created our favorite cigar reviews, how-to articles and more. This collection is designed to build your knowledge and enhance your enjoyment of the cigar lifestyle.
Learn the differences nuances of cigars, from their construction to their intended use. Read up on how to get the most of your humidor. How to prevent a cigar from drying out or absorbing too much moisture. From rolling to smoking and everything in between, Mike’s Cigar guide is the ultimate learning destination.
2020 may be one of the worst years in modern history. Covid, murder hornets, wildfires, it felt like it would never let up. But even in these troubling times, we’re able to find comfort in the good things that remain in abundance in this world. For a lot of us, that was cigars. Each one…
Since it’s Friday the 13th, we’d like to point out a little cigar superstition. It’s been said that lighting a smoke with a candle, somewhere, somehow a sailor will die! Now, I’m not saying I believe this old wives tale but you’ll never catch me lighting a cigar with a candle! *SPOILER* John Wayne’s character…
Ahhh… The Spanish cedar, what would we do without it? Every cigar aficionado heard of the Spanish Cedar. This is the wood that most cigar boxes are made of, and which thin boards of it line the interior of humidors. But very few are aware that the Spanish Cedar is neither Cedar nor Spanish!
Sometimes you might see some fine white powdery dust that forms on your cigars. Have no fear, this isn’t mold. It’s actually called Plume (also known as Bloom) and it forms on cigars when oils exude from the tobacco as a result of aging. The oils then dry to create a white powder on the…
If you want to maintain the condition of your cigars, it’s best to calibrate your hygrometer once a year. This is the instrument in your humidor that measures the moisture content in the air (humidity level). A humidor that is too wet will cause mold, and a humidor that is too dry will dry out…
Do you know the right way to light a cigar? Is there a right way? We all have different methods, but Stogie Geeks can tell you how to achieve the best smoke just by lighting a cigar properly. You start with a single-flame lighter, bring the tip of the cigar right above the flame and…
