As aficionados, we strive to not only enjoy fine cigars, but we also do our best to play the best greens on the planet, travel to distant lands, and eat at the finest of restaurants. Many of us also enjoy the great outdoors and do so with fishing trips to local streams, lakes teeming with bass, and charters that go after billfish, Dorado, and other hard-fighting pelagic fish. One of the many great things about cigars is that they can be enjoyed while partaking in plenty of activities, including fishing.
While some of us go fishing at all times of the year, most of us do the majority of our fishing during the warm days of spring and summer. Fish are more active and it's a lot more pleasant to sit on a boat in sunny, warm weather than braving the freezing cold of the winter months. As fishing season kicks into gear, don't forget to stock up on cigars for all of your fishing trips. You don't want to go fishing without a proper set of smokes because they make your day much more enjoyable no matter how many fish you catch. Small cigarillos like Swisher Sweets are perfect for smoking in the great outdoors and especially while waiting for the fish to bite. However, you also want to bring a few special smokes like a 94 rated Padron 1964 Aniversario Exclusivo to celebrate after landing a record trout or huge marlin.
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We all have our everyday smokes. They might be cigars that come in low-priced bundles without making sacrifices on quality, or premium cigars found for great, bargain prices. Whatever the reasons may be for picking out an everyday cigar, these are the smokes that we enjoy on a daily basis. These are the sticks that we reach for when we feel like having an easy-going satisfying smoke. Since cost and smoking time are two of the biggest factors involved with enjoying everyday cigars, many of us choose Backwoods Cigarillos as our everyday smoke.
Backwoods cigars blend a great low price with excellent flavors, and brief smoking times for a very reliable, satisfying smoking experience. One of the more popular Backwoods cigarillos is the Honey Berry series. True to their name, these delicious little sticks heighten the naturally sweet aromatic flavors of cured, aged tobacco with a sweet hint of honey and the lip-smacking flavors of wild berries. The result is a snappy little smoke that is just filled with flavor. Those flavors make it a perfect cigarillo to enjoy as an after-lunch or after dinner smokeable snack, or as a wonderful cigar to enjoy during a break from work. The low price also makes them a very easy smoke to buy while fishing for bass and for everyday use.
If you are an aficionado who really loves the flavor of full-bodied cigars, then you probably love the experience of a quality Maduro more than smoking any other type of cigar. In fact, there's a good chance that you enjoy Maduro cigars on a daily basis. However, as you surely know, finding a quality Maduro for low prices can be a challenge. While there seem to be plenty of deals on machine-made flavored cigars and mild, naturally -wrapped sticks, those same low prices can be hard to come by when searching for quality Maduros. Fortunately, the Thompson online cigar store has some great deals on Maduros and one of them is an ideal choice for an everyday Maduro smoke.
That choice, everyday Maduro is the Thompson Uniques Toro Maduro. This medium strength cigar is a satisfying, quality stick that entertains with Dominican long filler tobaccos and a delicious, rich brown Maduro wrapper. Even if you didn't want to enjoy it on a daily basis, it would still be a great Maduro to smoke after lunch or in the evening. However, since we sell it by the bundle for a great, low price, it's an excellent choice for an affordable, high quality everyday Maduro cigar.
Although we enjoy cigars from many parts of the globe, we all know that Cuba is the original birthplace of the modern cigar. Although most of us can't legally enjoy the beauty of Cuban cigars, we can still enjoy many a quality stick that is created with Cuban seed tobacco. Add the expertise of a master cigar maker and you end up with Dominican, Nicaraguan, and Honduran cigars that are just as good as modern day Cuban sticks. One of those fine Nicaraguan cigars is the La Aroma de Cuba New Blend. Its name, "La Aroma de Cuba", can be translated to "The aroma or scent of Cuba" and is an accurate description of the wonderful flavors generated by this premium cigar.
This fine cigar creation by Don Peppin Garcia displays a rich and spicy character that has earned it plenty of aficionado fans. Although the original blend makes for a premium smoke indeed, Don Peppin took things a step further and decided to make a new tobacco blend that added even more flavor to this excellent smoke. He succeeded in creating a cigar that shows the same great array of flavors as the original but with additional hints of flavors that make for a very well rounded, fine cigar. The people at Cigar Aficionado liked the new blend so much that they gave the La Aroma de Cuba New Blend Robusto Maduro a nice 93 rating.
As aficionados, we strive to search for cigars that bring interesting and novel flavors to the palette, high-rated cigars for premium smoking experiences, and cigar deals that fill the humidor with complex flavors for a bargain. Nonetheless, when you smoke cigars, you actually need much more than the cigars themselves. Sometimes we forget about this fact and end up searching for a lighter in vain, or just can't find enough room in the humidor for that new delivery of premium smokes. This post is a reminder of the need to buy accessories for cigar smoking on a regular basis because humidors fill up, lighters can be lost or break, and a cigarette ashtray should not be used for a cigar.
If the humidor looks a bit full, then it's time to buy an additional one. You want to have enough room for a large number of cigars in case you see some great deal on bundles or someone happens to give you something like an Ultimate 90 Rated Sampler. Even if you already have a couple of cigar lighters, don't hesitate to buy another because you always want to be prepared to to enjoy a cigar with the proper set of tools. Among other accessories, it's also always a good idea to stock up on humidor solution.
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The Cohiba. It's such a legendary smoke. We all know that there are two Cohibas out there and that the first ones came from Cuba but that doesn't diminish the
value nor fine smoking experience of Dominican Cohibas in any way. They are premium, top shelf smokes that always deserve a special place in the humidor and typically generate a supreme smoking experience. That said, it's hard to find a more elegant, classy smoke than the Cohiba Black Label. Given the wide variety of cigars available to the aficionado, that might sound like a pretty big statement but when you get a look at a Cohiba Black Label, you will probably agree.
With their jet-black wrapper, red dot Cohiba cigar band, and glass case, they look like a cigar sporting a tux or some rare, valuable treasure. That latter part of the description is pretty close to the truth because these fine smokes are certainly a treasure for any humidor. They use a beautiful, aged Connecticut Maduro wrapper and three-year aged choice Dominican long filler tobacco to give the lucky aficionado a full-flavored, wonderfully smooth experience. Cohiba Black Labels are among the creme de le creme of premium Maduro cigars and are smokes truly fit for a king, as well as for a trip to the casino, Super Bowl game, or other major event.
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The cigar world is filled with thousands of cigar brands and accessories that help us enjoy this premium pastime. This makes for a neverending cornucopia of cigars to sample, humidors to pick from, and torch lighters to buy. However, the large variety of quality items in the realm of the cigar can make it tough to decide on cigars to smoke and accessories to purchase, especially due to their cost. For that reason, most aficionados are always looking for a good cigar deal or two (or three). Basically, discounts, sales, and other ways to save help us enjoy more fine cigars so it's pretty important to know how to find those deals. The following are two of the best "places" for finding some of the best deals on cigars anywhere on the planet:
Cigar deals at $19.99 and under at the Thompson online cigar store: Thompson offers deals that fall into a range of price brackets. Check out the page for cigar deals at $19.95 and under and you find items like the quality Super Eight Sampler and Noah Edge 2-fer Lighters for less than $15!
The second site for finding great deals is the Thompson cigar auction: Keep checking and participating in our cigar auctions and you are going to find plenty of fantastic deals.
Of course you can also find discounted cigars and sales on premium smokes by visiting most of the pages at the Thompson Cigar site.
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Tobacco in cigars is a wonderful thing. The first people to find out that amazing flavors and a relaxing experience could be generated by smoking its leaves must have felt like they had hit the jackpot. In a sense, they did because thanks to the discovery made by those unsung ancient heroes, millions of people around the world are still enjoying the fine flavors of cured tobacco to this day. As aficionados, we know that those who have never enjoyed fine cigars have no idea of what they are missing. They have no idea that the smoke coming out of those carefully cured and blended tobacco leaves produces a range of interesting, subtle flavors. Those flavors are one of the main reasons why we enjoy tobacco on a daily basis but many of us also enjoy flavored smokes.
If you don't smoke flavored sticks, the following are two good reasons for smoking one now and then:
Sometimes it's nice to have a bit of extra flavor in a cigar: While quality cigars come with their own set of fine, natural flavors, every once in a while, it's nice to experience a stick that heightens those natural flavors with delicious hints of vanilla, rum, and grape.
Don't miss out on the experience: If you always avoid flavored sticks, you basically cut yourself off from further, fine experiences in life. Since this kind of goes against living the good life to the fullest, you should probably reconsider than anti-flavored stance and try something like a fine Acid Kuba Kuba Maduro. Smoke one and you will see why many an aficionado has raved about this fantastic infused cigar.
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Many of us love to enjoy great cigars at the end of the day. After a long day at the office or trying to form that strategic partnership, it just seems like the perfect way to wind down, relax, and congratulate yourself. Nevertheless, cigars are meant to be enjoyed at all times of the day, the morning included. A quality morning smoke is a truly pleasurable way to start the day but they aren't meant to be smoked as soon as you hop out of bed. Instead, you do the smoking experience far more justice if you bring that morning stick to breakfast. After eating breakfast, enjoy that fine smoke with a quality cup of coffee while reading the morning paper and you have a glorious start to any day.
You can't just pick out any old cigar for the morning though. For example, while a full-bodied Maduro might taste fantastic at the end of the day, it's probably going to be a bit too harsh when smoked in the morning. Instead, pick out very mild cigars for your quality morning smokes. These are delicious, creamy cigars with Connecticut wrappers such as the 14 delicious cigars in the Extra Mild Fourteen Sampler. All of the cigars in this fine sampler are excellent, mild smokes that help you start the day the right way.
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Many a creative name has been given to cigar brands but few are as thought provoking as that of Hammer and Sickle Berlin Wall cigars. Quite a few aficionados have done a double take upon seeing the name of these fine cigars. It makes you wonder if they might be cigars that were made in the Soviet Union or perhaps a Cuban brand attempting to glamorize communism. However, the truth behind the name of these quality cigars is pretty much the opposite. Hammer and Sickle Berlin Wall cigars actually hail from Honduras and instead of paying tribute to communism, they were given such an evocative name to commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of communism.
Their name isn't the only unusual thing about these cigars either. Hammer and Sickle Berlin Walls also make use of very rare, very fine tobaccos. These include a careful blend of three-year aged premium Honduran and Dominican tobaccos, a Honduran Habano binder that has been aged for four years, and a delicious Honduran Criollo wrapper that has been carefully aged for six long years. These premium, rare tobaccos work together to generate a very enjoyable, satisfying cigar smoking experience that includes hints of spice and hearty, woody aromas. Even better, when you buy these excellent smokes from Thompson Cigar, you can usually get them for a fantastic discounted price.
Cigars have been around for a long time. Native Americans were making cigars out of natural wrappers and tobacco leaves centuries before the first stick was rolled in Cuba. Nevertheless, the Cubans were the people responsible for curing and developing the best cigar tobacco. Chances are, the lineage of the tobacco found in most (or probably all) of your premium smokes can be traced back to 18th or 19th century Cuba. While cigars have come a long way since those early days, some sticks stand out for their classic appeal. If some one ever asks you what the most classic cigars are, here are a few ideas for a response:
The Cohiba: Cohiba cigars are classics because they have been around for decades, helped bring cigars to the attention of the world, and are fantastic smokes. Never mind that there are Cuban and Dominican Cohibas. Both are excellent and display the classic taste, construction, and experience of fine cigars.
H. Upmann cigars: Banker and aficionado Herman Upmann started this company in the 1840s and they continue to create very fine cigars to this day. These are among the most classic of quality smokes.
Your favorite premium cigar brand: Many cigars have been around long enough and display the type of fine flavors that earn them a "classic" label. If you have a preference for a particular cigar brand, this could act as your own personal classic cigar.
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As aficionados, we are willing to spend money to partake in and enjoy the finest things that life has to offer. However, that doesn't mean that we won't go for a bargain when we see one. As long as the product is of a certain quality, paying less is always better. When it comes to cigars, one such deal is the World Class 20 Sampler. This cigar sampler gives you 20 great smokes from three of the best tobacco-growing regions in the world and it costs less than $30!
Since that's more than 50% off the regular price, this discount could change at any time but for the moment, it's one of the better cigar deals in town. The Dominican Republic is represented by the Pinar del Rio Value Line Reserve Connecticut and the Pinar del Rio Value Line Reserve Habano, two downright delicious, quality smokes. Honduras comes into play with Gran Habano Black and Gran Habano Green cigars, one sporting a rich Habano wrapper and the other a creamy Connecticut wrapper. The fifth fine smoke in this sampler is a smooth Connecticut-wrapped Cosechero from Nicaragua, a fine cigar that makes for a wonderful morning smoke. All of these cigars are fine additions to the humidor and especially so when they sell for such a low price!
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Memorial Day is one of our most important holidays. It was originally known as "Decoration Day" and started as a means of remembering the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who died during the Civil War. Extended families used to gather at the graves of loved ones who had died in the war and often enjoyed a picnic dinner together. The name of the holiday eventually changed to "Memorial Day" and many of us still mark this day with a visit to the cemetery and a family picnic.
If you had to choose just one holiday to enjoy premium cigars, Memorial Day would be the date. When you light up those choice cigars on Memorial Day, don't forget to dedicate that smoking experience to the men and women who won't be there to celebrate because they gave their lives for our country. For that reason, you shouldn't mark the day with an everyday smoke. Instead, choose premium cigars such as those found in the 90 Rated 9 Sampler. Each of the smokes in this quality assortment have been rated at 90 or more and include the likes of Brick House, NUB Cameroon, and Trinidad. Or, if you want to stick to just one smoke, buy a box of limited production, 95 rated cigars like the Padron Family Reserve No. 45.
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Two of the most famous cigar brands of all time are Cohiba and Partagas and both share a number of similarities. Both are often recognized by people who have never smoked a cigar in their life, and are revered by many an aficionado. Each of these cigar brands has become synonymous with high quality cigars because they produced excellent smokes for decades before and after the Cuban revolution. After Castro came into power and nationalized Cuban cigar companies, companies that produced Cohibas and Partagas also became established outside of Cuba. Overall, Cohiba and Partagas cigars continue to be some of the best smokes on the planet but which one is better?
As with many fine cigars, the answer to that question is always going to be evasive because the response will vary from person to person. Some aficionados prefer a Cohiba while others would rather smoke a Partagas although most would probably be happy to enjoy either of these great cigars on any occasion. The best way to pick out a winner in a Partagas vs. Cohiba face-off would come from giving both of those brands your own, personal taste test. Whether you pick one over the other or declare them to be equally fantastic, you simply can't lose when smoking either Cohiba or Partagas cigars.
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Honduras has put itself on the map as one of the top cigar producing regions on the planet. Cigar manufacturer and expert Rocky Patel didn't choose Honduras as his base of operations on a whim. He opted for working with Honduran tobacco because he knew that this Central American country produced wonderful tobacco that could be developed to create top-shelf, premium cigars. Any aficionado who has experienced Rocky Patel cigars can attest to the quality of those fine smokes and Honduras has much more to offer when it comes to excellence in cigars.
One of the easiest ways to sample some of that Honduran tobacco goodness is by purchasing the Honduran Secret Stash 20 Sampler. This fine assortment of cigars demonstrates the beauty and quality of Honduran sticks with such great smokes as Romeo and Julieta Havoc, Alec Bradley Family Blend, Carlos Torano Exodus 59, and Rocky Patel Autumn Collection. This sampler comes with four sticks each of these brands along with four Macanudo Especiales from the Dominican Republic. Compare and contrast the high quality tobacco found in all of these cigars and see if you can find the subtle differences between Honduran and Dominican tobacco. This is the perfect sampler to buy for any cigar collection that lacks Honduran cigars.
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Who says that cigars can only come in boxes or bundles? While that is the ideal way for purchasing everyday smokes, cigars for parties, and favorite brands, there are also better times for buying single sticks. We realize that purchasing singles sometimes works better than buying an entire box and show it with a large offering of premium single cigars. The following are the two main reasons why every aficionado should remember to buy single cigars at least once a month:
An affordable way of sampling rare, premium cigars: Many of the single sticks we offer are rare, high quality cigars that are hard to find in a box and if you do find that coveted cigar box, it's going to cost a lot. While buying the box would be ideal, it just might not be in your cigar budget this month or even any time this year. Instead of writing such fine cigars off for being too expensive, order them as single sticks. Just about anyone can afford to buy them as single cigars and it gives you the chance to experience, top-shelf, high rated smokes such as the Tatuaje Conoju 2012 Sumatra Toro.
Your deserve it: You should treat yourself to a very fine cigar on a regular basis. We aren't talking about a good everyday smoke either but premium, award winning, 90 plus rated cigars like an Arturo Fuente Hemingway Short Story Cameroon Perfecto. They help you live the good life and that should be the goal of every aficionado.
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The nice thing about knowing an aficionado is that you already know what to give for his or her birthday. For most aficionados, as long as you give them some brand of premium cigars, they are going to appreciate the gift very much. However, you don't just have to give cigars. You can also give them any number of wonderful cigar accessories such as high quality torch lighters, cutters, or even a beautiful humidor. They are going to smoke the cigars they get and will make use of the accessories so they are usually much easier to find gifts for than non-aficionados.
Although a wide variety of cigar-related items will work as gifts, one of the best gift ideas is the Premium Five with Case Sampler. The reason why this cigar combo is such an excellent little gift is because it offers so much in such a small package. First and foremost, you get five premium smokes. Since just one of the five sticks in this sampler would make for a sweet little present, the five Rocky Patel, Romeo and Julieta, PDR, La Flor Dominicana, and Padilla cigars turn it into a phenomenal gift. Better yet, those five top-shelf sticks are presented in a tough, Extreme cigar case! This gift is so good and can be had for such a bargain that you might also want to give one to yourself.
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As an aficionado, there's a good chance that you are a member of a number of clubs. Whether the association is something like a local, yacht sailing club or a large, national organization, you join because you want to connect with people who share similar interests. In addition to establishing friendships and making strategic connections, you also end up broadening your horizons and learning more. The same goes for a cigar club although in this case, instead of going to meetings or a club house, you get a variety of hand-picked, premium cigars delivered to your front door. When you join the Thompson Cigar of the Month Club, you also end up expanding your knowledge of cigars by receiving a wealth of information about each of the prize smokes that arrives at your door.
It might also be the easiest club to join. To become a member, all you need to do is sign up and pay the membership fee for the Cigar Tour sampler. There are also a number of options that range from 5 cigars for one month to 5 cigars a month for 12 months, or 10 cigars a month for 9 months. No matter which tour you end up taking, you are going to get select, hand-rolled cigars delivered to your place for free, a monthly newsletter with information about the cigars you receive, and a free cigar cutter with the first month's selection of fine smokes.
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As people who enjoy fine cigars, we often hear about and smoke cigars that have received a 90 plus rating from the cigar experts at Cigar Aficionado. We have all wondered who these expert testers are, and no doubt, many of us have also wondered how we can be eleigible for such an amazing job! How did those exteremely fortunate cigar testers become experts on cigars and knowledgeable enough to rate any of the fine sticks that meet their cigar cutters? Although we don't know exactly how you can get hired for such a dream job, we do know that cigar experts are people who have an especially high degree of expertise, experience, and knowledge about everything associated with cigars. That means knowing about the various types of tobacco that are used and how that tobacco is cultivated and cured, about the fine differences in taste shown by various wrappers, and how to discern a multitude of subtle flavors.
If there is one thing for certain about the top cigar experts, it's that they didn't earn that title from one day to the next. They became experts on such a noble subject because they have spent several years learning about every aspect of cigars. They have first hand knowledge of the subtle differences between true premium cigars and good, yet more average smokes. Most of all, they have a true passion for enjoying fine cigars that only grows stronger as the years go by.
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Cigar samplers are such a nice way to enjoy smokes. Instead of getting 15 or 20 sticks of the same make and model, you get a bunch of cigars crafted by different cigar makers and they often feature different wrappers. It's the easiest, most affordable way of sampling a wide variety of smokes and every once in a while, a sampler becomes available for such a low price that you almost have to buy it. One such great cigar deal comes in the form of the Fanatic Fifteen Sampler. This excellent assortment features fifteen top-shelf smokes that can be bought for less than half of the usual asking price.
All of the sticks in this sampler are premium cigars that would be a welcome addition to any humidor. They include three each of such wonderful smokes as coveted Cohiba Red Dot, Miraflor, Barlovento, Plasencia Sonador, Plasencia Flor De Jalapa, and Barlovento. Each of these are fine cigars all on their own but put them together into one sampler and the results are nothing short of a premium recipe for one top-shelf cigar smoking experience after another. When you consider that the price makes each of the fine sticks in this sampler available for less than $5 each, it's hard not to order two or three of the Fanatic Fifteen Cigar Sampler.
