Archive for October 2010by

Halloween Memories: Sugar & Smoke

Halloween has always been a very special time for me. As a child, growing up in Glen Cove, NY, I have very fond memories of getting dressed up and roaming the streets in search of the house giving out the best candy. We lived in a neighborhood where everyone knew everyone. Our parents never took us door to door. We would just meet up with our friends and from about 4pm until it was so dark you couldn’t se read more

Cigar Review: Alec Bradley Select Cabinet Reserve

Cigar: Alec Bradley Select Cabinet Reserve Size: Robusto Strength: Medium Perfect Pair: Glenfiddich Single Malt Scotch Time of Day: Any Construction: Excellent. Alan Rubin has again delivered a phenomenally constructed cigar with a great, smooth wrapper, flawless burn, and smooth draw throughout the cigar. Taste: What can I say? This is one of my favorite cigars. If I’ve been in the humidor for more than ten minu read more

What to Do When Your Cigars Are Over-Humidified

What should you do when your cigars become over-humidified?  First, let’s discuss what happens to an over-humidified cigar.  These cigars will taste bitter, even though the taste is still present at the beginning of a smoke.  However, the more you smoke it, the stronger that bitter taste becomes.  These cigars are also soggy in texture. Most cigar smokers won’t even smoke anything out of the recommended 60- read more

Eye on You – Russ Fletcher

Part two of our ongoing series chronicling the many faces of CheapHumidors.com customers is Russ Fletcher from Tampa, FL! Originally from Indiana, Russ has found a new home here in Florida’s cigar bars. He’s made great friends and found great mentors. Only 30 years old, Russ is a fixture at several of Tampa’s most prominent stores, as well as a loyal CheapHumidors.com customer. His favorite thi read more

Litto Gomez Speaks Up

In the October issue of Cigar Aficionado, La Flor Dominicana owner Litto Gomez took out a “double truck” ad that had nothing to do with promoting his cigars. Litto used this large spread to speak his mind about the recent actions our law makers have taken against the cigar industry. Since not everyone reads the magazine, I thought I would reprint the text from this ad. Unfortunately, the graphics will n read more

Eye on You – a Smoker’s Profile: Dr. Michael Evans

I’m endlessly fascinated by the variety of people that I meet in the cigar industry. From B&Ms to chatting on the forums to random smokers I meet on the street, cigar smokers are some of the most interesting people in the world. This blog series, Eye on You, will profile CheapHumidors.com customers from around the world every Friday. This week’s BOTL (Brother Of The Leaf) is Dr. Michael Evans, DDS, read more

Litto Gomez Diez Americano

Hey fellow smokers! I promised that I would let you guys write reviews for this blog if you wanted. One of our friends over at the CigaRobbie Radio Network wrote this blog about the Litto Gomez Diez. Be sure to visit the cigar section of our website to check out all the great deals on cigars from CheapHumidors.com! ***** I had always wanted to smoke one of these, but I had never gotten around to it for some reason, read more

Recognizing Cigar Bloom

There is a somewhat common occurrence in the world of premium cigars, and it often sends an unknowing owner into a panic. The way it pans out is that they usually open their humidor, and in the midst of reaching for a smoke they notice that a batch of cigars appear to have accumulated a noticeable “dust” on their surface. Is it mold? Did the cigars begin to rot in the humidity? No, actually this dust is known a read more

Flavored Cigars

Having just finished smoking a fantastic, flavorful cigar that was blended with some bourbon by a friend of mine, I thought it was a good time to discuss a topic of some controversy (especially among cigar purists). Those of you that have read this and other cigar blogs are very familiar when we talk about the flavor of a cigar. We talk about woody, earthy, leathery, cedary, caramel, and a myraid of other tastes th read more