by Trevor Wallace
When people think about Cuban cigars, usually the mental picture that phrase creates is a bunch of old guys sitting around on leather chairs puffing on thick long Cuban cigars. They sometimes might have a glass of Scotch or something on the side and they are surrounded by a huge cloud of smoke that is covering ninety percent of their face.
Cuban cigars have somewhat been a genre for men. After all, in our society if a women smokes, she is not looked upon in a favorable manner. Yes this was true in the 1800s but well we’ve come a long way since than. At least I would like to hope so. Today smoking Cuban cigars is not just limited to men but anyone who wants to give it a go.
Women unfortunately had to fight for lots of things since the beginning of time. More so than men had to as in almost all societies, women were always considered as second class citizens. So when Cuban cigar got super popular back in the 1900s, women who were found smoking were considered witches. I don’t know what was wrong with people back than but apparently women smoking was a very bad thing.
August 17, 2008 (4 days ago) – 11:11 am
by Trevor Wallace
We all know that Cuban cigars are amazing. In fact nothing comes close to the beauty that is the Cuban cigar. However, their are still certain things that we need to watch for especially because their are so many imitations. Fake cigars aside, kindly stop comparing Cuban cigars to machine rolled cigars - their is a huge difference. Machine rolled cigars are used by some people but Cuban cigar smokers don’t even look at them.
I just thought I’d let you know that there is a huge difference. It’s like comparing the sky to the ground. The properties of a Cuban cigar and machine made cigars differ like crazy. You can’t really compare them because first a Cuban cigar is rolled by professionals who have been doing it for centuries. Machine made cigars are made by machines and all you need is a machine.
You just have to ask yourself, and most importantly, try a Cuban cigar first. Since most people get intimidated by the size of an average Cuban cigar, I suggest that you don’t go to crazy with the machine made cigars. They are great but not something that I would completely go for. If I didn’t have any smokes, I would be going for those than and only than.
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August 14, 2008 (1 weeks ago) – 9:01 am
by Trevor Wallace
Did you know that their is a whole art and method of holding a Cuban cigar? Yes Cuban cigars are some cigarettes that you can puff inhale and chuck on the ground. Cuban cigars are the greatest delight for the hard working individual and if you can’t figure that out, that you are not meant for a Cuban cigar. Let me tell you more about a Cuban cigar and how you should hold it.
You are probably thinking what is the big fuss about when it comes to holding a Cigar. You are probably saying to yourself right now that “Relax guy, it is just a Cuban cigar and you light it like anything else”. See this why it is the more ‘influential’ people who consider Cuban cigars there partner in crime if you may would not take it so lightly.
Their is a proper way of holding a Cuban cigar and if you pay close attention, you just might be able to get it. I believe that with proper practice, anyone can do it so don’t think that you can’t. Cuban cigar smoking is meant for everyone who appreciates it and understand that this is truly a precious item and we are lucky enough to appreciate it and get it upon will or when we really want to smoke one.
July 31, 2008 (3 weeks ago) – 1:54 pm
by Trevor Wallace
As you probably know being the hardcore cigar enthusiast that you have become, the binders on a Cuban cigar play a major role in the overall construction of the Cuban cigar. They hold it together like a mother holding it’s first born baby. The binder is the real hero of your Cuban cigar.
It takes a decent amount of time to completely finish a Cuban cigar and have it all ready to go. Their are so many little things that need to be taken care of such as the wrapper and binder.
These wrappers are usually oily and if they are not, your Cuban cigars are too dry. If the binder is the chassis that holds the ‘tobacco muscle’, than the wrapper is the beautiful exterior of your ‘Lamborghini’ cigar. Yes I know that analogy makes sense now doesn’t it.
“Torecdores” or Cuban cigar rollers are well respected individuals and rightfully so. Rolling Cuban cigars is an art form that only the truly gifted can master. When you get a chance to go to Cuba, you must drop by at a Havana factory and see the miracle for yourself. It is simply mind blowing the sophistication behind each single Cuban cigar.
July 29, 2008 (4 weeks ago) – 10:06 am
by Trevor Wallace
Their are also some very entertaining theories behind just Cuban cigars alone on how the Cuban tobacco was the first thing ever made by the creator of the universe. The Cuban cigar world is very entertaining and full of rich history that goes back hundreds if not thousands of years.
Cuban cigars were first made popular by the early European explorers who brought it from the Americas (known today as the island of Cuba). It was Cuban where they first found tobacco in general and it was all on a journey while looking for India. When the settlers found native people their, they called them ‘Indians’ as they thought they might have arrived in India.
Tobacco brings in a lot of money to any country that is selling it. That is why the governments are kind of scared to totally cut off cigarettes. They’ve done a great job in raising awareness regarding smoking but some countries like Canada almost seem like they are controlling the smoking freedom that people once use to have.
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