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Resting Your Cigars After Delivery
It's no secret. By purchasing your premium cigars online you can save a lot of money. There's only one catch; you have to wait for your cigars to be delivered. As a result, I'm often asked how long mail-order cigars should be allowed to rest before smoking them. Technically speaking, premium handmade cigars should be ready to smoke right out of the factory box when they arrive at the store. If everything was done right at the factory, including the aging time, and the cigars were properly stored
What Causes a Cigar to Tunnel?
Tunneling, a circumstance in which a cigar's wrapper leaf doesn't burn, causing a cave-like formation in the foot of the cigar, can be caused by several factors: The purpose of the binder leaf is to help all of the tobaccos burn at approximately the same rate. Therefore, if the wrapper is too moist, too thick, or too oily, it may not burn at the same rate as the filler and binder. (Maduro and Oscuro wrappers tend to be much oilier than most shade grown and other "natural" wrapper leaves.)
How to Get your Cigars Off to a Better Start
When toasting your cigars, etiquette dictates that you're not supposed to let the flame touch the tobacco at the foot. Rather, the flame should be held close enough to the tobacco to get the foot glowing without it catching fire. Once you see red (so to speak), gently blow on the foot until the entire surface is glowing all the way out to the last ring. During this process it may appear that the entire foot is lit, but that's not always the case. Some people are impatient, and once they see "the
