Articles
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A cigar is a surprisingly complex product. It looks fairly simple, to be sure. About six inches long and a little more than half an inch in diameter. Made from tobacco wrapped with yet more tobacco. Simple. But the devil is in the details in this case.
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Along with the basics of type, shape and size, there is a very important characteristic of cigars worth knowing about: color. Since the word refers to the shade of the outer wrapper leaf, you might think it has little bearing on the taste of the cigar. Oh, not so.
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Cigars - Tobacco Growing Regions
Though they are the most well-known, the countries of Central America and the Caribbean are not the only major tobacco growers in the world. Quality leaf and fine cigars are made in several other regions.
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Tobacco Growing Regions – Central America
Cuba remains among the premiere tobacco growing regions in the world. Despite decades of deterioration caused by the Castro regime, Cuban cigars are still some of the very finest.
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Even if you don't have Arnold Schwarzeneggar's bank account, you can still treat yourself on those special occasions to a truly fine cigar. You'll spend a little more but, as the women's hair ads say "You're worth it". Whether as a birthday gift you give yourself, or just a reward for a good day's work, these cigars will make you feel like the Chief Executive.
Headlines
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The fantastic voyage of a West Coast warrior - Vancouver Sun
For years he stood outside an American tobacco store, perched on a stand. His right arm, carved from red cedar, had been wrenched off and replaced with a crude limb that proffered a fistful of cigars. To the business owner, he was probably just
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The Evolution Of The Football - Popular Mechanics
The first football game was played at Rutgers University in New Jersey in 1869. Rutgers memorabilia of games past include a stocking cap (circa 1880) that predates the leather helmet, gauntlet and pants (circa 1923), and an "R" jersey (circa 1892
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Auctions: Classical scores; Pa. whittled pieces - Philadelphia Inquirer
Sales this weekend and next will be devoted to two major collections. Being offered by Freeman's beginning at 10 a.m. Sunday is the classical-music collection of former Philadelphian David Wolman, who over the last 10 years amassed more than 450
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My years with Roald, by the 'love of his life' - Guardian Unlimited
Roald Dahl's writing hut is just as he left it. Tucked away at the end of the garden, it looks like a dilapidated shed, its paint peeling and faded, its tiny windows dusty with disuse. Inside, the mossy green wing-back armchair in which he wrote
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The Return of a Warrior - Vancouver Sun
For years he stood outside an American tobacco store, perched on a stand. His right arm, carved from red cedar, had been wrenched off and replaced with a crude limb that proffered a fistful of cigars. To the business owner, he was probably just
