Corn Cob Pipes & More

Everyone knows that if you smoke cigars, you are going to need cigar humidor. Most of the time, if you let cigars dry out, you’ve got to write off your investment as a learning experience, even tho infrequently a costly one.  In some cases, cigars can be refitted through weeks in a good humidor, but it’s a tricky business, and best left to someone with great patience and experience.  If you insist on trying to do it yourself, proceed slowly.  Over a period of one or two weeks, steadily move the cigars from the outer corners into the center of your humidor.  All the other parables about the way to restore dried-out cigars are just that — legends.  Remember that a cigar has many layers of tobacco.  It’s tragic for the assorted layers to become moist or dry out at different rates.  For example, if a cigar is placed in a hyper-moist environment, and then taken out of that moist environment, the outside dries and shrinks while the inside is still distended, and the cigar splits open.  ( Not a pretty sight.  ) these are some of the odderrecommendations we’ve heard.  Don’t try these.  EVER.  Sneak them into the steam room at the club. Steam them in the higher rack of a dishwasher. Put your cigars in the bathroom and run the shower till the hot water gives out.  Your best bet to keep your cigars fresh and smokable is buy investing in cigar humidor, they are totally worth it. You can get one for your home and one to travel with. Then you wouldn’t need to worry about wasting your cigars because of drying out.

I have smoked Macanudo Cigars for years now, and read that they originated in Jamaica. That appeared unusual becauce I can’t say I have heard much about Jamaican tobacco. Allegedly, Cuban immigrants brought tobacco seeds to Jamaica, as they did every where else they moved to. But due to hurricanes, labor issues and war, it’s been a tough road for the Jamaican tobacco plant. Macanudo, which originated in Jamaica is now handmade by General Cigar Company, located in Connecticut. They create quality, high end, premium cigars, including Macanudo. They use their own Connecticut shade wrappers, and various tobaccos from the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Africa for the filler and binder. These are my favourite cigars for lots of reasons, I like the sweet but spicy flavour. They’re powerful, although not overwhelming. I am able to smoke once per day and be satisfied. There are only a few known Jamaican cigars around nowadays, and they seem hard to come by. If the others taste as well as a Macanudo, I may switch, except for now I’m sticking to what I adore.