Cigar Journal

Couple pairing a Havana cigar with espresso coffee at a sunlit table, cigars and coffee after-dinner ritual

Cigars and Coffee: From Espresso to After-Dinner Smoke

Not every cigar moment is an evening one. Coffee and cigars is a daytime tradition that deserves more attention than it gets.

Bundle of Cohiba cigars beside a dark spirits bottle on a wooden table before a roaring stone fireplace, the classic cigars and cognac pairing

Cognac Guide Pairings

Cigars and Cognac: The Classic Combination

Cognac and cigars have shared evenings together for two centuries. Here is what to drink with your Davidoff, your Cohiba and your Opus X.

Lit Cuban cigar resting on a golden ashtray beside a drink on a gilded lounge table, evoking a cigars and whisky pairing

Guide Pairings Whisky

Cigars and Whisky: A Pairing Guide

From Speyside Scotch to Kentucky Bourbon, the right whisky can transform a cigar. Our pairing guide covers the styles, the science and three concrete combinations to try at home.

Couple relaxing in a vintage lounge sharing lit premium cigars, illustrating cigar wrappers from Connecticut to Maduro

Guide Tobacco Wrappers

Cigar Wrappers Explained: Connecticut, Corojo, Maduro and More

The wrapper is the smallest leaf in a cigar and the one you can taste most. Here is how to read the language.

Premium Hoyo de Monterrey robusto resting on a crystal ashtray beside a single malt whisky, illustrating cigar sizes, vitolas and ring gauge

Guide Sizes Tobacco

Cigar Sizes Explained: Vitolas, Ring Gauge and Why It Matters

Robusto, Toro, Churchill, Petit Corona. Cigar sizes have names, and the names have implications. A practical guide.

Aged Havana cigar resting on a crystal ashtray beside a 14-year single malt whisky, illustrating the art of ageing cigars

Ageing Guide Storage

The Art of Ageing Cigars: When Time Makes Them Better

Some cigars improve with years in the humidor. Some don't. Knowing the difference is what separates a stash from a collection.

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