Cigar Journal

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

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

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Gentleman relaxing in a grand salon with a glass of whisky and a lit premium Nicaraguan tobacco cigar
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What Makes Nicaraguan Tobacco Special

Nicaragua has gone from cigar industry afterthought to its most influential growing region in forty years. Here is the why and the where.

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