Cigar Journal

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How to Cut, Light and Smoke a Cigar Properly

A premium cigar deserves the small ceremony of being smoked correctly. Three steps, three minutes' reading, much better cigars.

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How to Choose Your First Premium Cigar

Walking into the world of premium cigars can feel overwhelming. Here's how to pick a first cigar you will actually enjoy.

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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.

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Open box of Cohiba Behike cigars beside a glass and bottle of Cuban rum, a classic cigars and rum Caribbean pairing
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Cigars and Rum: A Caribbean Match

Cuban tobacco and aged Caribbean rum grew up in the same fields, in the same climate. Here's how to pair them properly.

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

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

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