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This classy metal guillotine cutter will give you the perfect slice across the tip of your cigar. It’s perfectly formed double blade will cut right through, avoiding any messiness in order to give you the perfect puff.

Torpedo

The torpedo is roughly 6 1/8 inches in length, with a general ring size of around 52. A wider cigar with a smaller, tapered mouth, the torpedo is powerful yet comfortable for any level of cigar smoker.

Churchill

Named for the British Prime Minister who enjoyed smoking this 6 3/4 inch to 7 3/4 inch cigar, the Churchill is the perfect cigar for the patient cigar smoker. Smoking smoother and cooler than other cigars, the Churchill provides cigar enthusiasts with a chance to slow down and enjoy a long, quality smoke.

Toro

The toro is the perfect sized cigar for a long lasting yet enjoyable smoking experience. At 6 inches in length and with a ring size of 54, the Toro is a great smoke for any occasion.

Robusto

A robusto cigar ranges anywhere from 4 1/2 inches to 5 1/2 inches in length with a ring size in the range of 48-54. Shorter and wider by nature, robustos provide an excellent balance between size and flavor, and tend to smoke a little stronger than a longer Churchill.

Petit Corona

The smallest cigar we offer, the Petit Corona has a very direct and linear design. Often described as the perfect companion cigar, the Petit Corona slips right into your inside coat pocket and is a perfect break time smoke, lasting around 20-30 minutes.

Standard

Some Standard size description

Deluxe

Some Deluxe size description

Premium

Some Premium size description

Double Toro

Six inches in length and with our largest available ring size of 60, the double toro allows for a powerful yet long-lasting smoke. Take your time while smoking a cigar of this size in order to reduce the heat and strength of the smoking experience.

Esplendido

This big cigar is beautifully constructed and provides an incredible smoking experience. The Esplendido is a similar in size to the Churchill at 7 inches long and can be smoked for about an hour and fifteen minutes to an hour and a half.

Presidente

Can’t get enough cigar? Then the Presidente is for you. This large and in charge cigar is exemplifies the word huge.

Variety

It?s that time of the month again…time to pick the cigar of the month! With Valentine?s Day over it?s time to move on to a holiday that everyone can celebrate and enjoy, attached or single: St. Patrick?s Day! This holiday had religious origins but today it?s celebrated by all, most proudly by Irish to honor their heritage. This day involves public parades and festivals, wearing green attire or shamrocks, as well as plenty of eating and drinking. For many, especially in Europe, this is a day to celebrate with friends go down to the local pub and have a good time. For the cigar lovers out there, this is a perfect day to light one up. For such an exciting month, we picked two cigars, one to go with green theme of the day and the other for the cultural taste. The first one is an Arturo Fuente 858 Candela. This is a 6 1/4, 47 ring gauge cigar that has a tint of green that will match your attire and possibly even your beer. It starts off with a hint of freshly cut grass taste that gives way to the more dominant graham cracker flavor as you smoke it. The second cigar we chose was CAO Flavours Eileen?s Dream Cigarillos. These are smaller stogies but have a blast of infused Irish Cream and white-chocolate truffles. These pair great with your Bailey?s or dark roasted coffee. Don’t forget, you can always customize a cigar to go with the theme of any month!

When you?re looking to buy a cigar, you?re going to want to look for a really good one. However, this is pretty subjective. Everyone has a different taste for quality, and there are so many different types of cigars. One does not simply purchase an amateur cigar; that?s just embarrassing. Let me fill you in on some cigar basics and you can choose which one would fit you best. Cheers.

• First, you must choose the body type. From mild or medium to full, the overall strength of the cigar should be tasty while not overwhelming on your palate. It?s really your choice.
• Next, the size. The size of your cigar has some effect on the flavor, but should be factored in from a time standpoint more than anything. For example, a cigar for a round of golf can be up to 9 inches long! This is so you can puff on the thing for hours on end and really enjoy yourself.
• Lastly, the rating of the cigar must be taken into consideration. Any rating from 95-100 is considered a timeless classic. 90-94 is outstanding. 80-89 is very good, and anything under that simply don?t waste your time. You want to treat yourself well, so don?t be a scrub.

There you have it. Go get yourself the cigar of your liking, and enjoy yourself to the fullest.

Custom Tobacco’s Starter Kit is perfect for any novice cigar smoker looking to collect all cigar-smoking essentials. This package comes complete with three cutters—v, punch and guillotine—as well as a cigar tube for easy transport, a three-flame cigar torch, two luxury matchboxes and a tin of mints. Start your smoking experience off right with this all-encompassing package.

Smoking a cigar successfully can be tricky. There is a lot that can go wrong when it?comes to the process. To greatly improve your smoke, try the finger roll.?Try to employ this every 60 seconds, or every 2 draws depending on which comes?first. The Finger Roll involves rolling the cigar in your fingers. Do not twirl the cigar,?but roll it in-between your thumb and index & middle finger. Make it a slow roll,?letting the edges of the burn spread out evenly.?The basic reasoning behind this is that heat rises. If the same side of the cigar stays?at the top of the cigar, then it goes to reason that this will be the part of the cigar?that burns the hottest, thus leaving the lower part of the cigar burning cooler. The?inconsistent heat can distort the flavor. Here is the trick: the closer you get to the end of the cigar, the more often the?Finger Roll needs to be done. Once you have reached halfway, optimum results are?obtained when you roll the cigars as you inhale.?To truly have a delicious cigar, make sure you order from Custom Tobacco and use?this technique for the optimum experience.

The Fourth of July is a time to come together and celebrate all that it is to be American. As the holiday nears, you?re probably starting to wonder what you should do for the occasion. Well, don?t worry: Custom Tobacco has you covered.

If you?re looking for something laidback, then what better way than with a backyard barbecue? Gather the family together, fire up the grill, and enjoy this traditional American celebration.

If you want something much more public and exciting, then join on in a parade. Many cities and towns often have an annual Fourth of July parade where everyone announces and celebrates their patriotism. You?ll probably be surrounded by hundreds of people wearing red, white, blue, and stars, but hey, it?s Independence Day. And what would Fourth of July be without fireworks? It?s pretty much impossible not to see or hear fireworks when night comes, but getting prepared with chairs, food, and loved ones ?to watch them makes watching them much more enjoyable. But no matter how you celebrate, light up a cigar and sing The Star Spangled Banner because what gets more American than that?

Sailor Jerry is famous in the tattoo world for creating the traditional American style. He spent his life inking sailors from the early 20’s until his death in 1973. Today, he is considered the American forefather of tattooing. While his life was fairly short, during it, he accomplished many things that live on in modern society. Born January 14, 1911 with the name Norman Collins, his nickname came from his personality’s similarity to the family’s irritable?mule of the same name. His cantankerous personality would become a famous characteristic, known across the tattooing community. Born in Reno, Sailor Jerry then spent his childhood in Northern California. In his teens, he started hopping freight trains to travel the country. He then learned the art of hand-pricking tattoos from a man named “Big Mike.” He traded tattoo practice on men in exchange for alcohol, often 2 Buck Chuck. He continued to do stick and poke tattoos until the late 20’s, when he learned how to use a tattoo gun from Tatts Thomas in Chicago. They would head to the morgue every night and practice on the corpses before moving onto live clients. The first time they went to the morgue, Tatts pranked Jerry by pretending a living person was the corpse. As Jerry grabbed the body’s arm, the man sat up and screamed. Jerry screamed in terror and never lived that night down with the other men. While tattooing in Chicago, Jerry’s clients consisted of sailors enlisted at the nearby ?Great Lakes Naval Training Academy. Influenced by his clientele, at 19, Sailor Jerry enlisted in the U.S. Navy. During his enlistment, he explored the artistic styles and imagery of Southeast Asia. He met and trained with Japanese tattoo masters, keeping in?contact with them throughout the rest of his life. Jerry was the first American to explore other tattooing styles. This exploration led to the development of his infamous style. Named after Sailor Jerry, it captures the bluntness of the American sailor with the mystic, technicality of Japanese an art. The Sailor Jerry style has a heavy focus on blunt line and solid coloring?rather than shading and gradients of other tattoo styles.   Once his enlistment ended, Sailor Jerry permanently moved to Honolulu, Hawaii and worked as a tattoo artist in Honolulu’s St. Hotel district. At the time, this was the only area on the island where tattoo shops could set up. He often set up his booth in the district or at the sugar cane plantations. He spent a majority of his time tattooing sailors, reminding him of his sailor life. When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Jerry tried to reenlist but was denied due to a heart condition. Instead, he signed up for the merchant marines. In Sailor Jerry legend, he spent the war navigating supply ships through the ocean around Japan. Supposedly, he survived three separate ships being shot out while he was on them. During World War II, he opened up a shop named Tom and Jerry’s Tattoo Shop on Hotel St. His business partner was a Chinese tattoo artist named Tom who kept Jerry connected to his Asian art influences. When Jerry finally returned for good from the war, he found the shop deserted with the door unlocked. Jerry became disenchanted with Hawaii after the war. Before, it was like a fringe colony with limited government involvement. Now, it was becoming less like an oasis and more like a US state. No longer was the island a remote getaway for Jerry, it was now filled with tourists and government regulations. Jerry’s political beliefs resemble modern day right-wing libertarianism. He opposed large scale government involvement, preferring daily life to not involve the government at all. In the early 1950’s, the IRS fined Jerry and he protested their unjust overinvolvement by closing his shop. He would stubbornly remain out of business for 10 years. In order to make money, he started giving boat tours.?These tours took place on an old schooner which sailed around the island. Sailor Jerry also started a radio talk show, which he continued to do until his death. Even though his shop was closed, customers would line up outside the shipyards, begging him to do work on them. Sometimes, he gave in and secretly tattooed. Other times, he had to sneak up a back staircase to avoid them. Jerry eventually reopened his shop in 1960 at a new location, 1033 Smith St. Jerry maintained a hostile shop culture for anyone he disagreed with. He infamously kicked out any left-wing liberals, “peace pots”, and un-American trouble-makers that dared walk into his shop. He even created a homemade mace for rough customers.?Jerry was also extremely competitive with other tattoo shops on the island. He would give them bad advice and flash drawings to make them lose customers. Once, he convinced an artist to put drops of urine in his red ink to enhance the color saturation. This period of his life is where Jerry produced the work he’s most famous for. He maintained correspondence with the Japanese art masters, swapping designs and tips with them. This kept his art evolving and improving throughout his career. His shop also attracted and hosted artists from all over the world. He eventually picked up apprentices, some of whom are now legendary tattoo artists. This list includes Ed Hardy, Mike Malone, and Kazuo Oguri. Outside of the tattooing community, Ed Hardy gained the most fame of Jerry’s apprentices. This is due to his popular clothing line, “Don Ed Hardy.” Hardy adorns all of the products in this line with Sailor Jerry style designs. On June 9, 1973, Jerry suffered from a heart attack while riding his motorcycle. Three days later, he died from the event. His body rests in the military cemetery, The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, in the Punchbowl Crater. After his heart attack, Jerry told his wife to sell the shop to one of his apprentices. He told her if no one wanted it, she had to burn it entirely to the ground. Malone bought the shop and ran it for 25 years under the name, “China Sea” in tribute to Jerry and his legacy. Eventually, Malone retired and the shop is now called “Old Ironside Tattoo.” Befittingly, this was the name Sailor Jerry used when he was hosting his show on the radio show.? The Sailor Jerry style, also known as American Traditional, is one of the most popular styles in the tattooing industry. His flash sits on the walls of countless studios and shops across the world. The tattoos often feature nautical figures such as anchors, mermaids, and swallows. These symbols represent Jerry’s sailor history and his time in the Navy. Soonafter he opened his shop in Honolulu, other artists started copying his style. Obviously, he was stubbornly opposed to these “fakers” so his business cards read, “The Original Sailor Jerry” and “my work speaks for itself.” Sailor Jerry pioneered many tattoo innovations in his lifetime. He improved the tattooing machine, making it less painful and delivering more saturated ink to the skin. In order to one-up a competitor, he also invented purple ink. Furthermore, he even improved the sterilization techniques in the tattooing industry to hospital-grade quality. He was the first tattooer to use single-use needles instead of reusing cleaned ones in the tattoo gun and he was the first to put on sterile gloves while working. Many years after Sailor Jerry’s death, Ed Hardy and Mike Malone became business partners to create Sailor Jerry Ltd. This company allowed Sailor Jerry’s legacy to live on in the form of art, clothing, and rum. When creating the rum, the business partners wanted to make it worthy of Jerry himself. At 92% proof, it’s a potent alcohol that the tattooer would approve of. As an avid drinker and smoker, Sailor Jerry enjoyed all things associated with the counterculture he worked in. He was infamous for smoking a pipe while tattooing clients, despite his sterile tattooing methods. He often used a pipe because it allowed him to customize his tobacco blend. If he were alive today, he would appreciate companies like Custom Tobacco?which allow the user to customize every aspect of a cigar from tobacco to the band around it. This would have been perfect for him especially because he could have designed the band and put his shop name on them, using them as a business card.

Add extra spice nodes to your next cigar purchase with one of our cedar wraps. This elegant, tasteful addition will leave you enjoying the new flavor of your favorite cigar, no matter the wrap or blend.

Torpedo

The torpedo is roughly 6 1/8 inches in length, with a general ring size of around 52. A wider cigar with a smaller, tapered mouth, the torpedo is powerful yet comfortable for any level of cigar smoker.

Churchill

Named for the British Prime Minister who enjoyed smoking this 6 3/4 inch to 7 3/4 inch cigar, the Churchill is the perfect cigar for the patient cigar smoker. Smoking smoother and cooler than other cigars, the Churchill provides cigar enthusiasts with a chance to slow down and enjoy a long, quality smoke.

Toro

The toro is the perfect sized cigar for a long lasting yet enjoyable smoking experience. At 6 inches in length and with a ring size of 54, the Toro is a great smoke for any occasion.

Robusto

A robusto cigar ranges anywhere from 4 1/2 inches to 5 1/2 inches in length with a ring size in the range of 48-54. Shorter and wider by nature, robustos provide an excellent balance between size and flavor, and tend to smoke a little stronger than a longer Churchill.

Petit Corona

The smallest cigar we offer, the Petit Corona has a very direct and linear design. Often described as the perfect companion cigar, the Petit Corona slips right into your inside coat pocket and is a perfect break time smoke, lasting around 20-30 minutes.

Standard

Some Standard size description

Deluxe

Some Deluxe size description

Premium

Some Premium size description

Double Toro

Six inches in length and with our largest available ring size of 60, the double toro allows for a powerful yet long-lasting smoke. Take your time while smoking a cigar of this size in order to reduce the heat and strength of the smoking experience.

Esplendido

This big cigar is beautifully constructed and provides an incredible smoking experience. The Esplendido is a similar in size to the Churchill at 7 inches long and can be smoked for about an hour and fifteen minutes to an hour and a half.

Presidente

Can’t get enough cigar? Then the Presidente is for you. This large and in charge cigar is exemplifies the word huge.

Variety