Somewhere in the year 1492 when Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue, he gained credit for introducing tobacco to Europe. Three members of the Columbus Crew are rumored to have spotted tobacco in present-day Dominican Republic, and when the men settled in Cuba, they found this game-changing leaf again. The indigenous people of the Caribbean […]
Smoking a cigar around LA is a pretty difficult affair these days, mostly because of city ordinances prohibiting such awesome activities. But the after-dinner drink and cigar doesn’t have to be a pastime of a bygone era. There are few hidden spots around town that not only allow the purchase and enjoyment of a cigar, […]
Cigars are made up of three different parts — the filler, the binder, and the wrapper. For premium cigars, all three parts are made from quality tobacco, allowing the cigar to be made entirely of high-quality tobacco that contains no additives and has only been processed naturally. The Filler is the tobacco in the middle […]
Canoeing: Canoeing is a flaw in a cigar’s burn, in which a narrow strip burns quicker than the rest of the cigar, making a burnout canoe effect. Capa: This is the cigar’s wrapper, or outer leaf. Cigar Boom: The stellar rise in premium, handmade cigar sales that began in late 1992 and peaked in 1997. […]
Smoking a cigar around LA is a pretty difficult affair these days, mostly because of city ordinances prohibiting such awesome activities. But the after-dinner drink and cigar doesn’t have to be a pastime of a bygone era. There are few hidden spots around town that not only allow the purchase and enjoyment of a cigar, […]
Miss Marie asked her class of 7th graders, “What is the best way to prevent teenage pregnancy?” Middle school class-clown TJ exclaimed, “Wear Crocs and a fedora,” and everyone burst into fits of laughter. Although seventh grade anatomy is fun for almost everyone involved, it carries a potent air of humiliation. Studying the anatomy of […]
As the rom-comclassic “A Cinderella Story” with Hilary Duff taught us so eloquently, “Don’t let the fear of striking out stop you from playing the game.”Because then you could totally miss out on a make out session withChad Michael Murray – or another life changing experience. Well, in many cases, the fear of striking out […]
Smoking a cigar around LA is a pretty difficult affair these days, mostly because of city ordinances prohibiting such awesome activities. But the after-dinner drink and cigar doesn’t have to be a pastime of a bygone era. There are few hidden spots around town that not only allow the purchase and enjoyment of a cigar, […]
Smoking a cigar around LA is a pretty difficult affair these days, mostly because of city ordinances prohibiting such awesome activities. But the after-dinner drink and cigar doesn’t have to be a pastime of a bygone era. There are few hidden spots around town that not only allow the purchase and enjoyment of a cigar, […]
Who doesn’t love a good cigar? Especially a fine cigar from Custom Tobacco, there is absolutely nothing better than lighting up a stogie with a glass of your favorite poison, and sitting back and relaxing. Whether I’m chilling on the deck on a nice summer night, or kicking back with friends at my local cigar […]