Category: Cigar Education
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Making a cheap homemade humidor.
Why make a cheap humidor and some differences between the homemade and bought humidor If you feel that the humidor is a bit too big of an investment when you have just started your cigar journey or if the humidor you have is starting to get too full, there are cheap and easy ways to…
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Cigar sense of taste and smell: how come we taste different thing in a cigar?
I think it’s almost funny to say that a cigar has, among other things, fruity flavors, fruit salad, pear, peach, grapes, milk chocolate. A cigar hardly has them seasoned with any of the above (unless it’s a flavored cigar) Saying that a cigar tastes like chocolate cake or fruit salad is pretty funny if you…
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Vdg-cigars
Welcome to Vdg-cigars A cigar is more than a cigar you smoke. It is a craft and work of art someone created to be enjoyed. what does vdg stand for? Vision The cigar you recently smoked, are currently smoking or the next cigar you will smoke was once a person’s vision. A vision to create…
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How long dos it take to smoke a cigar?
When we talk about how long it takes to smoke a cigar, we usually mention the time as standard on the vitola (size). It is a good measure to follow, but it is far from always correct. Getting an exact time depends a lot on how fast you smoke, how you store the cigars, what…
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Cigar sense of taste and smell. Train for nutts
I love training the taste buds for nuts. It’s easy, the perfect snack, and many nuts burn more calories than they contain. Nuttiness is a fairly common description of a cigar. I’m sure nuts are something most people know what they taste like, but why is it important to practice? Precisely because it exists and…
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Body of a cigar
Cigar body When it comes to cigars, the terms “full body,” “medium body,” and “mild body” are used to describe the intensity of the flavors and smoking experience. Here’s a breakdown of these three categories Let’s compare cigars body to coffee to make it easyer to understand. Espresso comparison (Full body cigar) – A dark…
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Cigar sens of smell and taste. Train for spices.
I love training my taste buds for spices. It gives new inspiration on how to season our dishes. What I more like about the spiciness of a cigar is that in combination with other flavors such as dark flavors such as light cedar or dark oak, it can make the taste buds associate with a…
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Choosing the right cigar – Social occasions cigar.
Choosing the right cigar for different occasions can be worth thinking about in order to fully enjoy a cigar. Let’s go through three different social occasions and what is worth thinking about. When only you smoke a cigar. Sitting with good friends, with family or any event when there are opportunities to socialize and smoke…
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Cigar sense of smell and taste. Train for floral, Hay, gras and leather.
I love when a cigar has floral nuances mixed with fruitiness.To say that a cigar tastes like flowers, hay, grass or leather is almost comical when you think about it. It’s not like taking a piece of the grass for the evening salad seasoned with tulips or standing on all four to compete with the…
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Cigar Sense of taste and smell. Train for coffee
Training your taste buds for the coffee flavors I would say is quite important if you want to fully enjoy a cigar. Not only to feel the flavors in the cigar but also because coffee is excellent to pair with a cigar. Finding coffee nuances in a cigar occurs quite often in different ways. Many…
