The Best How-To Cigar Guide in the World - Mike's Cigar School - Cigars 101 https://blog.mikescigars.com/topics/cigar-101/ Cigar News, Cigar Lifestyle, Cigar Reviews and Cigar Accessories Guide. Thu, 20 Jan 2022 20:32:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Mike’s Spotlight: The Top 25 Cigars of 2021 https://blog.mikescigars.com/mikes-spotlight-the-top-25-of-2021/ https://blog.mikescigars.com/mikes-spotlight-the-top-25-of-2021/#respond Wed, 19 Jan 2022 18:38:20 +0000 https://blog.mikescigars.com/?p=34317 As with each passing year, the experts at Cigar Aficionado have decreed what sticks were truly the best 2021 had to offer. This year, the top honor went to the Padron 1964 Anniversary Torpedo (natural). Their tasters wrote “The Torpedo serves as a fine example of everything the Padróns wanted to achieve. Box-pressed and attractive, […]

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]]> https://blog.mikescigars.com/smokers-choice-2021/feed/ 0 Great Cigar Pairings: Arturo Fuente & Salmon https://blog.mikescigars.com/great-cigar-pairings-arturo-fuente-salmon/ https://blog.mikescigars.com/great-cigar-pairings-arturo-fuente-salmon/#respond Tue, 27 Jul 2021 18:26:24 +0000 https://blog.mikescigars.com/?p=34035 Steak and cigars? Sure. Cigars and whiskey? Yes, please! But cigars and fish? Don’t knock it till you try it! In our continuing effort to find the best possible cigar combos, we did a little experimentation over the past weekend. The results will absolutely surprise you. Now everyone has their own personal tastes, but for […]

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]]> https://blog.mikescigars.com/great-cigar-pairings-arturo-fuente-salmon/feed/ 0 How did Churchill become a Smoker? https://blog.mikescigars.com/how-did-churchill-become-a-smoker/ https://blog.mikescigars.com/how-did-churchill-become-a-smoker/#respond Tue, 13 Jul 2021 17:56:46 +0000 https://blog.mikescigars.com/?p=34029 If you’ve ever smoked a cigar or taken a twentieth-century history class, you know the name, Churchill. A man of such character and resolve that his stewardship of Great Britain during WW 2 is forever immortalized by having an entire size of cigar named after him. Churchill would likely be pleased since he was said […]

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]]> https://blog.mikescigars.com/cuban-sandwiches/feed/ 0 CAO Arcana Mortal Coil Makes its Grand Debut https://blog.mikescigars.com/cao-arcana-mortal-coil-makes-its-grand-debut/ https://blog.mikescigars.com/cao-arcana-mortal-coil-makes-its-grand-debut/#respond Wed, 10 Feb 2021 14:44:32 +0000 https://blog.mikescigars.com/?p=33842 The world of cigars has just been set ablaze, with the introduction of the limited edition CAO Arcana Mortal Coil. How does one cigar upend the entire industry? With its revolutionary fermentation technique that looks back at tobaccos storied history to create something wholly different. The process with most cigars involves harvested leaves fermented in […]

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]]> https://blog.mikescigars.com/cao-arcana-mortal-coil-makes-its-grand-debut/feed/ 0 Great Cigar parings: Maker’s Mark and Oliva Serie V https://blog.mikescigars.com/great-cigar-parings-makers-mark-and-oliva-serie-v/ https://blog.mikescigars.com/great-cigar-parings-makers-mark-and-oliva-serie-v/#respond Thu, 21 Jan 2021 18:34:17 +0000 https://blog.mikescigars.com/?p=33809  It’s Friday night, you finally have some time to yourself. But going out has become an impossibility in this post covid world. Thankfully, you can stay in and enjoy some exceptional liquor and fine tobacco. But which kind? The options are nearly endless. We’re here to help. If you have a light meal, then you […]

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