Tobacconist’s Tip Archives - Mike's Cigars Blog https://blog.mikescigars.com/topics/tobacconists-tip/ Cigar News, Cigar Lifestyle, Cigar Reviews and Cigar Accessories Guide. Fri, 17 Dec 2021 15:07:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 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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]]> https://blog.mikescigars.com/zen-art-pre-hale/feed/ 1 Me and My Cigar https://blog.mikescigars.com/me-and-my-cigar/ https://blog.mikescigars.com/me-and-my-cigar/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2020 14:39:55 +0000 http://blog.mikescigars.com/?p=32235 Understand your cigar by understanding the history behind it. Appreciate your cigar by appreciating the culture and production around it.

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]]> https://blog.mikescigars.com/me-and-my-cigar/feed/ 2 Lighting a Cigar with a Candle? https://blog.mikescigars.com/lighting-a-cigar-with-candle/ https://blog.mikescigars.com/lighting-a-cigar-with-candle/#respond Sat, 13 Apr 2019 16:07:00 +0000 http://blog.mikescigars.com/?p=32104 Since it’s Friday the 13th, we’d like to point out a little cigar superstition. It’s been said that lighting a smoke with a candle, somewhere, somehow a sailor will die! Now, I’m not saying I believe this old wives tale but you’ll never catch me lighting a cigar with a candle! *SPOILER* John Wayne’s character […]

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]]> https://blog.mikescigars.com/lighting-a-cigar-with-candle/feed/ 0 How to fix your frozen cigars https://blog.mikescigars.com/fix-frozen-cigars/ https://blog.mikescigars.com/fix-frozen-cigars/#respond Fri, 15 Mar 2019 19:33:00 +0000 http://blog.mikescigars.com/?p=31991 MY CIGARS ARE FROZEN! What do I do?? The temperature in some areas of North America has fallen colder than the surface of Mars! This winter I have been bombarded with calls from concerned customers who have ordered cigars and unintentionally left their package of cigars outside in their mailbox. Most recently was a customer who was lucky […]

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]]> https://blog.mikescigars.com/fix-frozen-cigars/feed/ 0 How to Revive Hard and Dry Cigars https://blog.mikescigars.com/how-to-revive-hard-and-dry-cigars/ https://blog.mikescigars.com/how-to-revive-hard-and-dry-cigars/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2019 23:52:00 +0000 http://blog.mikescigars.com/?p=32038 Far too often, aficionados encounter the dreaded issue of a dry and hard cigar. Instead of just hoping they’re good enough (they won’t be) or getting rid of those dried-out stogies that you purchased with your hard earned money, our 3 step solution will show you how to revive hard and dry cigars. Recently, my […]

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]]> https://blog.mikescigars.com/how-to-revive-hard-and-dry-cigars/feed/ 1 My Humidor Won’t Keep Its Humidity https://blog.mikescigars.com/my-humidor-wont-keep-its-humidity/ https://blog.mikescigars.com/my-humidor-wont-keep-its-humidity/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2019 10:00:00 +0000 http://blog.mikescigars.com/?p=32004 “Help! My Humidor Won’t Keep Its Humidity!” If you’re facing this problem, you’re not alone! Here at Mike’s, I constantly get calls and emails from customers asking how the hell they can get their humidor to maintain its humidity. They tell me no matter what they do they are unable to keep it maintained between […]

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