Cigarro Spanish for Cigar

February 22nd, 2010

The people of the West Indies were smoking maimi suites cigars when Christopher Columbus came to America. Sir Walter Raleigh might have started the tobacco industry in the colonies, but in 1613, it was John Rolfe who began shipping tobacco back to Europe. Rolfe also married Pocohontas. Even before the time of Raleigh, smoking tobacco, in one form or another had been used for sacred ceremonies, relaxation and for celebrations. Cigars didn’t always come in sweet smelling cedar boxes. In the old days, cigars were packed in pig’s bladders, to keep them moist. Statistics show that in 1973, (a prior height of cigar consumption) US people smoked 11.2 bill cigars: 54 cigars for every person in America.

Just Days until the Cigarette Prohibition

December 29th, 2009

Well, St. Louis has adopted a smoking ban for all restaurants and bars, with only a few allowances. I’m so done with my human rights being eliminated, I’m tired. I can’t fathom the reason non-smokers have such a assertive judgement on what we smokers want to do. I understand that smoking is bad, but I made a conscience selection when I began smoking, alert to the fact it was bad. Just because non-smokers want me to quit, does not mean that it’s going to happen. Smoking in pubs has been a freedom, but most restaurants have a approved smoking area. If non-smokers prefer not to to smell the smoke, don’t sit down in the smoking area, you are not coerced to sit in smoking. And as well as the employees of these restaurants that argue they are affected by second hand smoke, what a joke. I held jobs in the service industry for over 10 years, and I know that most of theco-workers were smokers.  Doing business with people, if anything, initiates you to inhale.  And, I have never overheard any non-smoking co-worker ever protest about second hand smoke while working in the smoking area. Putting a smoking ban in restaurants and bars, can only save me money, considering I will not dine out after the first of the year.

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November 18th, 2009

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Tobacco: Information for the novice cigar smoker

November 18th, 2009

The most basic method of categorizing cigars is by the method in which they are made. Cigars are either rolled by hand, or manufactured by machines. The novice smoker may be tempted to start by trying those machine made brands sold in Drug Stores, such as Dutch Masters. However, the Beginner should consider spending a few more pennies and moving up to hand rolled cigars, which are sold online or at a local smokeshop.

Daily Smokers Vs Connoisseurs
MostIndividual cigar smokers have their own unique tastes, and have their own individual financial constraints. Those who enjoy smoking several cigars per day may need an “everyday” cigar that is inexpensive. Therefore, the taste and cost of machine made cigars can be very attractive to some smokers. However, to the new smoker or experienced connoisseurs, the ones who enjoy an occasional cigar as a special treat, the hand rolled cigar is worth every dime.