Buying a humidor would be the best thing when cigar storage comes to mind. Cigar humidors are perfect since they were specifically designed for cigar storage purposes in the first place, that and the fact that they do come in really fancy varieties or styles.But purchasing a humidor is only half the battle of keeping your cigars fresh. The purpose of humidors is to keep the temperature and humidity levels controlled in such a way that the cigars will remain fresh. The idea is to maintain an envi…

The proper calibration of hygrometers is important since it could be showing a correct relatively humidity range while in fact it is not resulting to drying your precious cigars.Although, hygrometers should be pre-calibrated when they came of the manufacturing plants, normal shocks resulting from packing, transporting or shipping can cause the unit to be off by a few percentage points.First thing you need to do after you bought  your hygrometer is to determine if it is calibrated or not. You cou…

Lasioderma serricorne, even the scientific name sounds nasty. Tobacco beetles are one of the nastiest things that could happen to your cigar collection. Opening your cigar box and finding your favorite cigars filled with holes from boring tobacco beetle larvae is enough to make a grown man cry. That’s why you need to act quickly when you spot early signs of infestation. These tobacco bugs on the average have 45 to 90 day-life span. Within that period, the bugs can easily spread themselves to oth…

For the cigar lover, no two cigars are ever the same. This can be said both in each cigar’s characteristics and inherent properties.  But this can only be determined by someone who has the experience and the expertise of choosing the best cigars. But how about for those who are novices to this type of hobby?  Here are some useful tips that would help new cigar aficionados on how to choose the best cigars. First and foremost, novices should bear in mind that the best cigars cost a lot of money. I…

The modern lighters that you see today have come quite a long way from being just the primitive flint and steel that was then used to light fires. Today, there are different types of lighters being used. Its history is something that would be pretty interesting to look into. Here is a quick look at how modern lighters came to be. A lighter, in its simplest definition, is a device used to create a flame. It may not look like the ones that you see today, especially the ones that existed during the…