Start with smaller cigars, in different marcas. For example my absolute go to, would get the H Upmann Half Corona. A very good representation of the brand. It takes about 30-50 mins to smoke. It may sound crazy, but go to La Casa del Habano on Sherbrooke, ask them for one, pay the big bucks. Go sit in their lounge and smoke it. Smoking a cigar is about the whole scenario not just the cigar. Have an espresso or some sparkling water. Light it with a butane lighter, not a Bic or Zippo! If you like it go from there. Dont smoke banana leaves that people bring back from Cuba, it leaves a bad impression on cigars as most are fakes.Always wanted to try but I am soooooo noob don't know where to start
Eh boy. Cigars at the airport are very very expensive. If you go to the states and have friends, family or an office to send cigars to, getting Cubans is easier in the US then here...pm me if you need info about that. If not the cheapest place to get Cubans in Canada is cigar chief.comI'm going out of the country in 2 days. I always buy some cigars at YUL because fuck they are like 1/3 of the price... Vitulla : any good suggestions? (I have plenty of small ones, I am looking for Churchill size Cubans. I will also be in Philadelphia and Dallas but they obviously don't sell Cubans there.
Eh boy. Cigars at the airport are very very expensive. If you go to the states and have friends, family or an office to send cigars to, getting Cubans is easier in the US then here...pm me if you need info about that. If not the cheapest place to get Cubans in Canada is cigar chief.com
Cigarchief.com for Cubans in Canada. They are located on some reserve so you save some tax money.I like to keep a box of Macanudo Maduro Ascotts in my humidor because I like the taste, the price and I don't always have 1h to smoke a cigar. I buy the box for something like 50$ here and at they airport they sell for like 17$! We don't get the same kind of deal with Cubans?
What is that chief.com thing? I get on a weird page when I type it. As for getting them in the us, isn't it illegal? I like cigars but not enough to get in trouble because of it.
Cigarchief.com for Cubans in Canada. They are located on some reserve so you save some tax money.
As for the airport you probably get good deal on machine made Cubans, but I always laugh when I fly, a box of cohiba robustos at almost 1k.
As for Cubans is the US, they are illegal but they it's not more then a letter if they do get seized from the postal service.
they don't seem to sell boxes on Cigarchief... i usually browse on www.canadiancigar.com
i get mine directly and fresh from cuba since my GF aunt is married with a cuban and they go back to cuba very ofter to see family, i also get great dominicanos in dominican republic as i fly there a few times a year
Whats the price range for decent cigars? I mean if I wanna start..... I woulnd't go for the top one since I don't know how to appreciate them properly yet
Careful with the family members in Cuba...if it doesn't come from La Casa Del Habano, it's 99% a counterfeit.
And cigarchief.com does sell boxes, their site sucks but they are there or you can give them a call.
Start with smaller cigars, in different marcas. For example my absolute go to, would get the H Upmann Half Corona. A very good representation of the brand. It takes about 30-50 mins to smoke. It may sound crazy, but go to La Casa del Habano on Sherbrooke, ask them for one, pay the big bucks. Go sit in their lounge and smoke it. Smoking a cigar is about the whole scenario not just the cigar. Have an espresso or some sparkling water. Light it with a butane lighter, not a Bic or Zippo! If you like it go from there. Dont smoke banana leaves that people bring back from Cuba, it leaves a bad impression on cigars as most are fakes.
a BIC is a butane lighter it's just not a torch it's tasteless just a harder to correctly toast and light
don't worry i know him well and he knows as well for the fake ones, both of them are dentist and enjoy the real deal as well
Your absolutely right. Bic does use butane, my mistake. Toasting is quite hard with a soft flame but I like lighting my cigar with it. I usually use my xikar tabletop though