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Enjoying a good cigar can be compared to tasting a good wine; that is why expert smokers actually ‘taste’ the smoke coming out of every cigar. Taste glands are the best mechanism the human body has to determine the quality of a good smoke. One breath that involves the complexity and the flavors combination of a pure cigar can be compared to the pleasure of tasting a great wine or an exquisite meal.
Cigar clubs and bars are growing in the main cities of the world, making London the Mecca due to its trade and consuming capacity. When smoking in public places was prohibited in the United States, a frenzy of cigar bars was unleashed. Cigar Aficionado is the most important publication in the cigar world consisting on a monthly printout of 750,000.00 magazines. Regardless of the place you visit, it will not be long before you can identify a cigar lover; he lives in camaraderie environments. Such environment is much nicer, more cultural and perfumed than the one from cigarette smokers.
Cigars are said to be a unique experience due to the following: Very few tobacco varieties are used to elaborate a good cigar, which is planted and aged with extreme caution

• The fermentation process makes the tobacco leaves lose most of their nicotine
• Cigars designed to burn at very low temperatures, in other words, its tobacco should never be excessively heated so it dies not lose its softness.
• Smoke is not a secondary element, but the key to the pleasure, since the smoke contains the flavor and aroma that only a cigar can provide.

Cigar smoking tips

Once it is lighted, take the cigar to your lips and blow it prior to the first breath; this will dissipate any unwanted flavor consequence of the lighting. Once this is done, fill your mouth with cold smoke and keep it there without inhaling it; take the cigar out of your mouth, and slowly blow it out. Please hold an instant before the next puff. Do not rush, it is recommended that you take intervals of a minute or so, to prevent the cigar from blowing off. Remember, the faster you smoke, the least you will enjoy the experience, as the cigar will heat excessively and produce a bitter flavor. The head of the cigar should be kept as dry as possible, hence avoid keeping the cigar in your mouth for too long. A cigar with moisture starts to lose flavor when nicotine and tar start mixing with saliva, therefore, do not hold your cigar for more than three minutes on every smoke.
The first half of the cigar is different to the second, the smoke increases and the flavor intensifies as you smoke which is not always positive.  This happens after having smoked a third of the cigar (expert cigar smokers can tell when this moment has been reached, and proceed to light off the cigar, as it had already transpired its thru essence; not doing so will end up in an unpleasant sensation as the cigar turns bitterer by the minute).
Hold the cigar gently but firmly, try not to squeeze it, as it may impact the blow. Hold it between your thumb, index and middle fingers.
The ashtray should be the cigar’s rest place; let it burn off, so it will rapidly consume and generate less smell than pushing it against the ashtray.

Hope the paragraphs above had given you an introduction to Smoking Cigars. You can find more information at: http://www.mensmokingcigars.com/

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How to Cut a Cigar

If you’re heading out to Havana (holidays in Cuba almost invariably start here), then you’ll need to know what to see and what to do. You’ll doubtless find many guides both at home and in your hotel in Cuba, not to mention the recommendations of friends who have been to Havana before, but it’s difficult to know which ones to trust. The following sites are worth the attention of any holidaymaker in Cuba and should be on the itinerary of anybody interested in exploring the city.

Museo de la Revolución

A must for any visitor to Cuba (on holidays, business trips or more), the Museum of the Revolution is housed in what was once the presidential palace. Containing many items of great historical interest, the collection extends from the liberation of the island from Spanish rule to the revolution of the mid-20th century. Inside you will see a wide range of media, from historical documents to photographs and videos as well as sculptures of famous Cuban figures. Outside the museum you will see the ‘Granma’ memorial, a tribute to the vessel that brought Castro and many other revolutionaries back to Cuba following their exile in Mexico. Nearby is an ever-burning flame at the base of a list of all of those who gave their lives for the sake of the revolution.

Iglesia de La Merced

The ‘Church of Mercy’ is a famously beautiful building, and one that lingers in the memories of all who wander past its ornate architecture on their Havana holidays. Dating back to 1637, it was originally founded by an order known as the ‘Monks of Mercy’. It was a task that continued for many generations, the final touches to the interior being applied by the Pauline Fathers in 1867. Famous Cuban artists whose work can be seen in the frescoes and decorations include Esteban Chartrand, Juan Crossa and Aurelio Melero. The major festival held in this church is the ‘Day of Mercies’ which occurs on the 24th of September. On this date the church is filled with followers of many religions, dressed all in white, and a service is held.

San Carlos de La Cabaña

Every day at 9pm a canon is fired from the fortress of San Carlos, a ceremony that can be heard in many of the luxury hotels in Cuba’s capital! Built in the second half of the 18th century, San Carlos de la Cabaña remains one of the largest colonial fortresses in the Americans. It boasts quite a fearsome history, with a number of rebels, including the poet Juan Clemente Zenea, having been executed within its walls. It has spent most of its life as a military prison, until after the revolution, at which point it was used as Ernesto Guevara’s headquarters. The structure itself is an impressive sight and the interior contains a remarkable museum of colonial weaponry.

Las Manos

The Manos (“Hands”) Art Gallery sells a variety of crafts and artworks made by the locals of Havana and Cuba in general. Many of the objects on sale are inspired by the island’s Afro-Cuban culture, and make fantastic souvenirs to remind you of your Cuba holidays. Among the items on offer are cigar cases, African-style masks, and leather goods such as handbags, jackets and hats. Prices range from modest to extravagant, to accommodate any taste or mood!

Estadio Latinoamericano

If you haven’t heard so before, you may be surprised to learn that baseball is Cuba’s national sport. For this reason the Latin-American Stadium is an intricate complex of world-class facilities that can house up to 55,000 excited fans. There are even coffee shops and conference rooms to house the heated post-match discussion… The National League lasts for six months and encompasses over 90 games. Players who excel in these games may be selected for international and Olympic duty, a great honour for any sportsman. You can often organise tickets through your hotel or travel agency and we’d recommend doing so, it may turn out to be the highlight of you Havana holiday!

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Rob Santry is a Cuba holiday specialist for key2holidays, an online tour operator offering
Cuba holidays
s, as well as trips to Australia, the Caribbean, Italy, Egypt, the Far East, the Maldives, the Seychelles, Dubai and the Arabian Gulf and South Africa. Key2holidays has a dedicated team of experienced travel consultants to share their knowledge and help you to plan and book your ideal holiday.

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HAVANA ROOM (part1)

Cigar to smokers is just as golf clubs to golfers?Those fine, dark, leafy odors seem to permeate your every pore whenever you step into a cigar store. Although cigar is not good to health, so many people like cigar, when you smoke you are cool.(hi guys,i bought cheap golf clubs,Titleist AP2 Irons just cost $329.99,you may try.)

Do you know how long is the longest cigar in the world?

Wallace and Margarita Reyes have been rolling cigars for many, many years.  Wallace is actually a Grand Master cigar roller of which only three exist in the world.  He’s been rolling cigars since he was 12 when he was taught by his father.

In 2001 Wallace and Margarita had actually rolled a cigar that was 101 feet long and so he was already prepared for the stresses and strains of what lay ahead.  But first a brief congratulations of his aforementioned past record.

The Guinness World Record for hand-rolling the longest cigar in the world has been held by individuals or teams in only three places: Cuba, Puerto Rico and the United States.  the record Wallace and Margarita aimed to break was held by Cuban Jose Castelar Cairo who in May 2008 in Havana had rolled a cigar 148 ft 11 in long.

To roll the world’s longest cigar Wallace and Margarita had purchased around 140 lb of Ecuadorean tobacco which cost approximately $4,500.  They had pre-rolled the cigar into sections each measuring roughly 10 ft with a 64 ring gauge and this process had taken 104 hours.  The plan was on the day to roll all 18 sections together.

At the appointed hour (which for the Reyes was 4 am on Saturday November 21st 2009) they stepped into a tent which was built to act as a giant humidor and started rolling.

And on it went, minute by minute, hour after hour, the rolling of the longest cigar in the world was a total labor of love for these guys.  they actually ended up with a cigar measuring 196 feet 3 3/8 inches!!!

Congratulations to Wallace and Margarita Reyes for setting a new Guinness World Record!!!  Ybor City is back in the Guinness World Records book!

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