You're no idiot, of course. You throw sophisticated parties, mix your favorite drinks, and prepare delicious meals. But when it comes to smoking a cigar, you don't know which end to light. Don't burn out yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cigars takes the fear out of choosing and smoking fine stogies. Feel confident about browsing in a smokeshop, ...
Revised to include the most current brands of quality cigars, this is the definitive guide for the cigar aficionado, featuring profiles of 70 top brands complemented by full-color photographs.
Like fine wines, exquisite cheeses, or the best caviars, a good cigar is something to be savored and appreciated with unabashed self-indulgence. Learn everything about the size, texture, age, and taste of cigars produced in America, the Caribbean, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. 100 four-color photos.
The author of The Martini--an avid fan of cigars himself--has dedicated his new book to the poetic, historical, and artistic pursuit of this wonderful, timeless passion. Drawing upon examples from art, film, literature, and politics, The Cigar presents a lushly illustrated, fascinating social history which honors the cigar's origins and ...
Picasso, John Singer Sargent, Diego Rivera, and Max Beerbohm are some of the 85 artists represented here, all paying homage to the cigar. Each piece of art is accompanied by a quote or commentary by a cigar aficionado, from Churchill and Freud to today's best-known cigar lovers from the film, art, business, and sports worlds. Like a truly fine ...
Cigar Aficionado magazine, known worldwide for its celebration of the good things in life, revolutionized the art and enjoyment of cigar smoking. More than one million readers turn to the magazine to learn about the worlds most enjoyable cigars, spirits, wines, beers, restaurants, resorts, collectibles, and more. In each issue, the editors ...
Historian/photographer/writer Nancy Stout reproduces a trove of historical literature and imagery surrounding the early manufacture and export of Havana cigars. Many beautiful cigar labels and art are reproduced here for the first time, as are related historical paintings, cartoons, and writings. 200 Illustrations. 150 in color.
This complete listing of more than 1200 cigars reviewed in CIGAR AFICIONADO magazine is an ultimate resource for cigar lovers. Each cigar is rated on a 100-point scale and listed along with its price, country of origin, type of tobacco, and description of strength and flavor. Also includes a directory of over 3200 retail tobacconists in the U.S. ...
Take the most important export from Cuba, its unique cigars, have Cuba's greatest living writer describe the cigar's unique position in both Cuba and the world, user photographs by Cuba's most important photographer, get the approval of the official Cuban tobacco group, Cubatabaco, and you have the makings of the best book possible. The author and ...
Renewed interest in one of life's most affordable luxuries--cigars--has grown into a nationwide trend. The demographics aren't just smoke, either--recent estimates indicate as many as ten million Americans are now smoking over 100 million cigars annually. Here Joel Sherman, son of tobacconist Nat Sherman, has created the definitive guide to cigars.
In these gorgeously illustrated pages, the cigar lover will find a brief history of these sublime smokes, an explanation of how cigars are made, and, most important for the neophyte afficionado, instructions on how to select, store, and smoke a cigar. Written by Red Howard, whose popular internet site, The Cigar Journal, has received thousands of ...
The Cyclopedia includes information on the more than 1,200 brands of cigars sold domestically in the United States today. A short description on each of the brands along with details on shape, size, length, as well as information on the kind of wrapper, filler and binder of each cigar. New features for the 2000 edition include reference sections ...
The ideal reference for the novice cigar fancier, with guidelines for selecting a cigar, cutting, lighting, and ashing. Also includes cigar brands, styles, history, and humidor selection and usage.
This guide, by three longtime cigar devotees, shows novice smokers how to savour every aspect of the cigar experience and cultivate a connoisseur's sensibility. Information on the basics of cultivation, production and variety supports instructions on buying, cutting and enjoying cigars.
A reference book on cigar smoking, which includes: a directory of the finest cigars, country by country; an illustrated history of the manufacture and development of the premium cigar; and a section on choosing, storing and smoking cigars for maximum enjoyment. Over 120 brands are included, illustrated in colour.
From the world's leading authority on premium cigars--- "Cigar Aficionado" magazine---comes this concise volume filled with answers to your most commonly asked questions about cigars.
This lavishly illustrated book provides an in-depth look at smoking tobacco. A rich historical background is complemented by vintage and modern advertisements, and a complete assortment of cigars, cigarettes, and fantastic accouterments.
Informative and accurate, in a delightful style, Cigar Chic puts a fresh spin on a hot topic.-- Richard DiMeola, Executive Vice President, Consolidated Cigar, Corp.
Flammarion presents its series of informative, richly illustrated guides, covering lifestyle and cultural topics. Find out everything you want to know about your favorite subject in one handy volume. - Unique thematic treatment with extensive use of key words and cross-referencing - Over 70 alphabetically organized bite-sized entries in every ...
Movie producer Natalie Goodman has begun filming a flick based on Nick Chase's first case. To celebrate, she throws a cigar and murder mystery party at her New England estate. When she ends up being a real-life murder target, Case has to smoke out the suspects--and fast.
A celebration of the "inside club" of cigar smokers from years past. Filled with wise and witty anecdotes from such folks as Mark Twain, George Sand, and Groucho Marx and passages from books like "The Maltese Falcon" and "The Sun Also Rises", this book will make readers feel like they too are members of a special society.
Cigars have become increasingly popular in r ecent years, and are now seen as fashionable, for women as w ell as men. This book celebrates the rebirth of the cigar, t aking a comprehensive look at the history and production of the cigar. '
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