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Humidifiers to recharge, dividers, beetle traps: looking after a humidor and its accessories calls for a few regular checks. An overview of the equipment involved.
Read moreRolled by the hands of a torcedor or turned out by a machine, a cigar keeps the same architecture. The leaves it is built from, and what changes from one method to the other.
Read moreTaste, strength, build quality and balance: these four criteria underpin this ranking of ten Cuban cigars, which the Cohiba Behike 52 opens.
Read moreCredo makes humidifiers with automatic regulation, at a rate the brand puts at more than 180,000 units a year. An introduction to its accessories for cigars.
Read moreRigid and compact, the cigar case protects cigars during a short trip without replacing a humidor. Single, double or larger: the criteria for choosing one, reviewed.
Read moreA Paris leather craftsman, Fred Pinel turned an old family suitcase into a home for his collection of cigar cases. How his house came to the world of the cigar.
Read moreAn illustrator turned decorator for the couturier Jacques Doucet, Pierre Legrain is presented by the article as the inventor of the cigar case. A look at this artist born in 1889.
Read moreThicker and more compact than a cigarette, a cigar lights poorly when cold. Why it is warmed first, and where that step fits into the lighting routine.
Read moreHabanos reports turnover up 15 % for 2021, at 568 million dollars, with France among the top 5 buyers. A breakdown of sales by region of the world.
Read moreAccording to the Habanos group report, sales of Cuban cigars rose by 15% in 2021 to reach 568 million dollars. A look at the figures reported and at the markets behind them.
Read moreLess common than cylindrical cigars, box-pressed cigars usually owe their square shape to the pressure of the packing. The accounts given of their Cuban origin.
Read moreBars where enthusiasts can smoke together, cigar lounges have grown in popularity since the 1990s. Four Montreal addresses, with their setting and their range.
Read moreA lecture at the Musée de la Marine recalled the unexpected part played by cigars during the English blockade of Brest in August 1800. A look back at a little-known episode.
Read moreThe perception of flavours through the nasal route, retronasal olfaction is used by wine tasters and cigar tasters alike. How the mechanism works and how it is brought into play.
Read moreThe chef Nusret Gökçe keeps posting videos in which he appears with a cigar. According to some sources, he is preparing to launch his own brand in Dubai.
Read moreS. T. Dupont has joined forces with the foundry Solyfonte for a limited series of Xtrem Haute Création lighters. Bronze, silver and patina work, piece by piece.
Read moreOliva has entrusted Elie Bleu with making a cigar humidor in a very limited series. A look at the Oliva XXI humidor, its illustration and the cigars it holds.
Read moreImporters are reporting stock shortages on Cuban cigars. The reasons put forward, from production slowed down in Cuba to supply delays in Europe.
Read moreRolls-Royce has turned its car-making know-how to a cigar humidor. A description of the Cellarette, its aluminium structure and the price quoted by the maker.
Read moreAfter the death of Jean-Paul Belmondo, photographs brought his cigar habit back into view. What the portraits and the photographers recorded of that side of the actor.
Read moreSome cigar smokers set themselves a dress code, from the dinner jacket inherited from the Victorian era to the checked shirt. A survey of these habits and where they come from.
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