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Four of your five senses are required when choosing a Habano - or all five if you believe, as some do, that there is something to be learnt from rolling it next to your ear. The wrapper must please the eye. Maybe you prefer a light Claro color, or maybe a dark Maduro. Either way, the color should be even and there should be a sheen on the leaf. Don't worry if you see a white spot or a green patch. These are natural blemishes, beauty spots if you will, that occurred long ago during the growing or curing processes. Neither affects the quality of the smoke. Press the cigar gently between your thumb and index finger to test its condition. It should feel firm but springy to the touch.  Enjoy the aromas of mature leaf as they waft up from the box - a promise of the flavors to come. Taste can only be judged by smoking - quite a challenge when you have over 250 different cigars and 27 different Habano brands each with its own style to choose from. Novices are advised to experiment with a vitola that is common to many brands such as a Mareva.  Principal shapes and sizes). Start with one of the lighter flavored marques.  Newcomers should start with smaller formats. For more experienced smokers, the best guide is the amount of time at their disposal. Remember that a long filler Habano is constructed so that its flavor will intensify by stages as it is smoked.  The craft of the torcedor.  It is a great shame to abandon a Habano before it has had the chance to display its true colors. So pick a vitola you have the time to enjoy in its entirety.

The cut should be made just above the line where the cap meets the wrapper.  figurados about 3mm from the point). The objective is simple. You must create an aperture broad enough to ensure an unobstructed draw whilst retaining enough of the cap to stop the wrapper from unravelling. A number of devices compete for the role. The most popular is the single or double bladed guillotine. Alternatively there are pairs of special cigar scissors. Another is the punch cutter with a circular blade. It removes a section from the cap, which preserves the shape of the cigars head, although it cannot cut pointed ends.  Not to be recommended are V-cutters, which tend to tear the cap. Nor should you pierce the cap with a match or cocktail stick, which will compress the filler into a lump and impede the draw.  Do not remove the band for fear of damaging the wrapper.

  

A Habano should be smoked slowly. It should be sipped rather than gulped or it may overheat, which can harm the flavor.  Don't inhale - this is not a cigarette. Gently draw the smoke into your mouth and allow it to play gloriously on your taste buds.  Relax and savour the subtle flavors and aromas of the tobaccos in the blend.  It is fine to relight your Habano if it goes out. But first clean off any loose ash or you will find it hard to re-ignite.  A Habano may be smoked with enjoyment for at least three quarters of its length. Don't concern yourself with the length or fate of the ash. It is not done to tap your Habano nervously, like a cigarette. Let the ash fall in its own time, preferably into an ashtray.

  

  

AND PARTING WITH YOUR HABANOS

When the sad moment comes to part with your Habano, don't crush it to a pulp. Lay it to rest in the ashtray and it will go out by itself. Allow it to die with dignity.

  

  

Alberta residents please note AB tobacco taxes and gst will be added to your price.

  

 

 

 
Cuban Cigar Samplers
So many to chose from, all brands, sizes, styles and favorites for the avid cigar guy in your life.  Great gifts.

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Fonseca No. 1 - This is a lighter cigar. Some might say medium strength.

  

I paired this cigar with a 12 year old Balvenie Doublewood single malt scotch. The cigar I chose had a silky smooth wrapper and was lighter in color a 2/6.

  

This was interesting to smoke. The first half clearly had flavors of sweet herbs, ending in strong floral notes.

  

This was one of the first Cuban cigars I had ever smoked. Smoking this cigar brought back fond memories when I was I was in Cuba in the late 1990's. 

  

My overall rating is 88/100

CA Magazine's most recent rating of this cigar was a 89/100 April of  2011

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 THE PERFECT SHOT

A guy stood over his tee shot for what seemed an eternity, looking up, looking down, measuring the distance, figuring the wind direction and speed... driving his partner nuts.

Finally his exasperated partner says, "What the hell is taking so long. Hit the damned ball!"
 
The guy answers, "My wife is up there watching me from the clubhouse. I want to make this a perfect shot."

"Give me a break! You don't stand a snowball's chance in hell of hitting her from here."

 

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 A young man who was an avid golfer found himself with a few hours to spare one afternoon. He figured if he hurried and played very fast, he could get in nine holes before he had to head home.

 

Just as he was about to tee off an old gentleman shuffled onto the tee and asked if he could accompany the young man as he was golfing alone. Not being able to say no, he allowed the old gent to join him.

 

To his surprise the old man played fairly quickly. He didn't hit the ball far, but plodded along consistently and didn't waste much time. Finally, they reached the 9th fairway and the young man found himself with a tough shot.

 

There was a large pine tree right in front of his ball - and directly between his ball and the green. After several minutes of debating how to hit the shot the old man finally said, "You know, when I was your age I'd hit the ball right over that tree."

 

With that challenge placed before him, the youngster swung hard, hit the ball up, right smack into the top of the tree trunk and it thudded back on the ground not a foot from where it had originally lay.

 

The old man offered one more comment, "Of course, when I was your age that pine tree was only three feet tall."