Today we’re converting a wine refrigerator into a humidor! Follow along as I upgrade my personal humidor, or, should I say “humidors,” and convert this Wine Enthusiast wine fridge into a “wineador.” At the beginning of January 2022, I found a 6′ tall, used, and abused Wine Enthusiast wine refrigerator on the Facebook Marketplace. After Read more…
Category: Cigar Knowledge
Tasting Our Way Through the Drew Estate Undercrown 10 Factory Floor Edition
Initial Thoughts: Every once in a while, something comes along in the cigar industry that makes you go “huh.” And in the fall of 2021, Drew Estate launched the Undercrown 10 Factory Floor Edition, a box of 20 cigars that also includes miniature “cigars” rolled of pure filler leaves, pure binder leaves, and pure wrapper Read more…
4 Ways to Survive & Serve Your Customers During Quarantine
We’re living in a crazy time, aren’t we?! It’s like, overnight, things changed. Stores are sold out of (basically) everything, people aren’t allowed to go to work, the government has forced you to close your doors, and the economy is in the shitter. While larger companies might have the reserves to stay afloat, to keep Read more…
Inside My Private Cigar Collection – Humidor Tour – December 2019
One of the requests I get most often is, “When will you do a humidor tour?” And, up until recently, I didn’t feel like I had anything cool, or much to show – especially since I’ve been reviewing cigars for the last twelve months. But, over the last few weeks, I’ve been blessed with a Read more…
CigarScore: Year One By the Numbers
5 days ago, on Friday the 13th, CigarScore turned 1 year old! Yep, after meeting with some business advisers, I decided to buy the CigarScore.com domain (along with several others for IP protection), on December 13, 2018.And what a year it has been! Whether you’re one of our earliest users or you’ve just now heard Read more…
What’s REALLY Inside a Cigar?
Most people have no idea what’s in a cigar. Most people, mistakenly, think cigars are no different from cigarettes. And it’s because of this ignorance misunderstanding that we find ourselves in our current political environment where the taxes on cigars are skyrocketing. So, today, I’m going to pull back the curtain and show everyone exactly Read more…
How to Cut a Cigar the Right Way
Are you ready to smoke a cigar but not quite sure how to cut it? In this video, I’ll show you the three ways to properly cut a cigar – with a guillotine, a punch, and with a v-cut. Plus, I’ll show you the benefits of each method, and talk about my favorite, and why Read more…
What Was Your First Cigar?
Do you remember your first cigar? What was it? Your first cigar is an important part of your history. For me at least, my first cigar marks the beginning of one chapter of my life and the beginning of another. Cigars tell stories. Each and every handmade, handcrafted work of art holds adventure. As the Read more…
