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Garson Smart
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Articles by this Author
Rediscovered Twain Essay Talks Cigars
- By Garson Smart
- Published 07/22/2009
- Unrated
Absolutely anyone who knows anything about American literature knows that there's a lot more to Mark Twain than Huck Finn There's his witty and iconoclastic essays ("Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offenses"; "Corn-Pone Opinions"), his uproarious and scathing book reviews ("What Paul Bourget Thinks of Us"), his fierce anti-imperialism and advocacy for the rights of women and minorities (Following the Equator); his anti-religious writings (Letters From the Earth)
Cigar Sampler Selection Advice and Insight
- By Garson Smart
- Published 07/19/2009
- Unrated
Traditionally, cigar aficionados have only been able to buy cigars by the box This created conundrums for those who love to procure a great smoke without incurring a big risk
Funny News From the World of Cigars
- By Garson Smart
- Published 07/19/2009
- Unrated
Premium cigar aficionados need a good laugh as much as anyone--especially in these troubled economic times So here are a few of the funniest recent news stories touching on the world of premium cigars
- By Garson Smart
- Published 07/12/2009
- Unrated
If cigar magazines such as Cigar Aficionado and Smoke can be believed--and demographic studies indicate that, on this issue, they can--premium cigar smokers tend to be the types of folks who also make savvy investments
But even the most dedicated cigar aficionado and premium cigar smoker may not realize the unique and interesting role that premium cigars play in the stock market, especially during recessions like the one we are all currently lamenting
The Cuba Code and Separating True Cuban Cigars From Fakes
- By Garson Smart
- Published 07/12/2009
- Unrated
Cuban cigars: for a cigar aficionado, the ultimate forbidden fruit is to buy Cuban cigars At least, that's true if you live in the United States, which has long embargoed most trade and travel with the Communist island republic, which prevents the ability to buy Cuban cigars
Is it Really Bye-Bye Embargo
- By Garson Smart
- Published 07/2/2009
- Unrated
Longtime cigar aficionados have followed the fluctuations in the US-Cuba relationship for years Of course, officially, there is no relationship--the United States severed all diplomatic ties with Cuba in the early 1960s and has maintained a trade embargo with the island Communist dictatorship ever since
Cigar Store Trends and Tastes
- By Garson Smart
- Published 06/28/2009
- Unrated
It happens to the biggest premium cigar aficionados out there: things start to get a little stale
Not "stale" in the sense of dried-out
What Do You Do With a Moldy Cigar
- By Garson Smart
- Published 06/27/2009
- Unrated
Even the most solicitous and devoted cigar aficionado occasionally runs into a little trouble Taste spoliation; a cigar humidor dial gone wonky; an infestation of tobacco beetles; mold; even the occasionally badly-made cigar from a generally reliable premium cigar factory--any and all of these little mishaps can blight the cigar stashes of even very careful and attentive premium cigar smokers
Is it Really Bye-Bye Embargo
- By Garson Smart
- Published 05/28/2009
- Travel Tips
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Longtime cigar aficionados have followed the fluctuations in the US-Cuba relationship for years Of course, officially, there is no relationship--the United States severed all diplomatic ties with Cuba in the early 1960s and has maintained a trade embargo with the island Communist dictatorship ever since
Tobacco Makes a Very Picky Crop
- By Garson Smart
- Published 05/25/2009
- Travel Tips
- Unrated
If you love cigars--if you're a true cigar aficionado--you probably wonder, every now and again, what life is like for the hard-working folks who grow the tobacco for your favorite cigars
Well, if it's premium cigars you like to smoke--perhaps by the box, perhaps one by one in a premium cigar sampler--then the first thing to know is that your cigar is made by people from all over the world