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Hobbyists tend to purchase higher-quality cigars as their tastes grow more complex.
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Cigar aficionados Sidney and Cindy Zerah have extended their interest in cigars to all areas of their home. Humidors and cigar paraphernalia can be found throughout their house, but a special "cigar room" is dedicated to their passion. This upscale hobby has grown in popularity over the past decade, with magazines, stores, products and salons catering to cigar aficionados. Sidney Zerah offers a few tips for beginners: - The size of the cigar can affect taste as well as the cigar's strength.
- Cigars will never become stale or lose flavor if kept in an environment with 70 percent humidity and a temperature of 70 degrees (a humidor can provide a controlled climate, even in a small space).
- A large humidor is necessary for more serious collectors (who purchase boxes of cigars at a time), but the beginner needs only a small one.
- Good cigars have a rolled end that needs to be snipped off. Zerah uses a small cigar torch to light the end of cigars. He claims that lighting a cigar while puffing it can diminish the experience -- the smoker inhales sulfurs and chemicals without experiencing the true flavor.
RESOURCES :
Perelman's Pocket Cyclopedia of Cigars
Model: 1893273016
Author: Richard B. Perelman (Compiler)
The Cigar Companion
Model: 156138657X
Author: Anwer Bati
The International Connoisseur's Guide to Cigars
Model: 1884822886
Author: Jane P. Resnick
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cigars
Model: 0028619757
Author: Tad Gage
Havana Cigars
Model: 0760705194
Author: Gerard Pere et Fils
| ALSO IN THIS EPISODE: | | Cigar Aficionados | | Vintner |
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