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Cigar Knowledge

Clear guides for anyone learning about cigars, and for aficionados who want to know more: shapes and sizes, cutting, lighting, storage and tobacco.

Guides

How to Use ChatGPT or Any AI as an Assistant to Learn About Cigars

Your palate first. The reference after. My method for using ChatGPT, Claude or any AI as an assistant to learn about cigars, without letting it tell you what you should taste.

October 26, 2026
Vitolas

Cigar Vitolas Explained, from Petit Corona to Gordo

What a vitola is, how length and ring gauge are measured, and the classic shapes every cigar smoker meets sooner or later, with well-known examples.

October 20, 2026
Storage

Humidors and Humidity. How to Keep Cigars at Their Best

The humidity and temperature cigars like, how to season a new humidor, which humidification to use, and the warning signs of a cigar that is too dry or too wet.

October 20, 2026
Cutting & Lighting

How to Cut a Cigar, and Which Cut to Choose

Straight cut, V-cut or punch? What each cut does to the draw and the flavor, which cigars suit each one, and how to cut cleanly without damaging the wrapper.

October 20, 2026