Cocktails: Torched Botanical Whisky Fizz
Admin2020-05-28T17:41:01-04:00The arrival of warm weather means it's time for refreshing summer cocktails - and we have just the cocktail for you... Whisky sure is great when served neat
Premium Pairing: Forty Creek Confederation Oak Whisky & Montecristo No. 2 Cigar
Admin2021-02-03T17:26:53-05:00Like star-crossed lovers, it just so happens that some things were ultimately meant to be together. When it comes to pairing a cigar with whisky, we've fallen upon a pairing so seemingly perfect, that
Beer: How To Home Brew A Black IPA
Admin2020-05-08T18:35:57-04:00As a seasoned home brewer, I have a shortlist of go-to beer style favourites that I like to brew and quaff on the regular. As i'm sure this is true of most home brewers,
Lifting The Embargo: Cuban Cigars In America
Admin2020-05-26T00:26:02-04:00Have you ever wondered what would happen if the decades-old trade barriers to Cuba were lifted making it possible to enjoy Cuban cigars throughout America - the world's largest cigar market? The embargo put
Leading Ladies of the Leaf: Delicia Silva, ‘The Cigar Vixen’
Admin2021-02-19T22:24:39-05:00Within visually-centric social media such as Instagram, there exists a growing spectrum of female cigar smoker profiles who foremost choose to capitalize on an angle of sex appeal to ensnare male followers. After all, images
Leading Ladies of the Leaf: Octavia Toliver
Admin2020-04-22T15:11:21-04:00Sausage party. The aforementioned two words are synonymous with cigar smoking, as well over 90% of all cigar smokers are male. Since at least when Columbus first brought tobacco back to Europe, the world
The Indelible Allure of Cigar Porn
Admin2022-04-24T12:27:05-04:00Much like food, photography portraying a cigar can make for a highly stimulating sensory experience for enthusiasts, often referred to as, 'cigar porn'. The Visual Appeal of a Cigar It may sound crazy, but
Plain Packaging: Death of the Cigar Band In Canada
Admin2024-11-14T09:17:49-05:00In Canada, things have once again changed in the world of tobacco. Effective April 23, 2019, the government of Canada enacted strict new tobacco product regulations which saw all tobacco products, including cigars, receive
Is ‘Cuban Cigar Envy’ A Thing?
Admin2020-04-11T22:24:01-04:00We often want what we can’t have. When it comes to desire, there's the potential to be left disappointed - even heartbroken. To protect ourselves, we may at times choose to speak ill of
Cigar Iconography: The Cigar Store Indian
Admin2020-04-11T22:29:57-04:00Before literacy rates were as high as they are today, we often relied on identifiable iconography and symbols for means of signage and advertising that could be easily recognized by all, regardless of one's