This is the Cigar Store Co cigar blog. We write it to help you with buying cigars online, whether you’re about to light your first robusto or you’re restocking a humidor you’ve had for years. The articles cover how cigars are made, how to store them, which sizes fit the time you have and how premium cigars, cigarillos, pipe tobacco and hookah shisha differ.
Latest cigar guides
- Cigars Near Me? Why Buying Cigars Online Is the Smarter ChoiceSearching for cigars near me? Here’s how a local shop compares with buying cigars online, where you get more brands and sizes and delivery to your door. 21+ only.
- Cigar Sizes Guide: Shapes, Ring Gauges & Vitolas ExplainedWhat ring gauge and length mean, and how robusto, toro, Churchill and other common sizes compare, so you know what you’re getting when you buy cigars online.
- Premium Cigars vs Cigarillos: What Is the Difference?Premium cigars vs cigarillos: how they differ in size, tobacco, construction, flavor and price, and when each one makes sense. You can buy both from Cigar Store Co.
- How to Store Cigars: Humidity, Temperature & Humidor GuideHow to store cigars: the humidity and temperature to aim for, how to set up a humidor, what to do without one, and the mistakes that dry cigars out.
What the blog covers
We keep the guides short and practical, and each one links to the products and categories it talks about.
- Humidity, temperature and setting up a humidor, in how to store cigars.
- Ring gauge, length and shapes, in the cigar sizes guide.
- How premium cigars vs cigarillos compare.
- Why searching cigars near me isn’t always your best bet.
Premium cigars, cigarillos and the brands we carry
We write about everything in our online cigar store. That means hand-rolled premium cigars from Oliva, Romeo y Julieta, Macanudo and Punch, flavored cigars and cigarillos from Swisher Sweets, Backwoods, White Owl and Game, filtered cigars, aromatic pipe tobacco, and hookah tobacco from Al Fakher, StarBuzz and Fumari. We also cover accessories like humidors, cutters and ashtrays.
Topics we plan to write about
- Oliva, Romeo y Julieta, Macanudo and Arturo Fuente brand guides.
- Pairing cigars with coffee, whiskey, rum and beer.
- How to cut, light and smoke a cigar if you’re just starting.
- Setting up a hookah, and the shisha flavors people order most.
- Humidor reviews and storage tests.
Have a question about buying cigars online?
Our cigar FAQ covers age verification, shipping and returns. If it doesn’t answer your question, contact us and we’ll help. If you want some background reading in the meantime, Wikipedia’s history of the humidor explains why humidity matters so much.
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