News and advice blog about the cigar world

If you are a cigar smoker and this name does not tell you anything yet, it is high time to discover it. Xikar is a manufacturer of cigar accessories as innovative as prestigious. Let's go together to discover it. A quick overview of the brand Xikar American designer of products and accessories around the cigar, Xikar knew to break through thanks to its innovative and unique products. We owe...

A luxury table maker since 1976, the house Elie Bleu is renowned in many fields. After the jewels and the accessories, the house invites itself in the universe of the cigar in which it knew to seduce the customers. Let us raise the veil on the range cigar ofElie Bleu. Luxury cases for your precious products It is by working the wood with an outstanding know-how that the craftsmen Elie Bleu...

Like many cigar smokers, you have a humidor in your home. But what kind of humidor do you use? Discover the CigarSpa brand and its high-end humidor. Much more than a humidor: CigarSpa offers a Spa to your cigars You probably already know that the humidity level of a humidor varies between 69 and 74% depending on the aficionados. The goal is not to have a cigar that is too dry or too dry....

American company Boveda was created by passionate people. Today, the company is the leader in two-way humidification and is known throughout the world and remains the reference in the world of cigars. From Humidi-Pak to Boveda In 1997, the Humidi-Pak company took up the challenge of manufacturing humidification systems for smokers. They had to create a unique system that required no effort....

French brand dedicated to smokers, Art & Volutes declines its know-how in various products around the smoking universe. Discover the perfect accessories that will satisfy everyone, whatever your cigar style. A real label dedicated to cigar smokers To bring even more elegance to the cigar smoker, Art & Volutes strives to create high-end accessories, responding to a need, but also to...

Luxurious brand of leather goods and cigar accessories, S. T. Dupont has managed to impose itself in a rather closed universe. Here is an overview of its luxury cigar lighters and its limited edition collections. Who is S. T. Dupont? The brand was created in 1872 by Simon Tissot Dupont, official photographer of Napoleon III. Wishing to develop his artistic sense, he opened his first leather...

As you can imagine, hygrometry was the subject of various experiments before it was named and used for various purposes. It seems that the very first hygrometer was created in the 1400s and its inventor would be Leonardo da Vinci. Explanations. What is a hygrometer? If you are new to the world of tobacco and cigars, you may have some questions about the hygrometer. It is simply a tool to...

Here is a question that deserves some clarification. Indeed, the hygrometer cannot be placed just anywhere in the humidor. Depending on your storage, it will be preferable to place your hygrometer in more strategic places than others. Sometimes the choice is also not possible because the humidifier is already integrated in the humidor. Let's lift the veil on the location of the hygrometer in a...

For various reasons you may need to ship cigars or transport them during your vacations for example. And moving a humidor is not necessarily recommended and not very practical. For these cases, there is an ideal solution: humidor bags for cigars. Here is what they are and how to use them. The revolution in the cigar world: the humidifier bag Humidifier bags are a backup system for...

Pierre Legrain is a well-known character in the smoking world. And for good reason, he is the creator of the cigarette and cigar case. This Frenchman passionate about materials has designed models for many personalities. Zoom on Pierre Legrain, the genius decorator. Pierre Legrain: an atypical profile Born in Levallois-Perret in 1889, Pierre Legrain quickly developed a passion for leather...