Cigars - Smoking for Pleasure
The Complete Pipe Smoker
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The Perfect Tobacco Blend!
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Aspects of Pipe Smoking

More Marca Pipes (February 25, 2010)
Settling Down (January 11, 2010)
The Down Side (September 17, 2009)
The “Oom Paul” (August 20, 2009)
“Teaching HOW to fish” (July 23, 2009)
“Tongue Bite” – the Dreaded Demon! (25 June, 2009)
The Tailor-made Tool (May 29, 2009)
“I don’t  need a Tobacco Pouch!” (April 30, 2009)
Down Memory Lane (April 2, 2009)
Through the Smokescreen (March 5, 2009)
New Pipe Smoker (February 5, 2009)
The Pleasure of the Pipe (January 8, 2009)
The Budget Pipe (December 4, 2008)
The Basic Pipe (November 6, 2008)
The Benchmark in Pipes (October 9, 2008)
9000 miles from the USA (September 11, 2008)
Buffing and Beeswax (August 14 , 2008)
To filter or not to filter? (July 17, 2008)
The New Pipe (June 19, 2008)
Tobacco Storage (May 22, 2008)
The Albanian Advantage (April 24, 2008)
Spit & Polish (March 27, 2008)
Getting Started (February 28, 2008)
Straight Pipes (January 31, 2008)
More about Meerschaum (January 3, 2008)
Holiday Time (November 22, 2007)
Wet Smoking ( October 25, 2007)
'n Boer maak 'n Plan (September 27, 2007)
Filter Pipes (August 30, 2007)
“Golden Oldies” (August 2, 2007)
“Spring” into action (July 5, 2007)
Profile of a Pipesmoker (June 7, 2007)
LORENZO - Personally Selected (May 10, 2007)
TWIN BORE from ROSSI (April 12, 2007)
Business as usual (March 15, 2007)
A Danish Classic (February 15, 2007)
Aged! (January 18, 2006)
Italian Ingenuity (December 14, 2006)
Systems - “Ugh”! (November 16, 2006)
A Shop-within-a-Shop (October 19, 2006)
Heads You Win (September 21, 2006)
This one is for the Ladies (August 24, 2006)
Affordable quality! (July 27, 2006)
Stanwell - nuff said! (June 29, 2006)
Dingler’s Dream 1904 (June 1, 2006)
Ingenuity and Economics (May 4, 2006)
The Gold Band that sells (April 6, 2006)
Buying Pipes - you & me (March 9, 2006)
Those were the days (February 9, 2006)
Meerschaum – the real thing (January 12, 2005)
Summertime (December 15, 2005)
Coincidence or What? (November 3, 2005)
"Classical" My Word! (October 6, 2005)
Mature Pipes III (September 8, 2005)
Two faces of Savinelli (August 11, 2005)
A long, long time ago…. (July 14, 2005)
Tobacco in Winter (June 16, 2005)
Filling the Gaps (May 19, 2005)
Maintenance & Repairs (April 21, 2005)
Pipe of the Year (March 24, 2005)
The Wesley Houseblends (February 24, 2005)
The Allure of Meerschaum (December 30, 2004)
Is your Pipe too hot? (November 25, 2004)
Dry Smoking (October 28, 2004)
The Constant Clay (September 23, 2004)
Is longer, cooler, drier, better? (August 26, 2004)
Mature Pipes II (July 29, 2004)
Pipes - the perfect "Cure" (July 1, 2004)
Tobacco in Winter (June 3, 2004)
Surprise, Surprise! (April 22, 2004)
I repeat - It pays to visit (March 25, 2004)
Face-to-face beats Fax-to-fax (February 26, 2004)
Manufacture of Briar Pipes (January 29, 2004)
Beechwood - Now even better value! (January 1,
2004)
Stanwell - Pipes with character (December 4, 2003)
Leisure Reading (November 6, 2003)
Handmade Pipes (October 9, 2003)
Preserving your Pipe (September 11, 2003)
Prestige Pipes (August 14, 2003)
Savinelli Dry System - for the new Pipe Smoker
(July 17, 2003)
Profile of a Pipe-smoker (June 19, 2003)
Memories of Lorenzo - the Italian Master (April 24, 2003)
Preserving Your Pipe (contd) (March 27, 2003)
Preserving Your Pipe (contd) (February 27, 2003)
Preserving Your Pipe (January 30, 2003)
Restored to former glory (January 2, 2002)
The Nobility (November 28, 2002)
The Art of the Pipe (October 31, 2002)
System Pipes (September 5, 2002)
Taking Stock (August 8, 2002)
"Superblends" to the rescue! (July 11, 2002)
Meerschaum - Mystery and Myths (June 13, 2002)
"Filter" Pipes (May 16, 2002)
Compact Pipes (April 4, 2002)
Mature Pipes (February 21, 2002)
Longevity (January 24, 2002)
Prestige Pipes (November 29, 2001)
Pipe Racks (November 1, 2001)
The Calabash Pipe (October 18, 2001)
Smoking Outdoors (September 6, 2001)
Pipes - what's in a good brand name? (August 9, 2001)
Richard Carleton Hacker (July 12, 2001)
"Freeform" - pipes with personality (June 28, 2001)
Pipe and Cigars? Subsidise your cigar smoking!
(May 31, 2001)
Liquid Fuel Lighters (May 17, 2001)
"Filter" pipes (April 5, 2001)
Lighting Up (March 8, 2001)
Are you one of the lucky ones? (January 25, 2001)
Is a pleasure shared a pleasure doubled? (December 14, 2000)

Commentary
Increase your smoking enjoyment - Variety
(November 16, 2000)
"I'm looking for a gift for a man" (February 8, 2001)
Your own Pipe or Cigar Club (April 12, 2001)
Why all these new brands from Cuba? (May 3, 2001)
Smoking Out - Sympathetic Venues (July 26, 2001)
Smoking 2002 (January 10, 2002)
"Website Reviewed" (May 22, 2003)

Aspects of Cigar Smoking

Hi Tech or the Common Touch (February 11, 2010)
In & Out of the Box (September 4, 2009)
DON’T “Just do it” (August 6, 2009)
Blending in Cuba (July 9, 2009)
Blending “outside-the-box” (11 June, 2009)
Value for Money (May 14, 2009)
Selections – Trial without Error (April 16, 2009)
Cigar Casa and Cigar Collection (March 19, 2009)
Cuban cigars – About choice (February 19, 2009)
Checklist for 2009 (January 22, 2009)
Choice (December 11, 2008)
The Budget Cigar (November 20, 2008)
The Benchmark Montecristo 4 (October 23, 2008)
Benchmark or Reference Point (September 25, 2008)
The Cigar Ashtray (August 28, 2008)
Churchill: The Man and The Cigar (July 31, 2008)
A Fruitful Dinner (July 3, 2008)
Lighting (June 5, 2008)
Cutting (May 8, 2008)
Limited Editions (April 10, 2008)
The Robusto (March 13, 2008)
www.habanos.com (February 14 , 2008)
A Short Smoke (January 17, 2008)
Holiday Time (November 22, 2007)
What is a Cigar Dinner? (November 8, 2007)
Test the Team (October 11, 2007)
Ring-size (September 13, 2007)
Test your Senses (again) (August 16, 2007)
Half Corona “Varies” ( July 19, 2007)
Taste, Taste, Taste (June 21, 2007)
Start-Up Costs (May 24, 2007)
Paradigm Humidification System ( April 26, 2007)
The Big Three (March 29, 2007)
Beat the Heat (March 1, 2007)
Aging, Aged, Old Cigars (February 1, 2007)
A New Humidor (January 4, 2007)
Cigars in Transit (November 30, 2006)
One word - “Trinidad”! (November 2, 2006)
Zino Davidoff (October 6, 2006)
Test your Senses (September 7, 2006)
In the Beginning ... (August 10, 2006)
Starting your Collection (July 13, 2006)
The Ooooh’s and Aaaah’s (June 15, 2006)
Is ½ a cigar still a cigar? (May 18, 2006)
Cuban 3’s, 5’s & 25’s (April 20, 2006
Cuban Confusion (March 23, 2006)
Romeo Romeo Romeo (February 23, 2006)
Checklist for 2006 (January 26, 2006)
A cigar for all Seasons ( December 29, 2005)
“All I want for Christmas is ……” (December 1, 2005)
Cigars are not “smoking”! (October 20, 2005)
PPR Selection (September 22, 2005)
Random Cuban Selection (August 25, 2005)
"Cigars Away" (July 28, 2005)
"The Very Best" (June 30, 2005)
What makes a 'good' cigar? (June 2, 2005)
Are the Americans happy? (May 5, 2005)
Your Cigars this Winter (March 24, 2005)
Three Hoyos (March 10, 2005)
The Taste (February 10, 2005)
Oh dear - I did it (January 13, 2005)
Surprise Year-end cigars (December 9, 2004)
Which Cigar to smoke? (November 11, 2004)
With Dinner in mind (October 7, 2004)
Top Marques (September 9, 2004)
The Cuban Cigar World (August 11, 2004)
What about a "Turbo" Cigar lighter? (July 15, 2004)
Cigars - in Winter (June 17, 2004)
Variety is ..... (May 20, 2004)
What price the Cuban Taste? (May 6, 2004)
Preparing my new Humidor (April 8, 2004)
All is not Gloom & Doom (March 11, 2004)
El Credito International Cigars (February 12, 2004)
Nicaragua - a resurging star (December 18, 2003)
Learning through Experience (November 20, 2003)
Leisure Reading (November 6, 2003)
Cigar Bargains (October 23, 2003)
Short Filler in larger "Premium" cigars (September 25, 2003)
The Business of Cigars (August 28, 2003)
Wesley's Cigar Dinner (July 3, 2003)
The Short Filler Cigar re-visited (June 5, 2003)
"Boom Again" (May 8, 2003)
South African wins highest Cigar Award (April 10, 2003)
The Budget Speech (March 13, 2003)
The English Influence (February 13, 2003)
Lacioderma the Beetle revisited (January 26, 2003)
When is a Torpedo not a Torpedo? (December 12, 2002)
The Role of the Roller (November 14, 2002)
Wesley's Cigar Dinner (October 17, 2002)
Cigar Scissors (September 19, 2002)
Budget Cubans (August 22, 2002)
Time is short. (July 25, 2002)
Excellence in Cigars (June 27, 2002)
Aluminium Tubed Cigars (May 30, 2002)
A new Humidor (May 2, 2002)
Cigar Dinners (April 18, 2002)
Compact Cubans (March 21, 2002)
Hand or Machine.... or Both? (March 7, 2002)
Target Market Is this you? (February 7, 2002)
Summer Season (December 27, 2001)
Festive Cigars (December 13, 2001)
The Cocktail Season (November 15, 2001)
"Those cigars - who smokes them?" (October 18, 2001)
Preparing for the "Lift-off"? (September 20, 2001)
Smoking Outdoors (September 6, 2001)
"Dust" on your cigars? (August 23, 2001)
Richard Carleton Hacker (July 12, 2001)
Perception of strength in a cigar - a complex question! (June 14, 2001)
Pipe and Cigars? Subsidise your cigar smoking! (May 31, 2001)
Liquid Fuel Lighters (May 17, 2001)
Ringsize (March 15, 2001)
Lighting Up (March 8, 2001)
Why not a Short Filler cigar? (February 22, 2001)
What do I need to do to keep my cigars in good condition? (January 11, 2001)
Is a pleasure shared a pleasure doubled?
(December 14, 2000)
What makes a good cigar? (November 30, 2000)

Other Items
Summer Smoking ( November 17, 2005)
Internet Interaction (January 27, 2005)
Leisure Reading (November 6, 2003)
"Walk well with me" (October 3, 2002)