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Guidance in Selection, Flavors & Enjoying life’s finer things.

What you will learn

An in-depth understanding of cigars including their history, how they’re made, and tobacco growing regions.

Understanding the different cigar styles and sizes.

How to cut cigars with various types of cutters, lighting & smoking.

Recognizing flavors in cigars.

The ability to pair cigars with all types of alcohol.

Skills in selecting cigars by sight and smell alone.

Description

“A good Cuban cigar closes the door to the vulgarities of the world.”

– Franz Liszt, Composer

While many first timers often believe you can simply, cut – light – and smoke a cigar, there is a specific process that needs to be followed and a few tools you’ll need to acquire.

This course will bring any novice to an expert, in an amazingly short amount of time.


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WARNING: THIS COURSE GETS TECHNICAL AT TIMES! I have tried to be as detailed as possible. Some reviews have stated the course is too technical at times, but I think better to give too much info than not enough.

This course reviews:

  • Standards
  • Sizes
  • Shapes of Cigars
    • Parejos
    • Figurados
  • Wrapper Colors
  • Tobacco Growing Regions
  • Tobacco Types
  • Tobacco Processing
  • How a Cigar is Constructed
  • Cigar Cutter Types
    • Single Guillotine/How to use
    • Double Guillotine/How to use
    • Punch Cutter/How to use
    • V or Wedge Cutter/How to use
  • Lighting
  • How to Smoke a Cigar
  • Service of cigars to others
  • Flavors & Aromas found in Cigars
  • How to Select a Cigar
  • Pairing cigars with Beer, Wine, Spirits and Sake
  • The history of cigars

Cigars truly are one of the finest things in the world, not reserved for the stereotypical rich, so no matter who you are, sit back, relax and light one up now.

Class is in Session. Drink Up!

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Content

CIGARS OVERVIEW – Let’s Light it Up.

WHAT’S A CIGAR?
CIGARS – Overview

STANDARDS

STANDARDS – Introduction
CIGAR TYPES – PAREJOS (THE USUAL SUSPECTS)
CIGAR TYPES – FIGURADOS (THE OTHER KIND)
COLORS
REVIEW
STANDARDS QUIZ

CIGAR PRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION & REGIONS
THE PLANT
TOBACCO TYPES
CURING
FERMENTATION
AGING
ANATOMY OF A CIGAR
ROLLING
PRODUCTION REVIEW
PRODUCTION QUIZ

SMOKING & SERVICE- Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em

SMOKING & SERVICE – Introduction
CIGAR CUTTER TYPES
CUTTING – SINGLE GUILLOTINE CUTTER
CUTTING – DOUBLE GUILLOTINE CUTTER
CUTTING – PUNCH CUTTER
A FEW NOTES ON SMOKING
CUTTING – V OR WEDGE CUTTER
LIGHTING
CIGAR SERVICE
SERVICE QUIZ

CIGAR FLAVORS & MORE

FLAVORS – Introduction
FLAVORS
SELECTION
TASTE
FINISH
FLAVORS REVIEW
FLAVORS QUIZ

PAIRING – Cigars with Alcohol; Is there anything better?

PAIRING- Introduction
WINE
BEER
SPIRITS
REVIEW
PAIRING QUIZ

ORIGINS- Where it all began…

ORIGINS
HISTORICAL FIGURES
FAMILIES OF THE INDUSTRY
ORIGINS QUIZ

Bonus Lecture

Proper Glassware Selection